Police in Tokyo have indicted a 59-year-old woman on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Law after she attempted to smuggle around two kilograms of cocaine, worth the equivalent of 40 million yen, into Japan at Narita Airport. (Japan Today)

This is the fastest, easiest way to pick up basic Japanese! This video will challenge your listening comprehension skills and help you progress in your Japanese study. (Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com)

Japan will make higher education more accessible to middle-class science and technology students by expanding government subsidies for low-income students, a government panel proposed on Tuesday. (Japan Times)

Japan's government is considering raising the cap on new arrivals per day from the current 10,000 to 20,000, starting next month. (NHK)

Amid concerns of higher raw material prices and prolonged semiconductor shortages, Toyota Motor expects a net income of 2.26 trillion yen ($17.4 billion) for the current business year through next March, down 20.7% annually. (Nikkei)

As countries across Asia reopen to international travelers, Japan — one of the continent’s most popular destinations — remains firmly closed. (cnbc.com)

The Japanese government's long-term debt has hit a record Y1 quadrillion (approximately $7.6 trillion) for the first time ever. (yahoo.com)

Tokyo will begin recognising same-sex partnerships from November after revising current rules, officials said Wednesday (May 11), becoming the largest city in Japan to do so. (The Star)

East Japan Railway Co. said Tuesday it will carry out test runs of automated trains with passengers aboard on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line for two months starting around October. (Kyodo)

Watch me suffer in cosplays. I went to a store in Japan called Don Quijote and on one of the floors they were selling these blind bags where inside is a bunch of random cosplays. (akidearest)

Two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani recorded his first grand slam in either his Major League Baseball or Nippon Professional Baseball career and his second multi-homer game of the season on Monday night against the Tampa Bay Rays as the Los Angeles Angels notched their fifth win in their past six tries by an 11-3 final (cbssports.com)

The Japanese government on May 10 extended an Emergency Grant Aid of $10 million, in response to the food crisis in Yemen, and said this assistance was expected to be delivered to approximately 2.5 million people. (arabnews.com)

For years, as Japan tried to boost its chronically weak economic growth, it pursued what its central bank saw as a magic formula: stronger inflation and a weaker yen. (nytimes.com)

Japanese authorities have pledged to investigate a mix-up that saw high school athletes given hand sanitiser to drink during a race, with one student falling ill after taking a swig. (straitstimes.com)

On May 6, Japan's Mitsubishi Electric admitted that it committed transformer test data fraud. (CGTN)

Today, we are riding the extended Sunrise Seto Express from Tokyo to Kotohira. (Solo Solo Travel)

Kabuki is a famous traditional Japanese performing art which has more than 400 years of history. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

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In this video, Shizuka explores more of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture. Despite visiting in the spring, the team was surprised by a sudden snowstorm! (Japan by Food)

Japanese education experts have urged central and local governments to take urgent steps to address the chronic shortages of teachers. (NHK)

The last time I took Hankyu Ferry, I tried First Class Royal. It was gorgeous. This time, I will try another option, First Class Suite. ( Solo Travel Japan)

A single mother in her 40s with two children has been walking a financial tightrope since she lost her job at a restaurant in the summer of 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Japan Times)

Japan will ban Russian crude oil imports "in principle," as part of a Group of Seven (G7) campaign to counter Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said after an online meeting of G7 leaders on Sunday. (Reuters)

Japan's three biggest shipping companies have reported record net profits for the latest business year. That was on the back of rising freight fees and a weaker yen. (NHK)

An Elon Musk tweet saying Japan will "eventually cease to exist" without a higher birth rate has sparked sarcasm and anger - though much of the angst is aimed at a Japanese government many say does little to address the issue. (canberratimes.com.au)