Happy Halloween! Welcome to Kimono Mom's Kitchen. This is a cooking show by a Japanese mom and her daughter. (Kimono Mom)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seized a motoring metaphor earlier this month when he pledged to make the fight against global heating an "engine for economic growth." But one of the biggest brakes on his ambitions may be the country's powerful carmakers. (Nikkei)

Japan is voting in its first general election in the pandemic era. It's an early test for Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, who took office less than a month ago. (NHK)

八大神社 Hachidai Shrine (Let's ask Shogo -Your Japanese friend in Kyoto)

From the fleeting late summer to mid-October in 2017 a serial killer painted the streets of a dreary Toyko ex-burb crimson. (torontosun.com)

Major Japanese air carrier ANA Holdings has revised downward its earnings projection and says it now expects to post a net loss for two years in a row. (NHK)

Japan's transportation ministry said Friday it will approve taxi-sharing services nationwide from next week, allowing strangers to ride the same vehicle in a bid to offer users greater convenience while boosting the productivity of operators. (Kyodo)

Filled with pink and fuzzy things and cuddly bears, a tiny store in the heart of Tokyo's Harajuku district, is bursting with "kawaii," the Japanese for "cuteness." (Associated Press)

GENEVA – Michiaki Ueno won the top prize in the cello division of the Geneva International Music Competition on Thursday, the organizers said, becoming the first Japanese cellist to receive the award. (Japan Times)

Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd on Friday won a major court victory in its quest to use a poison pill defence against its biggest shareholder - a closely watched ruling that could make hostile bids in Japan far more difficult. (Nikkei)

The mind trail is a one month event consisting of three separate trails featuring art installations located in 3 different areas of Nara prefecture. (WAO RYU!ONLY in JAPAN)

Massive amounts of volcanic pumice pebbles spewed from an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean have been piling up on southern Japanese coasts, damaging ports and fishing boats, and prompting the central government to establish a task force to deal with the unwanted arrivals as a natural disaster, officials said. (ctvnews)

Onagawa is a small town located in Miyagi prefecture of North eastern Japan. During the 2011 Tsunami, the town lost 800 people along with most of the coastal area being distorted. (ANI News)

NHK has learned the Wakayama prefectural government in western Japan says its survey found one in four people who tested positive for the coronavirus but showed no symptoms later developed pneumonia. (NHK)

Toyota Motor has unveiled the first electric vehicle under its dedicated EV brand, Toyota bZ. It is an SUV that will go on sale by the middle of next year. (NHK)

A new variant of the Android info-stealer called FakeCop has been spotted by Japanese security researchers, who warn that the distribution of the malicious APK is picking up pace. (bleepingcomputer.com)

The disproportionate weight of rural voters in Japan gives sparsely populated parts of the country more representation — and more government largess — than urban areas, perpetuating what critics call an unfair system. (nytimes.com)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s term in office may be short-lived and his Liberal Democratic Party could lose its majority, according to recent polls by the Yomiuri Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun daily newspapers, Reuters reported. (voanews.com)

A health ministry panel agreed Thursday to offer COVID-19 booster shots to anyone who has already received two doses. (Japan Times)

Okinawa is known to many as a postcard perfect paradise. In 2019, before the pandemic stopped travel, the island welcomed 10 million tourists. But despite mass tourism, Okinawa is also the poorest prefecture in Japan. (VICE Asia)

Typhoon Malou is expected to be closest to Japan's Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific from Thursday evening through Friday while maintaining its strength. People in the region are advised to be on alert for violent winds, high waves and mudslides. (NHK)

Three men were found dead in a residence in Shibushi, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Tuesday night. (Japan Today)

With Japan set to go the polls later this week, Jake Sturmer examines why just 10 per cent of politicians in the Lower House are women, despite a gender equality law being passed in 2018. (ABC News)

Japan's former princess Mako and her husband have started their life as newlyweds at a condo in Tokyo. They are preparing to settle in New York, where husband Komuro Kei works at a law firm. (NHK)

The government plans to ease restrictions on attendance at large-scale events, such as sports games and concerts, from next week in response to a steady decline in coronavirus cases across Japan, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. (Kyodok)