The Japanese operator of the popular video-sharing app TikTok was discovered to have paid influencers to post videos on Twitter without informing the audience about the sponsored content, a practice that may have violated industry rules against stealth marketing. (Nikkei)

Tokyo reported record high 12,813 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as the central government prepared to put 18 more prefectures on virus quasi-emergency measures amid the rapid spread of the omicron variant. (Japan Times)

Japanese sea adventurer Horie Kenichi has taken a step toward his goal of becoming the oldest person ever to sail solo and nonstop across the Pacific. (NHK)

Nowadays Japanese porn is very popular all over the world. The renowned adult site, Pornohub, have reported that the most searchd word on the site is Japanese. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

Japan is considering evacuating its nationals in Ukraine amid fears of an imminent Russian invasion, Japanese government sources said Monday, following such an order by the United States to family members of its embassy staff. (Kyodo)

Japan will likely expand a quasi-state of emergency to over 30 of the country's 47 prefectures to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus infections after 18 prefectures asked to be included under the measure, senior government officials said Monday. (Nikkei)

Japan is known for its beautiful and unique abandoned buildings and the country has two particularly famous abandoned strip clubs. (Flipside Japan)

Japan's daily coronavirus infections topped 50,000 for the second day in a row on Sunday, as surging cases at schools and workplaces prompted more people to seek tests at community clinics. (NHK)

Welcome to Fukushima! This is the Tarami River bridge and it's a special moment because in about five minutes a train is going to cross this bridge. (ONLY in JAPAN * GO)

Saga and Nagasaki prefectures have asked their schools to review their regulations that require students to wear white underwear, prompting them to make revisions. (Japan Times)

Is love really blind? The reality show Love is Blind is coming to Japan! (Netflix)

Japan Airlines operates A350 in major domestic routes in Japan. They offer comfortable seats, large windows and aircraft cameras. ( Solo Travel Japan)

It's easy: Izurando (New Jack HiRocky/ひろっきー)

In today’s video, Shizuka Anderson visits Otaru City in Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan, for a unique Japanese Izakaya Bar Experience. (Japan by Food)

Toyota Motor Corp will halt more production in Japan this month because COVID-19 infections among autoworkers had slowed supplies of parts, the company said on Monday. (Reuters)

Police on Saturday arrested a 24-year-old woman and two men aged 29 and 24 over the murder of an 82-year-old man who was found stabbed to death in a love hotel in Tokyo on Friday night. (Japan Today)

The recent rationing of french fries by McDonald's Co. (Japan) due to a disruption of potato imports is spurring competitors to seize a bigger share of the market, triggering what social media users have called "a potato war." (Kyodo)

Mitakeumi beat Yokozuna Grand Champion Terunofuji to win the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. (NHK)

The new US Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, arrived in Tokyo on Sunday. (NHK)

A Japanese company has become a world leader in a very specific area of ski manufacturing, with its triangular logo set to be seen at the Beijing Olympic Games on the skis of most of the world's best moguls racers. (Kyodo)

Japan's Meteorological Agency says a La Nina weather pattern could have contributed to the recent heavy snowfall across wide areas of the country. (NHK)

The number of people who killed themselves in Japan in 2021 came to 20,830, down 251, or 1.2%, from the previous year, the health ministry said in a preliminary report based on police data Friday. (Japan Times)

The Japanese Olympic Committee on Thursday named speed skater Miho Takagi as team captain for the upcoming Beijing Winter Games, where the three-time Olympian is expected to contend for multiple gold medals. (Japan Times)

While it has been said that pearls are the queen of gems and the gem of queens, the latest fashion trends in Japan are showing the precious jewels are also fit for kings. (Nikkei)

Demonstrations against Japan’s tight border restrictions on nonresident foreign nationals, implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19, have been staged in several countries, with people urging the government to reconsider the measures they say are not based on science. (Japan Times)