One of the staples of the Melbourne Cup Carnival is Oaks Day, which is also known as Ladies Day. (newsonjapan.com)

Cases of Beaujolais Nouveau are arriving from France, ready to go on sale in Japan next month. But the volume is likely to be low compared to pre-pandemic years. (NHK)

A Japanese H-2A rocket will launch a replacement satellite for Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, which provides regional navigation services over the Asia-Pacific Region. (Raw Space)

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said Monday that rice on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido "has become tastier thanks to (global) warming," a remark likely to raise eyebrows of climate campaigners. (Japan Today)

Japanese golfer Matsuyama Hideki has won his seventh PGA Tour held in Japan after a year's absence. (NHK)

Japan's Princess Mako has officially left the Imperial household and is now a commoner. She married her former college classmate Komuro Kei on Tuesday. (NHK)

Japan's prime minister has suffered a setback just days before going to the polls. Fumio Kishida's ruling LDP party has lost one of two parliamentary by-elections. (CNA)

Japan's wedding industry is enduring tough times as the coronavirus pandemic has been forcing couples to cancel their nuptials, and the organization that oversees the industry has been looking at who should bear the cost. (NHK)

2021年は、女子サッカーにとって画期的な年になりました。 (newsonjapan.com)

Dating in Japan storytime, What's it like dating Japanese men, from foreign women's perspective. (Crazyllah)

Japanese consumers can count the toll of disruptions in global supply chains and shipping on their dinner plates. (Nikkei)

There is a growing trend among municipal junior high schools in the district of Aki, Hiroshima Prefecture, to offer female students a choice between skirts and a pair of pants for their uniforms. (Japan Times)

Most anti-coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and bars were lifted in Japan on Monday as new daily infections continue to drop across the country. (NHK)

Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party has lost one of two Upper House by-elections. But it won the other and will retain that seat. (NHK)

A Japanese forest and trails that were forgotten long ago. There are no blogs, no maps, and nothing that shows where they lead. Today we camp out in Japan, and hike them to see where they take us. (Tokyo Lens)

After the park's operator postponed special events because of the spread of COVID-19, Tokyo Disneyland had its first Halloween programme in two years on Monday. (republicworld.com)

In Japan, coronavirus restrictions are being lifted across the nation. (NHK)

IDC connectors, also called insulation-piercing contact (IPC), are designed to connect to an insulated cable conductor via a connection method, which lets out a selective sharp blade/blades through its insulation. (newsonjapan.com)

Forty-seven trainee officers of a police academy in western Japan have been subjected to up to three months of disciplinary action for underage drinking and smoking or facilitating such behavior, local police said Friday. (Japan Times)

Australia had a minor scare late in the game but held on to launch their end-of-season tour with a 32-23 victory over Japan in Oita on Saturday and extend their winning streak to five Tests. (irishtimes.com)

Large volumes of pumice stones apparently from the eruption of an undersea volcano have washed ashore on islands in southwestern Japan, turning sandy beaches into mounds of gray rubble. (NHK)

Japan's Princess Mako turns 30 on Saturday, three days before she marries a commoner and leaves the Imperial family. (NHK)

Gifu prefectural police are investigating the theft of 60,000 persimmons from an orchard last week. (Japan Today)

Train services on part of the inner loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line have been suspended for two days due to renovation work at Shibuya Station. (NHK)

Japan's consumer prices rose last month for the first time in 18 months in a sign that higher energy costs are having an impact. (NHK)