A huge group of people with that exact same name have broken a world record in Japan. 178 different people, all named Hirokazu Tanaka, met up in Tokyo on Saturday. (BBC News)

Miura Kazuyoshi has set a new record as the oldest player to score in the highest level of the Japanese amateur soccer league. (NHK)

Japan is a land of extremes. Situated on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, this archipelago still bears the scars of a tumultuous birth. This living, volcanic land thrust up from the ocean depths. Its tormented Nature brought forth masterpieces and has swallowed up numerous enigmas. (Free Documentary)

The streets were full and the pubs and clubs packed Saturday night as central Tokyo welcomed Halloween revelers back in large numbers — but the celebrations remained muted in comparison to the pre-pandemic years, with memories of a costumed assailant’s 2021 stabbing spree still fresh. (Japan Times)

History lines every part of these streets in Kyoto! The streets of Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka are a must-visit location for any trip to Kyoto, so Shizuka gets dressed up for a special day exploring this colorful and popular location. (Japan by Food)

The father of Mei Tomikawa, one of the two Japanese victims of a deadly crush in Seoul, left for South Korea on Monday. (Japan Today)

Japan has again become a popular travel destination among Hong Kongers after the government on Oct. 11 eased its COVID-related travel curbs and started accepting independent tourism, while Hong Kong also has scrapped its hotel quarantines for those arriving. (Nikkei)

Police in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, have arrested a 40-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of killing his 87-year-old grandmother with whom he lived. (Japan Today)

Walking around the interesting Shinjuku area, the center of the nightlife scene in Tokyo, Japan. (Gabriel Traveler)

Another day of exploring in Tokyo, Japan, in which I eat some interesting and tasty Japanese food, walk around the Ginza shopping area, get confused trying to navigate the subway and then take a subway train to Akihabara. (Gabriel Traveler )

During the decade between 1976 and 1986, a man's life was torn upside down after coming in contact with a theater doll said to be possessed by multiple anguished spirits. (Sakura Stardust)

The All Blacks were made to work hard for a 38-31 win over Japan in Tokyo yesterday as they kicked off their northern hemisphere tour. (AFP)

Japan on Friday unveiled an economic package worth about $200 billion to cushion the highest inflation seen in decades, as households and some businesses feel the impact of a weak yen. (Nikkei)

The abuse of a Vietnamese worker in the western Japanese city of Okayama sparked outrage in Japan in January 2022. (CNA Insider)

Two men died in a vehicle collision apparently caused by a deer in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, local police said on Thursday. (Eastern Mirror)

The Bank of Japan decided to maintain its ultraloose monetary policy on Friday as Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda highlighted downside risks to the economy and indicated his willingness to accept a weaker yen. (Nikkei)

Japan's plastic food samples are a multi million dollar industry, but one pastry shop's fake egg tarts are so life-like that its staff unwittingly sold five to customers. (AFP)

The Japan Railways group says four of its group companies will introduce peak fares for Shinkansen trains and limited express services during the busiest travel seasons. (NHK)

Japan's education ministry says its survey shows the number of elementary and junior high students absent for long periods from school increased by 25 percent to a record high in the year to March. (NHK)

A descendant of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, is due to step down as the head of the clan at the end of this year and hand the role to his son. (NHK)

A senior member of one of Japan's major crime syndicates is set to be arrested Friday on suspicion of shooting and killing the president of major fast food chain "Gyoza no Ohsho" in Kyoto in 2013, investigative sources said. (Nikkei)

The Japanese government's "Go To Eat" meal coupon campaign has been resumed in Tokyo after a lapse of about two years. (NHK)

Micchi is only 9 but she has already had double eyelid surgery. (VICE Asia)

How Japan is using tech to transform elderly care? (CNA Insider)

Japan is planning to start allowing companies to pay wages to digital payment apps like PayPay and Rakuten Pay from April, the labor ministry said Wednesday, in a bid to promote cashless payments as a way to stimulate the economy. (Japan Today)