Japan's food exports soared in the first half of the year as the economies of trading partners like the US and China continued to recover. The export figure for the January-to-June period hit a record high. (NHK)

Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu has stressed the importance of working with Southeast Asian countries to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific. (NHK)

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has asked for support from medical professionals in providing medical care to COVID-19 patients asked to recuperate at home. (NHK)

Tokyo police say at least 50 accidents involving vehicles related to the Olympics had occurred in the capital during the first week after the Games opened. (NHK)

Olympic reporters have limited food options because of a 14-day quarantine. The convenience store in the media center has many exciting options. (USA TODAY)

In this video I found an amazing Aeon Mall in the middle of nowhere in the suburbs of Kyoto Japan. (Jonny Kimchee)

Poland's deputy foreign minister has revealed that his country issued a humanitarian visa to a Belarusian Olympic athlete who refused to leave Tokyo for her home country. (NHK)

We're now half way through Tokyo 2020, and the organizers have done what they can to make it green and sustainable. (ARIRANG NEWS)

The International Olympic Committee has released a statement outlining the specifics of the expanded coronavirus state of emergency that came into effect in some areas in Japan on Monday. (NHK)

Japanese trading house Itochu is set to begin commercial production of ammonia in Canada in 2026 at what is slated to be one of the world's largest manufacturing facilities for the clean-burning fuel. (Nikkei)

Japan are on two victories after their come from behind 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-8) triumph against the Netherlands on Saturday. Ran Takahashi scored 26 points in the winning effort. (Titans Volleyball)

The Tokyo Olympics is not just about watching the best of the best compete. Organisers are also using the platform to showcase Japan's culture, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to scale down the festivities. (CNA)

The Japanese government said Monday it will tighten border controls for travelers from three U.S. states, Finland and some other areas in response to the spread of highly contagious variants of the novel coronavirus. (Kyodo)

As COVID infection cases continue to rise in Japan, ever more diners are opting for takeout or delivery to keep the infection risk to a minimum. And dining chains are wasting no time catering to the growing demand. (NHK)

I traveled to one of the most famous hot spring cities in Japan and explored Beppu Jigoku. ( Solo Travel Japan)

Kiyoshi Matsuura was so worried about growing old that he started using an anti-baldness treatment as a teenager. (yahoo.com)

Discover the exceptional work of a great sushi chef in Kyoto, Ryuji Fukagawa. His apprentice Julien Doukhan also explains the difference between sushi from Tokyo known around the world and sushi from Kyoto. (UNJAPAN)

Do you know there are several types of taste Egg roll? Today, we’re going to make sweet one using sugar and savory one using Dashi. (Kimono Mom)

Like something out of a science-fiction movie, a mysterious, strangely shaped structure rises up from a barren red desert. Inside, buildings stand on tracts of green, grassy land and boats sail across vivid blue water -- all on near-vertical walls. (Nikkei)

Halfway through the Summer Olympics in Japan, coronavirus cases are surging in the nation during a state of emergency though the outbreak is nowhere near as severe as other places as the world deal with a more contagious Delta variant. (UPI)

I spent an entire week driving some of the most beautiful areas that Japan has to offer. (Tokyo Lens)

The National Governors’ Association on Sunday discussed a proposal for the government to ask the public to avoid summer holiday travel across prefectural borders, including trips to their parents’ homes during the Bon holidays, to help prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. (Japan Times)

OBIHIRO, HOKKAIDO – A startup in Hokkaido successfully launched a small rocket Saturday. (Japan Times)

We all remember names like Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods. Well, if you are from the US, you may have heard about Shohei Ohtani. (Asian Boss)

Although these Olympics have been plagued by unprecedented challenges and many public setbacks for the host nation, they are already the most successful in Japan's entire sporting history when measured from the top of the medal podium. (Japan Todayj)