Japanese artist Monami Ohno creates detailed sculptures of fighter jets and anime robots out of little more than cardboard boxes and glue. (South China Morning Post)

The Shinkansen is a fantastic bullet train in Japan. From Tokyo station to Sendai station it's just 90 minutes via the Akita Line (Tohoku Shinkansen) and it was the best transport during the Olympics (yes, there were competitions outside of Tokyo too). (Renata Pereira)

Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide says he will not run in the upcoming leadership election for the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party. This means he is giving up the premiership, and Japan will soon have a new prime minister. (NHK)

Yokozuna Hakuho's participation in this month's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament remains up in the air despite the 36-year-old testing negative for the coronavirus, the Japan Sumo Association revealed Thursday. (Kyodo)

Japan has confirmed its first infections with a new coronavirus variant classified as one of interest by the World Health Organization. (NHK)

Japan's Emperor Emeritus became the oldest of the country's monarchs, past and present, on Thursday at the age of 87 years and eight months. (NHK)

Major Japanese cosmetics maker DHC Corp., which has been criticized for being discriminatory against ethnic Korean residents of Japan, said Thursday it will withdraw from the South Korean market. (Kyodo)

A survey by Japanese researchers suggests that two shots of a coronavirus vaccine have a 95-percent efficacy rate in protecting the recipients from infection. (NHK)

To enhance employee health, Japan's largest brokerage company, Nomura, has advised its workers not to smoke during working hours, even if they work from home. (WION)

Japan's Digital Agency was launched on Wednesday as the country attempts to speed up the digitalisation of local and central government services amid the Covid-19 pandemic which has highlighted the need for reform, local media reported. (sify.com)

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura, who has faced a barrage of criticism for suddenly biting an Olympic softball player’s gold medal last month, on Wednesday tested positive for the coronavirus, the local government said. (South China Morning Post)

Japan has started printing new 10,000 yen banknotes which are expected to enter circulation in the first half of fiscal 2024. (NHK)

Xiborg CEO Ken Endo displayed his company's latest prosthetic technology being used and tested on Paralympians in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Ruptly)

Japan’s gambling dates back to the 7th century when Japanese residents began playing games that involved some sort of chance-taking. The natives were influenced by Chinese culture. (newsonjapan.com)

The operator of the Uber Eats food delivery service in Japan has stopped hiring new overseas students, a company official said Thursday, after facing allegations that it illegally employed overstayers last year. (Kyodok)

A couple in their 20s were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of disposing of the body of an 18-year-old Tokyo high school girl in Yamanashi Prefecture after she went missing over the weekend, police said. (Japan Today)

Japan's Defense Ministry has finalized a budget request of nearly 50 billion dollars for fiscal 2022. (NHK)

Japan on Tuesday decided to formally withdraw its Self-Defense Forces from their mission to evacuate people, including its nationals, from war-torn Afghanistan, citing security reasons amid heightened tensions following the recent seizure of power by the Taliban. (Japan Times)

Princess Mako, a niece of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, and her boyfriend Kei Komuro will marry by the year-end and may start a new life in the United States, but without holding the related ritual ceremonies in a rare decision, a government source said Wednesday. (Kyodo)

Ten years ago, 19-year-old art student Monami Ohno picked up a cardboard box for a homework assignment and made what she described was a "bike-like thing". Her imaginative, almost life-like cardboard sculptures have gradually gained a following in recent years. (WION)

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and other ministers on cooperation on carbon emissions and cutting support for fossil fuels. (Reuters)

In this video I am on a search at Kuromon Market in Osaka, Japan. (Jonny Kimchee)

My Embarrassing Story in Tokyo ( Japanese Ammo with Misa)

A group of Japanese researchers says it has found a new mutation of the Delta coronavirus variant for the first time in Japan. (NHK)

This video is about Osaka Summer Battle in 1615, featuring the folding screen depicting the war. (Nagura Meeko)