After two years of eating in near-monastic silence, children in Japan have been given permission to chat to their classmates over lunch, as Covid cases in the country continue to fall. (The Guardian)

Keiji Muto, better known as The Great Muta to wrestling fans around the world, is set to retire from active competition after 40 years of performing. (arabnews.com)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of setting fire to a hotel’s garbage disposal site. (Japan Today)

The results of a new survey have revealed the extent to which rising prices are hurting low income households in Japan. Over half of those polled say they have been forced to cut back on the number of meals for their children. (NHK)

A train station in Tokyo on Wednesday started reproducing platform announcements and the sounds of train arrivals and departures onto a screen in the form of text and sign language to help the hearing impaired on their journeys. (Kyodo)

According to a survey by the Cabinet Office, about 70% of men in their 20s answered that they had no spouse or lover, and about 40% answered that they had no dating experience.

Japanese police have arrested a man alleged to be the mastermind behind a coronavirus subsidy scam after he returned from Dubai. (NHK)

A group of 10 people working as freelance delivery drivers for Amazon.com Inc's Japan unit have unionized and handed over a letter to the online shopping giant's Tokyo headquarters demanding that their poor working conditions be corrected, union members said Monday. (Japan Today)

This is the second episode of traveling across Japan by bus. The video starts at Osaka Station. ( Solo Travel Japan)

Japan is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. (Spider Tv)

A Japanese government report called for creating a 10-trillion-yen, or about 74-billion-dollar, fund for university research in a bid to reverse a decline in the country's science and technology capability. (NHK)

The Major and other members of Section 9 face off against a posthuman in an intense highway battle. (Netflix Anime)

The tragic suicide of Stardom’s Hana Kimura has inspired changes to the defamation laws in Japan. (slamwrestling.net)

A premium watermelon from northern Japan has fetched 600,000 yen, or about 4,500 dollars, in the season's first auction. (NHK)

The number of walnut allergy cases in Japan has jumped over tenfold in nine years, a survey by the Consumer Affairs Agency has revealed. (Japan Times)

People globally are facing a cost-of-living crisis, but in Japan shoppers have been used to decades of stable or falling prices. The country now faces rising prices, which is a big deal, partly because people's wages haven’t gone up since the 90s. (BBC)

Today we're building a Gatehouse for a Japanese Fort, but there is a lot more to this build than meets the eye. Inside is a fully functioning Villager Trading Hall! (Cortezerino)

We all know that 2020 changed things with regard to international travel and for a good chunk of time; international holidays and travel plans were put on hold as the world dealt with the pandemic. (newsonjapan.com)

Is Kyoto, Japan really going bankrupt? Was the whole thing a lie? Or does the answer to this question sit in a very comfortable space that rides the border between these two? (Tokyo Lens)

A bill to introduce prison terms as part of tougher penalties for online insults was passed Monday at an upper house plenary session, marking a major step toward tackling cyberbullying in Japan. (Kyodo)

A Japanese couple who kept their own surnames when they got married in the United States were told by a Tokyo ward office Monday that their marriage could not be registered using the two different names. (Kyodo)

I was locked up by the Japanese government after arriving in Japan. I tested positive for Covid and they made me quarantine in a designated facility for 9 days. (Sundai Love)

Many of the traditional festivals and firework displays that add color to the Japanese summer will be held for the first time in three years as coronavirus restrictions are lifted. (NHK)

Police in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, have arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of placing a miniature camera inside the women’s staff toilet at a junior high school where he is a vice principal. (Japan Today)

A trip to Tokyo isn’t complete without a walk through Shinjuku, the city's bustling center. Home to the busiest train station in the world, the twists and turns of Shinjuku’s back alleys can be disorienting and overwhelming, but they also contain a treasure trove of hidden gems. (Japan by Food)