Komeito, a member of Japan’s ruling coalition, Tuesday released its first set of policy pledges for the upcoming general election, including a Y100,000 cash handout for those under age 19. (Japan Times)

Kei Komuro, the 29-year-old boyfriend of Princess Mako, will likely return to Japan next Monday from the United States where he has been living, sources with knowledge of the matter said Wednesday, ahead of their planned marriage. (Kyodo)

A high school student successfully films a rare shark being born in his living room. (Nippon TV News 24 Japan)

Namaste~! Our friend, Atre! Today we cover a story about his life in Japan!! (MaharaJapan)

China’s rapidly growing military influence and unilateral changing of the status quo could present a risk to Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday ahead of the first Quad summit. (South China Morning Post)

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has harvested rice at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, as part of an annual event. (NHK)

The central government is leaning toward at least partially lifting the COVID-19 state of emergency covering 19 prefectures, including Tokyo, at the end of the month as scheduled, government and ruling party sources said Tuesday. (Japan Times)

The average price of land in Japan as of July 1 has fallen 0.4% since a year earlier, for the second consecutive year of declines amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, government data showed Tuesday. (Japan Times)

The future of travel is within reach, and there is no other country in Asia than Japan that's aiming to become the global hub for space travel. (Behind Asia)

A monkey has been caught on the premises of Haneda Airport in Tokyo. It is believed to be wild. (NHK)

Japan's Environment Ministry unveils the newest footage of Tokyo's volcanic island Nishinoshima. (Nippon TV News 24 Japan)

Subaru Corp. aims to start selling vehicles equipped with the equivalent of “level-2” autonomous technology, which can steer, accelerate and slow down on ordinary roads, in the second half of the 2020s, company officials said Tuesday. (Japan Times)

ＴＢＳのカメラマンが撮影する中秋の名月。今年は８年ぶりに十五夜で満月となりました。 (TBS NEWS)

Two Japanese sisters have been certified by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living identical twins, aged 107 years and 330 days, the organization said Monday. (Japan Today)

A family court in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, has ruled that a 17-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of inflicting bodily injuries resulting in the death of his six-year-old sister, will not be prosecuted. (Japan Today)

You might have an image that Japan is a very safe country with hardly any crimes. But if you take a closer look, the reality might be a bit different. (Let's ask Shogo -Your Japanese friend in Kyoto)

Japan is no stranger to unfortunate crimes of perversion, but typically when the perpetrator is caught, they’re honest about what they did and why. (Japan Today)

Will vaccines against COVID-19 cause infertility in women? Or will a dose make someone sick because the live coronavirus is inside the shot? After all, aren’t the vaccines unsafe because they were developed too quickly? (Japan Times)

KYOTO – The ancient capital of Kyoto has long been a tourist mecca, attracting domestic and international travelers to its World Heritage-designated temples, shrines and rock gardens. (Japan Times)

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released an annual report titled "Education at a Glance." Its data showed that among its member countries, Japan had the lowest ratio of female entrants into tertiary education studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics in 2019. (NHK)

WeWork Japan is expected to specialize in managing coworking offices, Nikkei has learned, moving away from directly leasing space to reduce its financial exposure while continuing to expand. (Nikkei)

A Thai woman was arrested Monday and charged with abandoning the body of her newborn baby in a toilet bowl after giving birth in a bathroom at a Tokyo condominium, police said. (Japan Times)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a 19-year-old woman on suspicion of stealing a watch worth about 13 million yen from a 37-year-old company executive with whom she was having a papa katsu date. (Japan Today)

Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of Nissin Foods' Cup Noodle. (NHK)

How to survive in today's world in Asakusa Sumida river Tokyo. (Dark side of Japan Yuki)