ANU Australia-Japan Research Centre Director Shiro Armstrong says Japan’s next prime minister, Fumio Kishida, is “seen as a consensus builder within the party”, which is why he was elected over the more popular candidates. (Sky News Australia)

Theme parks in Japan will ease the limit on the number of visitors from Friday, as the coronavirus state of emergency in 19 prefectures across Japan ends on Thursday. (NHK)

Japanese prosecutors have demanded a two-year prison term for former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly for alleged involvement in underreporting remuneration of ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn. (NHK)

Doai Station is located 70 m underground and the deepest station in Japan. (Kuga's Travel)

Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, newly elected as the head of the ruling party and set to become the next prime minister, said Wednesday he aims to narrow income inequality in Japan through broad-based salary hikes. (Kyodo)

Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida was elected to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in a run-off vote on September 29, 2021. (South China Morning Post)

Japan's government will ease quarantine rules in October for vaccinated travelers entering the country, except those coming from nine nations where the Mu variant of the coronavirus has been confirmed. (NHK)

Kishida Fumio has been elected leader of Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The career politician is now virtually assured to become prime minister, following Suga Yoshihide. (NHK)

New enrollments at 46.4%, or 277, of four-year private Japanese universities in spring 2021 were less than the number of places offered, up 15.4 percentage points from the previous fiscal year, a survey by a mutual private school organization showed Tuesday. (Japan Times)

Japanese media is reporting that sumo wrestling's greatest champion is set to retire. (aljazeera.com)

Two members of the Japanese pop idol group Arashi have announced their marriages. (NHK)

The four different Grand Slam winners in women’s tennis proved that the future of the sport is very strong. (newsonjapan.com)

The Japanese government has decided to end the coronavirus state of emergency on Thursday for Tokyo and 18 other prefectures. (NHK)

Tokyo police have arrested two men for their alleged involvement in producing and selling forged prints of works by prominent Japanese painters. (NHK)

The finance ministry says Japanese customs officials have confiscated a total of 83 kilograms of cannabis at seaports and airports during the first six months of this year. (NHK)

Welcome to Kimono Mom's Kitchen! This is a cooking show by a Japanese mom and her daughter. Today we made Mixed Rice, Takikomi Gohan. It's easy to make with ingredients you can find anywhere in the world! (Kimono Mom)

In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way player Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has been named the team's Most Valuable Player of 2021 and Pitcher of the Year. (NHK)

History of Japan: The origin of Zen Buddhism in Japan. (Linfamy)

Japan's highest peak, Mount Fuji, drew the smallest number of hikers during the summer climbing season in 40 years. (NHK)

Bride wears a traditional pure white silk kimono called Shiromuku at Japanese ceremony. (HTP FILM)

I took the Japan's vending machine ferry from Tokyo to Shinmoji. This overnight ferry has a lot of food vending machines instead of a restaurant. (Solo Travel Japan)

Okay, this vlog ended up being a lot more about food than I intended, but like I said in the video food ALWAYS tastes so much better when you're at the beach~ (Reina Scully)

There are likely many factors behind Tokyo’s dramatic fall in new COVID-19 cases, but research shows that one group may be playing a surprising role in ending the fifth wave: the unvaccinated. (Japan Times)

What does space travel look like in the future? A recent breakthrough in Japan might've changed the direction that science is taking, and in a BIG way! (Unveiled)

Amami Oshima in located between Kyushu and Okinawa. The island is covered with subtropical rain forests and has high biodiversity value. (Armadas)