I tried Suite Class on a small Japanese local ferry from Hakata to Fukue. (Solo Travel Japan)

Forget turkey, stuffing and brussels sprouts -- in Japan, the most popular food to eat at Christmas is an American favourite: fried chicken from fast-food giant KFC. "If I don't eat KFC chicken, I don't feel the Christmas spirit," says one student. (AFP News Agency)

You don’t have to look far to find evidence of Wada’s centuries-old connection to whaling. (theguardian.com)

More than half of single-parent households in Japan struggle financially while 30 percent have experienced being unable to afford food, results of the first government survey on child poverty showed Friday. (Kyodo)

Akihabara gained the nickname Akihabara Electric Town shortly after World War II for being a major shopping center for household electronic goods and the post-war black market. (Totally Drew)

Japan's health ministry has authorized the use of an oral COVID-19 drug developed by US pharmaceutical firm Merck. (NHK)

The physical performance of children in Japan worsened in fiscal 2021, which began in April, from two years before as the COVID-19 pandemic deprived them of opportunities for exercise, a survey by the Japan Sports Agency showed Friday. (Japan Times)

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has declined to characterize the decision not to send a government delegation to the Beijing Winter Games as a "diplomatic boycott". (NHK)

Japan's Emperor Emeritus turned 88 on Thursday. He is the country's longest-living monarch on record. (NHK)

A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavours, another step towards creating a multi-sensory viewing experience. (The Star)

Authorities in Tokyo have reported the first apparent community transmission of the coronavirus Omicron variant in the Japanese capital. (NHK)

Today I did a Day trip from Tokyo to Nagano Japan to using various trains including the shinkansen. ( Solo Solo Travel)

As Japan starts to cast a wider net to prevent spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant, central and local governments are scrambling to ensure there are enough quarantine facilities for those who have come in close contact with people confirmed as infected with the highly transmissible virus. (Japan Times)

Let's dive in and discuss the History of Christmas in Feudal Japan! (The Shogunate)

Prices of household foods, such as flour products and cooking oil, are set to spike in Japan from early next year. (Japan Times)

Cryptocurrency is the new talk of the investment market these days. (newsonjapan.com)

A government panel has retained Japan’s male-only imperial succession system despite a sharply shrinking number of men in the royal family. (seattletimes.com)

A panel of experts advising Japan's health ministry has pushed back its decision on approving a new Alzheimer's drug developed jointly by US and Japanese companies. (NHK)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday it successfully launched an H-2A rocket carrying a British communications satellite from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, with the satellite entering its planned orbit about 26 minutes after liftoff. (Kyodo)

On 21 December, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held a press conference to address the nation about growing concerns over the Omicron variant of COVID-19. (soranews24.com)

Britain said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Japan to develop fighter aircraft engine technologies. (fxempire.com)

Yahoo Japan has released the first report on its actions against guideline-violating posts, such as defamatory comments, in the comment section of its news site. (NHK)

カジノゲームをしようと思ってサイトにアクセスしたものの、どのゲームが面白いのかわからない、なんていう経験はありませんか？ (newsonjapan.com)

1998年4月から同年6月にかけて放送されたアニメ『カウボーイビバップ』。 (newsonjapan.com)

Police in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his 79-year-old father at their home. (Japan Today)