Learn and be entertained! Have fun as Yumi shares Japanese Culture through music using Japanese instruments and more. Expand your world with this entertaining (and educational) presentation as Takohachi introduces Japanese culture through music. (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District)

Japanese insect enthusiast Ebira Mosura saved the life of an Asian giant hornet, also known as a ‘murder hornet’, by performing a mini-surgery to remove a parasite from its stomach. (South China Morning Post)

To prevent sexual exploitation, a smartphone app has been developed in Japan that automatically deletes children’s nude selfies. (chiangraitimes.com)

NHK has learned that three abstract paintings have been found that are thought to be unknown early works of the late Japanese artist Okamoto Taro. He is known for numerous works, including the "Tower of the Sun" monument and the "Myth of Tomorrow" mural. (NHK)

Police in Tokyo have arrested a man in his 50s on suspicion of causing property damage after he broke the glass on a connecting door during an altercation with another man on a train operating on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi line. (Japan Today)

Tokyo confirmed 5,302 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, more than double the level the week before and exceeding the 5,000 mark for the first time since April 28. (Kyodo)

Japanese officials are warning of heavy rainfall across much of the country. (NHK)

Police in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, have arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed two sisters in a taxi early Sunday morning. (Japan Today)

World champions Takuro Hoki-Yugo Kobayashi of Japan have set their sights on becoming the world No. 1 for the first time after capturing the Malaysian Open men’s doubles title in style. (The Star)

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) now owns half of outstanding Japanese government bonds (JGB) issued in the market, data showed on Monday (Jul 4), a sign the bank’s aggressive buying to defend its 0.25 per cent yield cap is bloating an already huge balance sheet. (Business Times)

Figure skating icon Mao Asada, the women's silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Games, said Monday she is staging a new ice show around Japan from September through next March. (Kyodo)

Japan's opening up to mass tourism over the last decade brought an economic boost — a record 32 million tourists visited in 2019 and spent some $38 billion — but that also led to complaints of shoddy behaviour at sites such as Kyoto's temples. (abc.net.au)

Olympic bronze medallist Nakayama Funa came out on top ahead of Tokyo 2020 champ Nishiya Momiji at the start of the #RoadToParis2024. (The Olympic Games)

The government has set up a research group to investigate issues including body image attitudes and diet and lifestyle habits, as part of attempts to lower the high proportion of underweight young adult women in Japan, the health ministry said Monday. (Kyodo)

A Japanese couple has asked a family court to let them register their marriage under separate surnames in Japan as they did in the United States. (NHK)

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, one of the world's largest institutional investors, will begin investing in Japanese startups in order to give the sector a boost, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

The price cap to be imposed on Russian oil to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine is expected to be around half the current purchase price, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday. (Kyodo)

Hit by a truck when he was 17 years old, Takafumi's uncle suddenly awakens from a coma that lasted 17 years. When Takafumi visits him in the hospital, he sees his uncle muttering nonsense, declaring that he has returned from another world named “GRAN-BAHAMAL.” (Netflix Anime)

What foreigners are arriving in Japan? I waited and watched at the international arrival area at KIX Airport in Osaka for three hours to see just who was arriving in Japan. (Mike Matsuno)

Nearly 35% of acute care beds in Japanese hospitals have failed to serve their intended purpose, a serious misallocation of human and financial resources, according to a study by Nikkei and the Japan Center for Economic Research. (Nikkei)

The Chosokabe are one of the most well known names of the Sengoku Jidai, yet most people often forget about the fascinating tale of their ambitious rise and tragic fall. (The Shogunate)

KDDI Corp, one of Japan's top three carriers, said Saturday its mobile customers have been facing difficulties making calls and getting online for over half a day, with the disruption of its nationwide networks also impacting services from banking and transmission of weather data to parcel deliveries. (Japan Today)

A man and a woman were found dead in an apartment in Yokohama on Friday, in what police believe was a murder-suicide. (Japan Today)

Which professional boxer can lay claim to being the strongest in the sport, pound for pound? (Nikkei)

The temperature in central Tokyo soared above 35 degrees Celsius on Sunday for a record ninth straight day. (NHK)