Leading Japanese pay TV broadcaster Wowow has greenlit a live-action TV series spin-off of the legendary anime series Yatterman. (hollywoodreporter.com)

There are few places in the world that get quite as much curiosity pointed at their ways of doing things than Japan. (The Fancy Banana)

Elite boarding schools with superb facilities are mushrooming across Japan. The second-generation wealthy from China is the target of these prestigious international schools as they try to attract students from Asian households. (Spotlight on China)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 3,803 new coronavirus cases, up 1,209 from Tuesday and up 1,474 from last Wednesday. (Japan Today)

Hawaiian Gov. David Ige says there are some promising developments in bringing more Japanese visitors to Hawaii, and also easing restrictions for Hawaii residents traveling to Japan. (KHON2 News)

Japan’s electricity grid creaked on Thursday under the strain of Tokyo’s hottest June since records began, with the unexpected shutdown of a power plant raising fears that tens of millions of people could be deprived of power on another scorching day. (Sun Daily)

Kanagawaw, Aushi Beach, June 2022. Temp: 33 C (Japan explorer)

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio says his government and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will work out a new document on their cooperation. (NHK)

We are going to Hokkaido by ferry today and stay in the ferry suite. The ferry departs from Maizura. (Shiba Travel)

Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. surged Wednesday as a heat wave in Japan boosted power demand in the capital. (marketwatch.com)

Japan is a country which has gone through many phases of power and decline. Here are the last (and future) 5 of those phases. Why does Japan go through these, and what will happen in its future? (h0ser)

Universal Studios Japan One Piece Summer Fes Restaurant. I ordered Luffy Meal with Meat on the Bone 2100 yen(15.5 USD), Brook Mango & Cocoa Cream Puff 850 yen(6.3 USD) and One Piece Drink Cup with Soft Drink 850 yen(6.3 USD). ( japanesestuffchannel)

Police in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, said a 92-year-old man was found dead at his home and his son was lying nearby, bleeding from a knife wound. (Japan Today)

People around Japan have reported seeing what appeared to be a fireball blazing across the night sky. (NHKn)

With temperatures across Japan soaring and the government imploring the public and businesses to limit their consumption of energy, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has signalled that nuclear power plants not used since 2011’s Fukushima disaster will be brought back online. (South China Morning Post)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for the first time in Madrid on Tuesday evening at a gala dinner hosted by Spain’s King Felipe VI. (inquirer.net)

Until today, companies listed on Japan's stock exchange had names beginning with every possible gojūon kana except ぬ. Nulab (ヌーラボ) has ended the drought. (Mulboyne)

Japan's space agency has announced that 205 applicants have passed preliminary examinations in its latest astronaut recruitment. (NHK)

The rickshaw men in Tokyo are adding English-speaking staff, a sure sign Japan is bracing for a return of tourists from abroad. (CTV)

The Bank of Japan may have been saddled with as much as 600 billion yen ($4.4 billion) in unrealized losses on its Japanese government bond holdings earlier this month, as a widening gap between domestic and overseas monetary policy pushed yields higher and prices lower. (Nikkei)

Britain on Wednesday will lift import restrictions on some Japanese food products imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday during his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. (Kyodo)

Japan is experiencing scorching heat as the rainy season appears to have ended in much of the country. (NHK)

Police in Fukuoka have arrested a 59-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed a 49-year-old doctor multiple times at a hospital. (Japan Today)

Owing to the high competition and the prevalence of natural selection, many male insects must develop alternative tactics to mate with a female. (phys.org)

More than a month has passed since the Japanese government relaxed its guidance on mask usage to reflect subsiding fears of the coronavirus, yet its call for removing masks whenever possible has not caught on widely among the public, Kyodo reports. (inform.kz)