Japan eased COVID-19 border controls on Tuesday, setting its limit on new entrants at 5,000 per day, up from the previous 3,500, and reducing or exempting quarantine periods for both Japanese and foreign nationals. (Nikkei)

Japan's government will get its central bank to restrict transactions with Russia's central bank, as part of efforts to make sanctions on Moscow more effective. (NHK)

Large Japanese airlines have begun hiring new college graduates for the first time in three years with an eye on post-pandemic demand for air travel. (NHK)

A seal wearing a helmet with an antenna might look unusual, but eight Weddell seals, each with a 580g monitoring device on their heads, have been helping Japanese researchers survey the waters under the thick ice sheet in Antarctica. (INQUIRER.net)

Nowadays the Western media often reports that japanese people often cheat on their partners. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

People including Ukrainians and Russians living in Japan gathered in front of central Tokyo's Shibuya station on Sunday to protest Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (NHK)

Japan has decided to freeze the financial assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin and other key government officials in response to the Russian aggression in Ukraine. (NHK)

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that Japan should break a long-standing taboo and hold an active debate on nuclear weapons – including a possible “nuclear-sharing” program similar to that of NATO – in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Japan Times)

Japan's factory output shrank for the second month in January as the auto sector grappled with production suspensions due to the pandemic, with Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensifying pressure on an economy facing the risk of a contraction. (CNA)

Japanese police have arrested a 24-year-old man from Vietnam for allegedly killing another Vietnamese in Japan's northern prefecture of Hokkaido. (NHK)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday it is not acceptable for Japan to make a nuclear sharing arrangement with the United States, rejecting the idea of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons as a deterrent amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Nikkei)

For many years, the city of Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture claimed to be the nation's gyoza capital, boasting the largest outlays in terms of annual household consumption. (Japan Today)

Employers in Japan have long frowned up workplace romances, which are seen as a source of distraction or awkwardness in what should be a serious and professional setting. (scmp.com)

The ascension of veteran Mitakeumi to the rank of ozeki and Abi to sekiwake in Monday's latest Japan Sumo Association rankings put the spotlight on the two wrestlers' perseverance. (Kyodo)

Japan's Toyota Motor is due to roll out its first mass-produced EV in the middle of this year at home and abroad. (NHK)

I took an overnight passenger ferry to a volcanic island in Tokyo. It was exciting to leave the port in Tokyo at night. (Solo Travel Japan)

Of all the soldiers who fought in the Second World War, the Japanese were, by far, the most hard done by. (The Front)

協働ロボットについてについてこれまで何か聞いたことがきっとあるでしょう。 (newsonjapan.com)

Vaccinations against the novel coronavirus for children aged 5 to 11 began Saturday in one area of Tokyo ahead of other municipalities in Japan with special government approval at a time when the country is still gripped by high infection numbers. (Japan Today)

North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, its neighbours said, in a resumption of weapons tests that came as the United States and its allies are focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (CBC)

Rakuten Group Inc. President, Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani tweeted Sunday that his family will donate Y1 billion to the government of Ukraine, which has been under attack by Russia. (the-japan-news.com)

The future is made of virtual reality… or at least this magical meal in Tree by Naked is! (Japan by Food)

Today I decided to rent a Mom and a Sister for the day, and find out more about Japan's Rental people services, why can you rent a girlfriend, rent a sister, rent a mom in Japan? (CDawgVA)

The Cultural Affairs Council has decided to propose traditional Japanese sake brewing techniques using koji mold as a candidate for UNESCO intangible cultural heritage listing. (Japan Times)

Japanese bulk carrier NAMURA QUEEN was hit by Russian missile on Feb 25 at Yizhniy Port outer Anchorage, Ukraine, Black sea, according to ship’s agent report. Superstructure was hit, inflicting serious damages. (fleetmon.com)