Fans of Japan's Mos Burger now can order a meal and have it brought to their table without interacting face-to-face with an employee. But there is more to this month's robotic initiative than meets the eye. (Nikkei)

The Japanese government expanded the coronavirus state of emergency on Friday to cover a total of 13 prefectures. It also increased the number of prefectures under quasi-emergency measures to 16. (NHK)

Coming here, people seem so shy at first　but gradually, they start to be open　to talk about sex while being surrounded by these sex toys. (Nobita from Japan)

Japanese actor Shinichi Chiba, known abroad as Sonny Chiba, who dazzled action movie fans in Japan and overseas with karate and other martial arts techniques, died Thursday at a hospital near Tokyo due to pneumonia associated with COVID-19, his office said. He was 82. (Kyodo)

Japan's space agency JAXA says it aims to bring back to Earth up to 10 grams of sand from the surface of a Martian moon, by a probe to be launched in 2024. (NHK)

Toyota Motor has announced that it will reduce global production for next month by 40 percent from its previous plan. It cited parts shortages stemming from the spread of the coronavirus. (NHK)

In this video, we will tell you how Japanese people spend their summer holidays in Japan. This is the best place to start learning the Japanese language and culture! (JapanesePod101.com)

Japan is building the fastest commercial train line in the world - by removing wheels from the equation. ( The B1M)

Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has become the first player in Major League Baseball to reach 40 home runs this season. He also picked up his eighth win as pitcher. (NHK)

Since the end of their pirate radio station, life has been quiet for the Kurupt FM boys, but everything is about to change. News reaches them that one of their songs has been used on a popular game show in Japan. (Universal Pictures)

I tried the most expensive cabin, First Class Royal, on the ferry from Osaka to Ehime Japan. If you are looking for a big private cabin and a short ferry trip, this might be a good option. (Solo Travel Japan)

Japan has evacuated all personnel from its embassy in Kabul amid the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the country, setting up a temporary office in Istanbul to resume the embassy's operations, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. (Japan Today)

Global semiconductor shortage is giving way to a different kind of rivalry. (WION)

Johnny & Associates Inc. announced today that its honorary chairperson, Mary Yasuko Fujishima, sister of music mogul and company founder Johnny Kitagawa, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 14. She was 93 years old. (Japan Times)

The 2021 Japanese Formula One Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the second successive year, race organisers said on Wednesday. (nasdaq.com)

A new island has been discovered near Iwoto Island located around 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo after a submarine volcano began erupting late last week, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday. (Japan Today)

Tokaido Shinkansen NOZOMI 64 is the last Shinkansen bound for Tokyo. However, Sunrise SETO&IZUMO takes you from Osaka to Tokyo even after the last Shinkansen. (Kuga's Travel)

Fire alarms went off at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Tuesday, and the operator confirmed smoke within a building, the second such reporting within a week at the currently suspended plant. (Kyodo)

The Tokyo Games athletes' village reopened quietly on Tuesday, one week before the Paralympics. Neither a ceremony nor events were held, due to anti-coronavirus measures. (NHK)

Japan has been unable to shift its economy into higher gear as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, a fact that has often overshadowed some of the country's chronic labor challenges, including worker shortages and job mismatches. (Japan Times)

Thank you for checking our 1st SAMURAI NURSE video! Erika and Demi are both nurses in Japan. (SAMURAI NURSE)

Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency will continue through September 12 rather than finishing at the end of this month as initially planned, the government decided Monday (The Diplomat)

Jikininki (食人鬼, "human-eating ghosts") appear in Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904) as corpse-eating spirits. (Haunting Tube)

Kirin Brewery will begin exporting Japanese-made whisky to the U.S. next month, tapping one of the biggest markets for luxury spirits. (Nikkei)

The four parties involved in organizing the Tokyo Paralympics say there will be no spectators at any of the venues. (NHK)