Hotaka Suyama made a little history on Friday when the student of philosophy passed the first part of his entrance test to enter professional sumo as its first apprentice wrestler from the University of Tokyo, a bastion of elite academia. (Japan Times)

Young Japanese environmental activists have installed a Climate Clock in front of Tokyo's Shibuya Station. (NHK)

Today is another dating topic that everyone loves. I talked about how I fall in love with a man. (Japanese Emi channel)

The name of the husband of Japanese former princess Mako Komuro did not appear on the pass list of the New York state bar examination released Thursday local time by its organizer. (Nikkei)

The Japanese government has asked multiple large foreign tech companies, including Google and Meta, to register their overseas global headquarters in Japan, in addition to their local units, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

Aiming to address the problem of harassment in the political arena, the government has released a video with short scenes based on real cases of harassment of lawmakers, with a particular focus on younger politicians. (Japan Times)

Japan's population totaled 125,502,000 as of Oct. 1, down 644,000 from a year earlier, marking the biggest decline on record, according to government data released Friday. (Nikkei)

Lets help each other in the chase for a perfect tattoo. (TOP TATTOO DESIGNS)

A scenic mountain route running through the Northern Alps in central Japan has reopened for tourists following a winter break. (NHK)

Typhoon Malakas is approaching Japan's Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific. Weather officials are calling for caution against violent winds and high waves. (WestPacWx)

Take a walk around any Japanese city and you’ll find a wide selection of snacks and street food! Whether you have a sweet tooth or you’re craving something savory, there are endless options from traditional hand-beaten mochi to freshly fried buns filled with curry! (Hachiko District)

Raiden Tameemon is one of the most famous sumo wrestlers in Japan. He has been referenced in pop culture like in manga (Japanese comics), video games, and even in a Pokemon episode! Who is Raiden? (Sumostew)

New coronavirus cases are trending slightly upward in Japan. Some prefectures have even recorded daily highs. (NHK)

On March 24, footage supposedly from Google Earth went viral on TikTok, showing what appeared to be a robot with wings inside an abandoned building. (yahoo.com)

An atomic bomb museum in Hiroshima has reset its clock showing the number of days that have passed since the last nuclear test took place. The move was taken to protest the two subcritical nuclear tests that the United States conducted last year. (NHK)

The main provider of electricity on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido says it will stop buying coal from Russia. This follows a Japanese government decision to phase out imports of the fuel as part of sanctions against Moscow. (NHK)

Japan cut its gasoline subsidy for oil distributors to 20.3 yen ($0.16) a litre for the seven days from April 14, down from 20.7 yen a week earlier, the industry ministry said on Wednesday. (marketscreener.com)

Japanese travel agency HIS Co. says it plans to resume package holidays to Hawaii starting from May 1 departures, the first time it has operated such tours to one of Japan’s favorite destinations since halting them in March 2020 amid pandemic restrictions on travel. (staradvertiser.com)

Japan's major ruling party is seeking to restrict the veto power of UN Security Council permanent members, following Russia's use of it in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. (NHK)

Japan has begun granting visas to a wider range of people, including family members within the first degree of kinship to foreign residents who want to come to Japan to visit their family, as well as family members within a second degree of kinship to Japanese nationals and permanent residents. (Japan Times)

Japan’s biggest steelmakers are raising prices of the metal used in everything from cars to skyscrapers and warning of more to come. (Japan Times)

Japanese children are switching on earlier than they used to, according to a survey to ascertain when kids first start to use smartphones. (Asahi)

Recovery work is still ongoing six years after a series of strong earthquakes hit the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. (NHK)

A new film, Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle, tells the strange story of Japan's controversial WW2 hero. (BBC)

Hotaka Suyama is set to make history this week when he takes the entrance test for new sumo recruits. (Japan Times)