Japan's antitrust regulator is firing up a full examination to determine if Apple and Google have each unfairly leveraged their dominance over phones, smartwatches, and other wearables. (appleinsider.com)

A trial has begun in Japan involving a death row inmate who wants to use colored pencils. (NHK)

Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found Yoshiki Akita, former chief of an egg production firm, guilty of bribing former agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa. (Japan Times)

The global gap in travel freedom is at its widest point ever. Residence and citizenship planning firm Henley & Partners, has ranked all passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. (WION)

Japanese companies will collaborate to offer special benefits to customers who utilize a new smartphone app showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination when using restaurants and hotels, the app providers said Wednesday. (Japan Today)

A Japanese government-backed trade group is helping small and medium-sized businesses reach Amazon shoppers in the US. The organization is launching a webpage on the e-commerce giant's site called "Japan Store." (NHK)

Japanese motorbike maker Kawasaki Heavy Industries says it's shifting its product lineup to more environmentally friendly, electric powered models. (NHK)

An impassioned dispute over the access to less than a yen’s worth of electricity has pitched Carlos Ghosn’s former defence lawyer into a landmark constitutional clash with Japan’s justice system. (ft.com)

NHK has learned that in late June a North Korean ship armed with a man-portable surface-to-air missile was sighted in Japanese fishing grounds in the Sea of Japan. (NHK)

Tomoko Yoshino on Wednesday became the first female chief of Rengo, Japan’s largest labor organization, after her promotion from vice president was approved at a regular convention. (Japan Times)

現在、社会で取り巻く様々なギャンブル、日本においても一攫千金を夢見て日夜、ギャンブラー達があらゆる公営競技場にて参戦を繰り広げている模様です。 (newsonjapan.com)

Ramen and Noodles are everywhere in Japan. But each city has their own style and specialty. While I am in Kyoto, I decided to see what kind of ramen and noodle it has. (Eat Finder)

A fist-sized green turtle was being gently brushed by a handler at Japan’s Ogasawara Marine Centre on September 27, 2021. (SCMP Clips)

A strong earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.0 hit off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Honshu, Japan at 17,46 UTC on October 5, 2021, at a depth of 50 km (31 miles). (NDNews Weather)

Japan's new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is struggling to find his footing with voters just two days after he took the top job and launched his new government, multiple polls by local media showed. (Reuters)

Ramen and Noodles are everywhere in Japan. But each city has their own style and specialty. While I am in Kyoto, I decided to see what kind of ramen and noodle it has. (Eat Finder)

Dozens of cardano network users have been investigated by authorities in Japan for tax evasion, according to a report by media outlet Nikkei on Sunday. (businessinsider.com)

Japan’s COVID-19 case numbers have plummeted to the lowest in nearly a year just as other parts of Asia are struggling with surging infections, leaving health experts perplexed and raising concerns of a winter rebound. (Japan Times)

Japan's new finance and economy ministers vowed on Tuesday to take bold policy action to revitalise the pandemic-hit economy, a sign that fiscal and monetary stimulus will remain intact under a government led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (Reuters)

Japan's newly elected Prime Minister has formed his new cabinet, set a date for a general election, and in his first phone call with a foreign leader, Fumio Kishida committed to strengthening bilateral ties with the United States. (ABC News)

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics has been announced in Sweden. A Japan-born scientist has been recognized for his work on climate modeling. (NHK)

In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels hit his 46th home run in the team's final regular season game. That left the player two home runs shy of winning the title. (NHK)

I tried a Semi Suite on Taiheiyo Ferry in Japan from Hokkaido to Nagoya. The cabin was spacious and comfortable. (Solo Travel Japan)

A water pipe bridge has collapsed in Wakayama City, western Japan, cutting off the water supply to a wide area. (NHK)

Bitcoin Casinos (ビットコイン オンラインカジノ in Japanese) - are specialized gambling sites that make it possible to make money by gambling with cryptocurrencies. (newsonjapan.com)