Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "Drive My Car" won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for a film not in the English language on Sunday, its latest international accolade in the run-up to the Oscars. (Kyodo)

An 11-year-old boy died after being hit by an express train in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday. (Japan Today)

Learn Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation from my Patreon Series "Japanese Phonetics" (Dogen)

In today’s video, we are going back to school! More specifically, we spent the day attending sixth grade in an elementary-school-themed izakaya. (Japan by Food)

Today we are exploring Tokyo's Amazing Waterways (Tokyo Lens)

The Japanese Ministry of Defense officially received the first new Taigei-class submarine at a Kobe shipyard on Wednesday, completing the 22-sub fleet sought by the government. (Nikkei)

China's banks lack the creditworthiness and international connections that Japan's financial institutions enjoy. (Nikkei)

Prized for its high fat content, bluefin tuna are perhaps the most prized fish in the ocean. In the modern sushi industry closed-cycle aquaculture may be the key to the species future on menus. (Noal Farm)

Japan's Osaka, ranked 78th in the world after her third-round exit at the Australian Open, was rocked early in the first set when someone in the crowd yelled "Naomi, you suck." (timesnownews.com)

The global semiconductor shortage has been making new cars hard to come by and now it is affecting used vehicles. The limited supply has sent prices for previously-owned cars soaring in Japan. (NHK)

A 40-year-old woman who was attacked by a 17-year-old boy at her apartment Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb 14, has died of her injuries, police said Sunday. (Japan Today)

The yen’s plunge to a five-year low shows no signs of easing as surging commodity prices have worsened the outlook for Japan’s trade balance and put pressure on the currency’s haven credentials. (Japan Times)

The number of new coronavirus cases in Japan is slowly trending downward. Over 9,100 new cases were reported in the capital on Saturday. That is about 1,600 fewer infections than the capital recorded one week ago. (NHK)

The Japanese government will urge Russia to exercise restraint as Moscow steps up measures over four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan. (NHK)

Police in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, have arrested a 63-year-old man on suspicion of stealing at least 18 guard rails from roads in Moka, Tochigi Prefecture. (Japan Today)

The Hakata Express, "King of Night Bus", is one of the longest night bus trips in Japan. This time, I travelled from Hakata to Tokyo on the most expensive private room called the Premium Seat. (Travel Alone Idea)

Despite Shell exiting a landmark LNG plant that has served as a symbol of cooperation between Tokyo and Moscow, Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. are sticking with the Sakhalin-2 project, the source of nearly 10% of Japan's liquefied natural gas imports. (Nikkei)

A group of researchers says a laboratory test shows that three anti-viral drugs for COVID-19 treatment are effective against the BA.2 Omicron subvariant. (NHK)

Two high school students drowned after they fell off a pier into the sea at Shiohama Sanbanze Ocean Park in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Thursday. (Japan Today)

By 1603, after cementing his grip across the nation, Tokugawa Ieyasu will take the next step to secure is mighty position. At last, he will be named the new Shogun, military ruler of all Japan! (The Shogunate)

A Japanese court ordered the central government Friday to compensate a man over his forced sterilization under a now-defunct eugenics protection law, the second such ruling among similar suits filed nationwide, potentially affecting the outcome of future cases. (Japan Today)

Spring is just around the corner and we’ve got the latest cherry blossom forecast to prove it. (timeout.com)

When you think of Japan, one of the first things that might pop into your head is “clean”. Yes, cleanliness is in our DNA! (Mrs Eats)

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, aims for the country to become home to 100 unlisted startups worth $1 billion or more by 2027 under new recommendations to the government announced Friday. (Nikkei)

Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s Oscar-nominated “Drive My Car” took eight prizes at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony, held on Friday at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takawana in Tokyo. (variety.com)