Japan saw tsunami waves of about 1 meter high in coastal areas on Sunday but no major damage or flooding after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga led to evacuation orders for nearly 230,000 citizens. (Japan Today)

Shizuka Anderson visits Yoichi City in Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture of Japan, for a Japanese food and wine pairing at Hotel LOOP. (Japan by Food)

Heavy snow is a rare event in Kyoto and with this video I am going to share to you this enjoyable moment together. (Boring Life in Japan)

In this episode, we travel across Japan's largest tea growing region to learn different secrets farmers use to get the most out of their tea fields and we also learn how they maintain the health of their surrounding ecosystem. (Nioteas TV)

In a small Japanese town with desolate streets and shuttered storefronts, aliens are said to be frequent visitors. (VICE News)

A tsunami alert has been issued for many coastal areas in Japan. It came after a massive volcanic eruption in Tonga on Saturday. A tsunami warning is currently in place for the northeastern prefecture of Iwate. Waves up to 3 meters high may be seen in that area. (NHK)

The U.S. and Japan are discussing stockpiling munitions in each other's defense facilities across Japan, including islands in Taiwan's vicinity, to prepare for contingencies, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

Have you ever heard of a Japanese “Love Hotel?” It’s a special hotel where they have full preparations for couples to "have a lovely time together". (Let's ask Shogo | Your Japanese friend in Kyoto)

Putting a whole Pizza in front of a trail cam, or putting a Peanut butter covered watermelon melon out in the woods is not responsible and not a good idea. It harms the animals and just not a good idea. (Japan Trail Cam)

Japan confirmed its first deaths among people infected with the omicron coronavirus variant Saturday. (Japan Times)

Japanese gymnastics legend Kohei Uchimura has announced his retirement. Dubbed "King Kohei" for his outstanding success, the 33-year-old has earned a reputation as one of the greatest male gymnasts of all time. (CNA)

Annual two-day unified university entrance examinations began on Saturday, with the first test day marred by a stabbing near the University of Tokyo. (Japan Times)

Leading doctors are pushing for the abortion pill to be as expensive as the surgery, a procedure that’s not covered by health insurance. (vice.com)

The abundance of a specific intestinal bacteria known to suppresses the binding of the coronavirus to human cell receptors is likely to play a role in the low COVID-19 mortality rates seen in Asia and Northern Europe, according to a study led by a team of researchers at Nagoya University. (Japan Times)

Hi! I'm Ayachi Samyal a participant of Asia Kakehashi Project 2021-22 .This is a vlog of my everyday life in my Japanese High School. Yes, I do attend all the classes in Japanese !(^o^)! (Ayachi Samyal)

Japan will shorten to 10 days the current 14-day isolation period for close contacts of the Omicron COVID-19 variant among the general public, health minister Shigeyuki Goto said Friday. (Kyodo)

More than 20,000 new coronavirus infections were confirmed across Japan on Friday. The surge in cases, which is attributed to the Omicron variant, is spurring authorities to consider how to maintain social and economic activity. (NHK)

Pet cafes are popular tourist destinations in Japan where visitors pay to play with otters and other exotic creatures. (aljazeera.com)

Weather officials are warning of more snow from the Hokuriku region to Hokkaido along the Sea of Japan coast. (NHK)

The Japanese Olympic Committee will select veteran Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe as a flagbearer for February's Beijing Winter Games, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. (Kyodo)

Yogibo, an American company known for its beanbag furniture, has been acquired by the company distributing its products in Japan, one of its biggest markets. (Nikkei)

In this video, we head for a 3-day trip from Tokyo to Niigata, a prefecture famous for its high quality rice, beautiful coastal and mountainous sceneries, skiing in winter and hot spring bathing around the year. (japan-guide.com)

The Japanese government is revising rules to deal with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. More than 18,000 coronavirus infections were confirmed on Thursday. (NHK)

As the first Japanese winner of a men’s major, Hideki Matsuyama’s victory at the Masters in April is expected to making a lasting impact in golf crazed Japan. But the reverberations from his rise to international golfing star can already be felt in two of the country’s most promising talents. (golfweek)

I recommend Japanese street food in Fushimi Inari Shrine as a festival for those of you who will be spending New Year's in Kyoto. (Travel Kyoto Japan)