Drone owners in Japan are obliged to register their craft with the government under a revised aviation law that took effect on Monday. (NHK)

What does one need to know about new Japan pro wrestling being a promotion with half a century of history to poll from could leave that question with a bloated answer but fear not today will not be the day that I gather kids around the lemon tree and talk for hours on end. (WrestleTalk)

An analysis company in Japan on Monday said food manufacturers have been raising their prices as soaring costs for raw materials and oil have forced some companies to pass on the costs to consumers. (Xinhua)

A former member of KAT-TUN, an all-male idol group, arrested on Feb 24 on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Law, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, suspended for three years. (Japan Today)

The Japan Meteorological Agency is warning that another powerful earthquake could hit the Noto region on the Sea of Japan in the coming week. (NHK)

The Japanese government has kept its overall assessment of the economy unchanged for the third straight month. Officials say there are signs of an upturn, but called for caution against rising raw material prices amid the prolonged conflict in Ukraine. (NHK)

Japan just released fully functioning female robots. For many years, Japan has been at the forefront of robotics technology, and its robotics innovation has astounded the rest of the globe. (Artificial Intelligence News)

The Japanese government is set to levy fines against overseas IT giants that have failed to register their overseas headquarters in Japan, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

The Japanese Yen is in free fall! Japan's Yen just crossed 135 Yen to 1 USD, a level that the Japan Yen hasn’t crossed in 24 years. (Ben - Mr. Business)

Ryuichi Sakamoto has spoken up about accusations that Yoo Hee Yeol plagiarized his song "Aqua." (allkpop.com)

A court in western Japan has rejected a lawsuit claiming damages by plaintiffs who argued it is unconstitutional that same-sex marriage is not legally recognized in the country. (NHK)

A record number of women have passed this year's national civil servant exams in Japan to become career-track bureaucrats with the central government. (NHK)

Today we are riding on Japan's New Overnight First Class train, the West Express Ginga in the First Class “First Seat.” (Solo Solo Travel)

Let's take a tour into what 90 vending machines look like. There are so many vending machines it just keeps going... (akidearest)

Japan’s National Police Agency has started making full-fledged preparations for a possible eruption of Mount Fuji, the tallest peak in the country. (arabnews.jp)

A bottle of Japanese whisky has fetched 600,000 dollars in a New York auction. (NHK)

We tried to make Japanese souffle pancakes for brunch, but failed????(I think it's because the meringue bubbles have deflated.) Then we squeezed lemons????, made juice, and enjoyed a lazy Saturday morning. And Sutan is introducing the plants on our terrace! (Kimono Mom)

Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda on Friday filed a damages suit against the publisher of a popular weekly magazine that recently ran reports about his alleged sexual harassment of female reporters, according to his lawyer. (Japan Today)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on Sunday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the weather agency said. (Nikkei)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of illegally confining a 23-year-old woman and then abandoning her body in a forest in Ibaraki Prefecture. (Japan Today)

My favorite Japanese store convenience store food for summer 2022 in Tokyo. As many tourists are running back to Japan, I wanted to share with you some of my must-eat Japanese food and Japanese snacks at Japan conbini stores 7-11, Family Mart and Lawson. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

Japan's telecom giant NTT is preparing to introduce a dramatic change in its office culture. From July, employees will be allowed to work from home anywhere in Japan, and any visits the office will be deemed business trips. (NHK)

More than 1,300 people have applied to travel to Japan on guided tours since the country restarted visa procedures to accept some leisure visitors from abroad a week ago as worries about the COVID-19 pandemic wane, a government agency said Friday. (Kyodok)

The five-person shortlist for a prestigious Japanese literary award is comprised entirely of women for the first time in its nearly 90-year history. (NHK)

A mother and son were washed away Saturday in canal in Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture, after the boy fell in and his mother attempted to rescue him.