These wacky Japanese game shows have different adaptations from around the globe! Will you be brave enough to join? (Project Nightfall)

The Kobe District Court has sentenced a former part-time worker at Yamato Transport Co to 27 years in prison for the murder of one colleague and the attempted murder of another co-worker in Kobe in 2020. (Japan Today)

The head of Team Japan for the Beijing Winter Olympics has expressed high hope that everyone on the team will strive to deliver the best performance they possibly can. (NHK)

Tango Gameworks' latest title is a crash course in traditional Japanese culture alongside the complexities of everyday modern Japanese society. (wired)

In his early 70s, Koji Uchida began to vanish. The first time, the police found him sitting in front of a vending machine 27 kilometers from home. (Japan Times)

A government panel plans to recommend that children age 2 or older wear face masks at day care facilities as a part of measures to prevent them and staff from becoming infected with the coronavirus, a source familiar with the matter said Friday. (Japan Times)

Japanese is not considering reviewing future national sales tax rates as the current 10% levy provides a vital source of funding the social security spending to support its ageing population, the finance minister said on Friday. (Reuters)

The Japanese government is expanding quasi-emergency measures against the coronavirus as infections continue to spread across the country. Total cases since the pandemic started have topped 3 million. (NHK)

Japan will need 6.74 million foreign workers in 2040, four times more than it has today, a study by the country's aid agency shows. (Nikkei)

Japan's services sector activity contracted at the fastest pace in five months in January in a sign business faced pressure from a record surge in new coronavirus infections due to the Omicron variant. (WION)

Transportation operators in Japan have launched a trial information-sharing project to make it easier for wheelchair users to fly and transfer to rail or road. (NHK)

McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Friday it will put medium- and large-size french fries back on the menu next Monday after their sale was suspended for nearly a month due to a potato shortage for the second time since last December. (Kyodo)

A Buddhist temple near Tokyo held its annual bean-throwing ceremony on Thursday, the last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar. The ritual is performed to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck. (NHK)

A record 2,170 cases of child abuse were investigated last year in Japan, up 1.7 percent from the previous year, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to reduce opportunities for welfare workers to intervene, a police report showed Thursday. (Japan Today)

Join Jordan and Emma as they explore Nachikatsuura, Wakayama! The duo explore the World Heritage site Kumano Nachi Taisha, find a very interesting maguro ending machine and end the day soaking in a cave onsen overlooking the ocean. (Tokyo Creative)

The top 5 things to experience in Japan's former capital. (japan-guide.com)

Kyoto's traditional townhouses (Machiya) are stunning to behold and amazing to stay in overnight. However, they're disappearing at a worrying rate. (Abroad in Japan)

Have you wondered how much it costs to live in Japan? Many people talk about the very expensive costs here, but does that mean all of Japan is so expensive? Let's learn about how much it costs to live in a city like Osaka in Japan! (Mrs Eats)

The two personnel on a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet believed to have crashed into the Sea of Japan on Monday remain unaccounted for. (NHK)

A Demon Slayer fan and Rengoku cosplayer tried to start a riot in Japan against the pandemic which lead to the most embarrassing arrest in recorded human history lol. (Joey)

The Japanese government is exempting hundreds of foreign students from an entry ban imposed in late November. More than 100,000 others remain locked out of the country. (NHK)

I went to Tokyo on Japan's last SLEEPER TRAIN called Sunrise Izumo Seto. (SHUNchan)

The Iiyama Line(飯山線) runs along the river from Toyono Station in Nagano to Echigo-Kawaguchi Station in Niigata. (Kuga's Travel)

Author and former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, who left his mark on Japanese politics as a staunch hawk and whose nationalistic views often ruffled the feathers of Japan's neighbors, has died, a source close to him said Tuesday. He was 89. (Nikkei)

Japanese restaurants that have shortened operating hours during the pandemic are relying increasingly on frozen food vending machines to make up for the lost traffic. (Nikkei)