Dating in Japan storytime, What's it like dating Japanese men, from foreign women's perspective. (Crazyllah)

Japanese consumers can count the toll of disruptions in global supply chains and shipping on their dinner plates. (Nikkei)

There is a growing trend among municipal junior high schools in the district of Aki, Hiroshima Prefecture, to offer female students a choice between skirts and a pair of pants for their uniforms. (Japan Times)

Most anti-coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and bars were lifted in Japan on Monday as new daily infections continue to drop across the country. (NHK)

Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party has lost one of two Upper House by-elections. But it won the other and will retain that seat. (NHK)

A Japanese forest and trails that were forgotten long ago. There are no blogs, no maps, and nothing that shows where they lead. Today we camp out in Japan, and hike them to see where they take us. (Tokyo Lens)

After the park's operator postponed special events because of the spread of COVID-19, Tokyo Disneyland had its first Halloween programme in two years on Monday. (republicworld.com)

In Japan, coronavirus restrictions are being lifted across the nation. (NHK)

Forty-seven trainee officers of a police academy in western Japan have been subjected to up to three months of disciplinary action for underage drinking and smoking or facilitating such behavior, local police said Friday. (Japan Times)

Australia had a minor scare late in the game but held on to launch their end-of-season tour with a 32-23 victory over Japan in Oita on Saturday and extend their winning streak to five Tests. (irishtimes.com)

Large volumes of pumice stones apparently from the eruption of an undersea volcano have washed ashore on islands in southwestern Japan, turning sandy beaches into mounds of gray rubble. (NHK)

Japan's Princess Mako turns 30 on Saturday, three days before she marries a commoner and leaves the Imperial family. (NHK)

Gifu prefectural police are investigating the theft of 60,000 persimmons from an orchard last week. (Japan Today)

Train services on part of the inner loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line have been suspended for two days due to renovation work at Shibuya Station. (NHK)

Japan's consumer prices rose last month for the first time in 18 months in a sign that higher energy costs are having an impact. (NHK)

I took Ferry Sunflower from Kagoshima to Osaka. I booked a stylish capsule cabin this time and it was cozy and comfortable. ( Solo Travel Japan)

Omotesando is a high-end shopping area in Tokyo, but is unique in that models hang here. The main reason for this being major modelling agencies are located here as well. (KON'CHA! Japan Travel Guide)

Amazon Prime Video has commissioned a Japanese adaptation of Australian comedy No Activity as an Amazon Original. (tbivision.com)

New anorexia cases among people younger than 20 in Japan grew 60% from the previous year in fiscal 2020 amid the novel coronavirus crisis, a survey by the National Center for Child Health and Development showed Thursday. (Japan Times)

People riding a rollercoaster at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka were temporarily stranded at the top. when it suddenly stopped. (NHK)

People in the western Japan prefecture of Kumamoto are busy cleaning up after Mount Aso erupted on Wednesday. (NHK)

A team of researchers affiliated with several entities in Japan has found evidence that the Japanese wolf is the closest known relative of domestic dogs. (phys.org)

A men's PGA golf tournament restarts in Japan, after a year's absence, featuring some of the world's best players, such as Olympic gold medalist Xander Schauffele of the United States and this year's Masters winner Matsuyama Hideki. (NHK)

The operator of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea said Thursday that it will extend the operating hours of the theme parks, beginning next month, and resume the Dreamlights nighttime parade in Disneyland on Nov. 1. (Japan Times)

Japanese tipplers will be able to return to their normal carousing on Monday when pubs in the capital and Osaka resume full operating hours as the number of new coronavirus infections continues to drop. (Nikkei)