Today, we are riding the extended Sunrise Seto Express from Tokyo to Kotohira. (Solo Solo Travel)

Sushiro's "100 yen per plate" of sushi will finally come to end after 38 years. (newsonjapan.com)

Kabuki is a famous traditional Japanese performing art which has more than 400 years of history. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

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In this video, Shizuka explores more of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture. Despite visiting in the spring, the team was surprised by a sudden snowstorm! (Japan by Food)

Japanese education experts have urged central and local governments to take urgent steps to address the chronic shortages of teachers. (NHK)

The last time I took Hankyu Ferry, I tried First Class Royal. It was gorgeous. This time, I will try another option, First Class Suite. ( Solo Travel Japan)

A single mother in her 40s with two children has been walking a financial tightrope since she lost her job at a restaurant in the summer of 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Japan Times)

Japan will ban Russian crude oil imports "in principle," as part of a Group of Seven (G7) campaign to counter Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said after an online meeting of G7 leaders on Sunday. (Reuters)

Japan's three biggest shipping companies have reported record net profits for the latest business year. That was on the back of rising freight fees and a weaker yen. (NHK)

An Elon Musk tweet saying Japan will "eventually cease to exist" without a higher birth rate has sparked sarcasm and anger - though much of the angst is aimed at a Japanese government many say does little to address the issue. (canberratimes.com.au)

Eating at a high-end sushi restaurant in New York City can set you back by four figures these days, with the bill pushed up by costs for shipping, ingredients and labor. (Nikkein)

While the number of vending machines in Japan has been shrinking in recent years, the nation still boasts the highest number of units per capita of any country. (Japan Times)

A giant panda has received Mother's Day gifts at a theme park in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. (NHK)

This long established restaurant was founded in 1949. (Japanese food craftsman)

A Japanese foreign minister arrived in South Korea for the first time in four years on Monday ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony for Yoon Suk-yeol, raising hopes for possible improvements in relations with the incoming conservative administration. (koreaherald.com)

The Japanese government will promote inbound tourism to a major cultural complex in Hokkaido dedicated to the indigenous Ainu people, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Sunday. (Kyodo)

Around 10% of people admitted to hospitals due to coronavirus symptoms continued to suffer from aftereffects a year after they were discharged, a recent survey compiled by a health ministry research group showed. (Japan Timesj)

National Covid death rates are, inevitably, political. How could they not be when they are viewed as evidence for good or bad government on matters of life or death? (theguardian.com)

Japan's number of children has been reported to be at its lowest since 1950. (BBC News)

Mayu Iizuka sheds her soft-spoken personality and starts cackling, screaming and waving wildly in a makeshift studio in Tokyo as her avatar appears on a livestream before hundreds of fans. (Japan Times)

I’m going behind the counter at a local family owned Japanese Ramen shop, Kakitagawa Hibari. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

TRON is a prominent cryptocurrency project in the current digital ecosystem. (newsonjapan.com)

Japan will resume accepting some foreign tourists in June at the earliest, a government source said Friday, likely reversing a ban on their entry introduced during the coronavirus pandemic. (Japan Today)

The number of probable cases of children with acute severe hepatitis in Japan has reached seven, the health ministry said Friday. (Japan Times)