Japan Airlines has reached an agreement with Intelsat to upgrade about 50 Boeing 737s and 767s to the company’s 2Ku inflight connectivity solution "to offer more robust inflight connectivity for passengers". (futuretravelexperience.com)

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a law to create a pool of funds to cover part of a substantial increase in defense spending to protect the country against security threats from its neighbors. (Kyodo)

The Japanese government will cover half the cost of a new supercomputer being built in Hokkaido, which alone will triple the nation's processing capabilities for developing generative artificial intelligence. (Nikkei)

Japan's 10-year government bond yield weakened and 10-year futures rose on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its ultra-loose monetary policy unchanged. (Reuters)

The Japanese internet has an abundance of dark and unsettling content within it. Among Japan's most infamous threads, often called a creepypasta, is known as "リアル," Simply the word "Real." (Sakura Stardust)

Japanese wrestler Shogo Uozumi moved to Senegal to try his hand at the western African nation’s style of wrestling. Laamb combines physical combat with some acrobatics. (South China Morning Post)

Kayne West is receiving online backlash for having sushi served on naked women at his 46th birthday party. (FUNG BROS.)

Conveyor-belt sushi chain Kura Sushi opened its first mainland China location Thursday in Shanghai, aiming to have 100 outlets in the world's second-largest economy by 2033 as locals resume dining out after long COVID shutdowns. (Nikkei)

A legal battle between Zoom, the U.S.-based video conferencing system, and a Japanese audio equipment manufacturer of the same name has turned into a quagmire. (Nikkei)

Written by Akumi Agitogi and illustrated by Tsukiho Tsukioka, the massively popular Japanese-style romance light novel "My Happy Marriage" is published by Kadokawa on its Fujimi L Bunko imprint and has also been adapted into a manga by Rito Kohsaka. (Netflix Anime)

Japanese comedian Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, who was the first Japanese to advance to the finals of the popular British audition program "Britain's Got Talent", held a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo on Friday. (NOJ)

A new weevil species was discovered in Japan’s pristine subtropical forests on Ishigaki Island and Yanbaru National Park in Okinawa. (miragenews.com)

Farmers in northern Japan have put premium watermelons up for the season's first auctions, with one of them selling for 700,000 yen, or around 5,000 dollars. (NHK)

JR Tokai has decorated the Yaesu Central Exit ticket office of Tokyo Station and part of the wall near the slope inside the Yaesu Central South Exit ticket gate of the Tokaido Shinkansen with art works produced by artists with intellectual disabilities, TV Asahi reports. (NOJ)

Japan's Defense Ministry says North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles that may have dropped in the country's exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, in the Sea of Japan. (NHK)

Godzilla stands guard outside Toho Studios, the largest film studio in Japan, which produces around 60 movies and dramas a year. (NOJ)

ABEJA, which develops AI = artificial intelligence, has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, TV Tokyo reports. (NOJ)

An American woman has been located after mysteriously vanishing for over a week while traveling in Tokyo with a friend. (the-sun.com)

Footage of a man kicking a cow in western Japan has gone viral on social media, prompting local officials to inspect a farm. (NHK)

Japan's exports grew unexpectedly in May on robust car sales, though the rate of expansion slowed to a crawl as inflation and rising interest rates bit into global demand, highlighting a patchy recovery in the world's third-largest economy. (Reuters)

Japan’s lower house on Tuesday approved proposed legislation aimed at “promoting understanding” of LGBTQ issues but campaigners criticised the bill for its watered-down language. (straitstimes.com)

The monthly Okutama Sunday cars and coffee, is by far one of the countries most underrated and best regular gatherings! Everything from Bosozoku, classic Porsches, GTR's, Hakosuka's, Silvia's, AE86's and more! (Dino DC)

Kabuki fans can again buy reasonably priced tickets to see one act of the traditional Japanese drama at a theater in Tokyo. (NHK)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday that he will not dissolve the Lower House for a snap election during the current parliamentary session, ending months of speculation on whether he would call an election while his approval ratings are relatively high. (Japan Times)

A 35-year-old man in Japan has been arrested after stealing about 1,500 Pokemon cards worth 1.15 million yen, according to local media reports this week. (straitstimes.com)