Japan's health ministry says over 90 percent of the coronavirus deaths during the past week involved patients aged 70 and older. (NHK)

Former Japan captain Makoto Hasebe will retire in 2023 before taking up a coaching role at Eintracht Frankfurt, his German Bundesliga side said Friday upon agreeing on a new deal through 2027. (Kyodo)

Japanese speed skating star Takagi Miho has grabbed her first gold of Beijing, winning the women's 1000 meters. (NHK)

Japanese macaques, also known as ‘snow monkeys’, have been spotted enjoying a relaxing bath in geothermal hot springs at Jigokudani Yaen-Koen Park in Yamanouchi. (South China Morning Post)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday announced his government will allow a limited number of foreign students and business travelers to enter the country from March, following pressure from business groups and academic circles. (Nikkei)

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday night and explained his concerns. (NHK)

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced changes to coronavirus measures, as the spread of the Omicron variant appears to be slowing. (NHK)

Around the world more and more people are opting for the single life but in Japan, loneliness has become an epidemic. (ABC News In-depth)

I tried the "Traditional Japanese" Deluxe A Class on the Shin-Nihonkai ferry from Otaru, Hokkaido to Niigata, Niigata. (Solo Solo Travel)

I know dogs like giving kisses but this is a bit much... (AsianCrush)

Kyoto's long established eel restaurant Kyogoku Kaneyo is celebrating its 105th anniversary. (Japanese food craftsman)

Toyota Motor's first all-electric mass-market model will not be sold to consumers in Japan when it rolls out later this year as the automaker focuses on bigger markets with more established demand for electrics. (Nikkei)

Early opinions regarding the Tokyo Stock Exchange's biggest revamp in half a century, due to take effect in April, are hardly upbeat, with most market participants barely apathetic about the move. (Nikkei)

A key measure of Japan's spending power has sunk to its lowest level in nearly half a century. The yen's real effective exchange rate is down amid soaring prices for imported grains and crude oil. (NHK)

Chiba prefectural police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in Yamagata Prefecture on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business after he threatened to shoot down a Vietnam Airlines passenger plane that had departed from Narita International Airport. (Japan Today)

Japan's top government spokesperson says 12 prefectures have asked the government to extend the coronavirus quasi-emergency declaration. (NHK)

Japan’s exports in January grew less than expected as manufacturers faced pressure from slowing overseas demand for cars and struggled with global supply constraints. (cnbc.com)

Telecom giant KDDI is joining hands with Japan Airlines to expand its drone services, as demand for the remote-controlled aircraft grows. (NHK)

KFC Japan has released recipes showing how to use its signature product as an ingredient in traditional Japanese dishes ori gobo okowa onigiri and burdock root rice balls and takikomi gohan, or miso ramen-seasoned chicken rice. (econotimes.com)

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has indicated that he will consider allowing foreign athletes into the country from March, in response to a request from the governing bodies of professional baseball and soccer. (NHK)

Motivational sayings and translations from Kotowaza, also known as Japanese proverbs. Life Lessons to inspire the Warrior within you. (Motiversity - Warrior Quotes)

Prince Hisahito, a nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the throne, has been admitted to a high school attached to the University of Tsukuba, known as a highly competitive state-run educational institution in Tokyo, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday. (Japan Today)

The sixth wave of coronavirus infections in Japan, triggered by the omicron variant, is believed to have passed its peak, an expert in the health ministry’s pandemic advisory board said Wednesday. (Japan Times)

Some 150,000 foreign students who hold Japan visas were unable to enter the country by the end of last year due to its strict COVID-19 border controls, the top government spokesman said Tuesday. (Kyodo)

A 17-year-old boy dressed in a delivery worker’s uniform attacked the 40-year-old mother of a girl at his school and then apparently stabbed himself at a housing complex in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, on Monday. (Japan Today)