The Bank of Japan's paper loss on Japanese government bond holdings grew more than 10 times at the end of last year from three months earlier as rises in long-term rates undercut the value of the assets. (Nikkei)

Critically endangered species and ones banned from international trade are among the hundreds of types birds, reptiles and mammals that researchers identified at 142 animal cafes. (nytimes.com)

Japanese prosecutors have charged three former members of the Ground Self-Defense Force with indecent assault of a female colleague, reversing a previous decision not to indict them. (NHK)

The Japanese government has set a target of having 400,000 foreign students studying in the country by 2033, hoping to encourage them to work in the country after they graduate. (Nikkei)

Retired Japanese wheelchair tennis star Kunieda Shingo has received the People's Honor Award. (NHK)

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has laid out his vision to reverse Japan's plummeting birth rate, a key pillar of which is boosting parental leave benefits. (NHK)

Former popular Japanese rock drummer Funky Sueyoshi chose to come to China to join the Buyi band, and calls himself "the man who loves Chinese rock the most." What is the dream he is pursuing in China? (CGTN)

The Kisouma (Kiso Horse) is an ancient Japanese breed and a symbol of the Samurai. (DiscoverTheHorse)

Yokochi Akira, Japanese deputy de facto ambassador to Taiwan, will leave his post at the end of the month. He got a rousing send-off at the Legislative Yuan on Friday after he gave a speech speaking not Mandarin, but Taiwanese. (Formosa TV)

A teenage girl was arrested on Saturday for allegedly killing a man at a hotel in Toyama Prefecture in central Japan, police said. (Kyodo)

A day in the life of a Japanese Kinako Roasted Soybean Powder Maker in Tokyo Japan. (Paolo fromTOKYO)

10 places to visit around Mount Fuji to inspire you for your future trip to Japan. ( japan-guide.com)

Train riders from Tokyo to Osaka are set to see fares go up as railways spend on accessibility improvements and try to offset a drop in travel. (Nikkei)

If you want to to know the best Movies from Japan you should definitely watch our picks for the best Japanese Movies of 2022. All Japanese films in this ranking were released in 2022. (communiTV)

Tourists have been flocking to the Heckeln coffee shop in Tokyo to see its owner Shizuo Mori dislodge caramel sauce puddings from their tins. (South China Morning Post)

Exposing the strange law that allows children to be legally kidnapped. Australians torn apart by the way Japanese society deals with disputed divorce cases and battles over child custody. (60 Minutes Australia)

The government in the western Japan prefecture of Kagawa has called on local hotel operators to stop asking foreign residents for identification when they check in, local officials said Thursday. (Kyodo)

"Mama" and "papa" are such ubiquitous parental terms in Japan that it's easy to forget they're foreign words - words the Japanese government once tried to ban. (Unseen Japan)

Ken Shibusawa, a member of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's new capitalism panel and chairman of Commons Asset Management, discusses the challenges the economy, the government and the central bank face. (Bloomberg)

Japan and South Korea announced relaxed trade controls and a return of frequent reciprocal visits on Thursday, as President Yoon Suk Yeol visits Tokyo on a trip intended to rebuild ties between the regional neighbors. (manilatimes.net)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol enjoyed dinner at two restaurants after their summit and news conference Thursday, deepening their relationship in a more informal setting. (Nikkei)

Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology notified boards of education nationwide on Friday that it is basically unnecessary to wear a mask as a countermeasure against COVID in schools from the new semester. (TV Asahi News / NOJ)

Can anime mess up your Japanese? (Metatron's Academy)

Japan has advanced to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic tournament with a 9-3 win over Italy. (NHK)

Warner Bros. Studio Japan, a Tokyo-based subsidiary of the U.S. movie studio giant, will open a theme park based on the popular "Harry Potter" movie series in Japan on June 16. (Nikkei)