The Hakata Express, "King of Night Bus", is one of the longest night bus trips in Japan. This time, I travelled from Hakata to Tokyo on the most expensive private room called the Premium Seat. (Travel Alone Idea)

Despite Shell exiting a landmark LNG plant that has served as a symbol of cooperation between Tokyo and Moscow, Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. are sticking with the Sakhalin-2 project, the source of nearly 10% of Japan's liquefied natural gas imports. (Nikkei)

A group of researchers says a laboratory test shows that three anti-viral drugs for COVID-19 treatment are effective against the BA.2 Omicron subvariant. (NHK)

Two high school students drowned after they fell off a pier into the sea at Shiohama Sanbanze Ocean Park in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Thursday. (Japan Today)

By 1603, after cementing his grip across the nation, Tokugawa Ieyasu will take the next step to secure is mighty position. At last, he will be named the new Shogun, military ruler of all Japan! (The Shogunate)

A Japanese court ordered the central government Friday to compensate a man over his forced sterilization under a now-defunct eugenics protection law, the second such ruling among similar suits filed nationwide, potentially affecting the outcome of future cases. (Japan Today)

Spring is just around the corner and we’ve got the latest cherry blossom forecast to prove it. (timeout.com)

When you think of Japan, one of the first things that might pop into your head is “clean”. Yes, cleanliness is in our DNA! (Mrs Eats)

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, aims for the country to become home to 100 unlisted startups worth $1 billion or more by 2027 under new recommendations to the government announced Friday. (Nikkei)

Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s Oscar-nominated “Drive My Car” took eight prizes at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony, held on Friday at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takawana in Tokyo. (variety.com)

Tokyo public high schools will completely abolish rules that include specifying the color of underwear, the dying of natural hair color uniformly to black, and outlawing "two block" haircuts that shave the side of the head. (newsonjapan.com)

If you want to to know the best Movies from Japan you should definitely watch our picks for the best Japanese Movies of 2021. (communiTV)

We review footage from out patch of the woods as well as talk about trail cam tips & tricks! (Japan Trail Cam)

Two Americans imprisoned in Japan for helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn avoid trial and escape to Lebanon are hoping to serve the rest of their time in the U.S. (Japan Today)

Energy ministers from Group of Seven nations have agreed to continue working toward the diversification of energy sources to reduce dependence on Russia. (NHK)

While travelling through Okayama city in search of fruit (genuinely), a kind Japanese shop owner gave me a bounty of fruits and sweets free of charge! (Abroad in Japan Clips)

Japan Airlines (JAL) has requested approval from Japan`s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to set the level of fuel surcharge on international passenger tickets purchased in Japan between April 1 and May 31, 2022. (aviation24)

The Japanese government is considering offering a fourth coronavirus vaccine shot from this summer, the Yomiuri daily reported on Friday. (whbl.com)

Friday marks the 11th anniversary of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern and northeastern Japan, causing a severe nuclear accident. (NHK)

The Japanese government has decided on an emergency cash handout program to support financially-struggling international students who enter the country following the easing of coronavirus border restrictions. (NHK)

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) has told suppliers it will cut domestic production by up to 20% from a previous plan for the three months from April, it said on Friday, to ease the strain on suppliers struggling with shortages of chips and other parts. (Reuters)

Perhaps nothing highlights how the world of manga, the comics and cartoons originating in Japan, has gone global better than that coming together of superheroes, American and Japanese. (msn.com)

Police in Tokyo said Thursday that a 47-year-old man who has been arrested for exposing himself to a 22-year-old woman as she walked home, has admitted doing the same thing to other women on at least 30 occasions. (Japan Today)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 40-year-old Turkish man on suspicion of sexually molesting a woman in her 20s at a train station. (Japan Today)

Scientists have developed a model that predicts six tropical fish species will expand into northern parts of Japan as sea temperatures rise. (sciencedaily.com)