A ski resort in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, is urging visitors to take precautions after two snowboarders were attacked by a wild boar. No one was injured. (NHK)

The West Express Ginga is Japan's newest sleeper train. The word Ginga means galaxy in Japanese. Today, I stayed in a semi-private room called First Seat. (Travel Alone Idea)

The number of taxi operators going bankrupt in Japan has reached a 10-year-high, according to a new survey conducted by local business information provider, Tokyo Shoko Research. (South China Morning Post)

Many regions and nations took positives from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. (newsonjapan.com)

A 10-year-old French-Japanese boy will become the first officially recognized dual-national kabuki actor, following in the footsteps of his grandfather, a star of the traditional art form. (Japan Today)

NHK has learned that Japan's government is considering advising senior citizens and other high-risk people to wear masks when they visit crowded places during a coronavirus outbreak. (NHK)

With their fine powder snow, hot springs and scenic vistas, Japan's international ski destinations, buoyed by pent-up demand and yen weakness, are booming following a COVID-19-induced slumber lasting more than two years. (Nikkei)

On a quiet day at work around 10 years ago, Tadanori Fukushima started receiving alarming email messages from a sender he did not recognize. The emails warned that his company's broadcasting satellite -- worth roughly $150 million -- was on a collision course with an unidentified object. The sender turned out to be the U.S. Air Force. (Nikkei)

The Philippine government is planning to deport the two remaining fraud suspects to Japan on Wednesday. The men are also suspected of being involved in a series of robberies in Japan. (NHK)

Animal welfare advocates in Winnipeg have filed a legal complaint with the federal government, after an inhumane shipment of live horses to Japan left them without food or water for over 28 hours. (CityNews)

Japanese investor SoftBank Group reported Tuesday that it sank into a deep loss for the October-December quarter, slammed by the global plunge in technology shares. (business-standard.com)

A group of airlines in Japan, including Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways, plans to make passenger mask-wearing a “personal choice” in May in line with the government’s planned downgrading of COVID-19, which involves a revision of mask guidelines. (Japan Times)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Tuesday it had abandoned its struggling project to develop a passenger plane, a decade after the jet was due for commercial rollout. (capitalfm)

The Philippines deported on Tuesday two of four Japanese men suspected of planning and coordinating a string of robberies across Japan beginning last year, with Japanese police immediately arresting them when they boarded a flight to Japan. (Nikkei)

Rola (ローラ) is a Japanese entertainer of Japanese, Russian and Bangladeshi descent. As a model, she is known for her regular appearances in the Japanese fashion magazine Vivi and in numerous commercials.

Nowadays in Japan the divorce rate and unmarried rate are increasing. According to a government report in 2020, almost one third of married couples were divorced and the rate of single people who had never married by 50 years old was 28 for men and 17 percent for women, and it's expected to accelerate. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

The northern city of Yamagata regained the top spot for ramen noodle consumption in Japan in 2022. It last laid claim to the title in 2020. (NHK)

A high school student in Kawasaki was rushed to hospital on Monday morning after he was stabbed from behind, police said. (Japan Today)

The yen weakened against the US dollar on Monday. Financial markets are speculating that the Bank of Japan will maintain its massive monetary easing policy under a new governor. (NHK)

hey may have just fallen short of making their first ever quarter-final, but Japan’s performance at the 2022 World Cup was one of the biggest stories of Qatar, topping a group containing two of the three previous world champions in Spain and Germany, beating both of them in the process – a feat made all the more impressive by the fact that both opponents had Champions League-winning managers in the dugout. (Euro Football Daily)

A 13-year-old Japanese girl has become the youngest-ever professional title holder in the strategic board game "Go." (NHK)

Japanese musician and composer Masanori Takumi won a Grammy award on Sunday for his album featuring songs performed with traditional Asian instruments. (Japan Today)

The number of sexual assault cases in Japan involving violence or threats rose 9.9 percent to 4,708, according to the data released by the National Police Agency. (MSN)

This is Japan's BIGGEST Chinatown! We spent all our yen and ate dumplings, bubble tea, ice-cream +, more especially since everything was so delicious and cheap!! (Tokyo Creative)

People in Japan are hoarding the cash they accrued during the pandemic despite an easing of restrictions, with savings actually increasing to 62 trillion yen ($478 billion), or more than 10% of the country's gross national product. (Nikkei)