Today we made Chicken Nanban. It's fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce, and is a popular fried food in Japan. (Kimono Mom)

The Ministry of Defense of Japan released for the first time a defense white paper for elementary and middle school students that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said contains unreasonable criticism of China. (CGTN)

The foreign substance detected in dozens of vials of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine in Japan is thought to have been tiny pieces of metal, but experts have dismissed concerns over significant health problems, saying that the chance of the foreign material actually entering the body is low. (Japan Times)

Japan's government has decided to tap into its discretionary reserve funds to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Officials plan to spend more than 1.4 trillion yen, or nearly 13 billion dollars, on additional efforts. (NHK)

NHK has learned that Japanese Self-Defense Forces have helped evacuate more than 10 Afghans from the country. (NHK)

A Japanese Paralympian with a visual impairment has been injured after being hit by a self-driving vehicle in the Athletes' Village in Tokyo. (NHK)

Police put a 25-year-old man on a nationwide wanted list Friday in connection with an acid attack at a Tokyo subway station that left two people injured earlier this week. (Japan Times)

A COVID-19 inoculation site for supposedly vaccine-hesitant youth in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward got off to a rocky start Friday after the capital dramatically underestimated the size of the crowd that would turn up. (Japan Times)

Two people died after receiving Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine shots that were among lots later suspended following the discovery of contaminants, Japan's health ministry said on Saturday. (devdiscourse.com)

Japanese government figures show that more children killed themselves in the first seven months of this year than in the same period last year. (NHK)

Tokyo police referred a woman to prosecutors Thursday for allegedly riding an electric kick scooter without a license and colliding with a taxi, injuring a passenger. (Japan Times)

A Japanese government-backed lender says it is going to reduce to zero its outstanding loans for overseas coal-fired power plants. (NHK)

Kanagawa Prefectural Police have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of violating the prefecture’s Ordinance on Juvenile Protection. (Japan Today)

Japanese Bento Box Factory in Tokyo Japan - How a bento box is Made in Japan factory. This is a food tour of all the products that is made in a Japanese bento factory. (Noal Farm)

Intense heat hit wide areas of Japan on Thursday. Weather officials are warning of high temperatures also during the night and on Friday. (NHK)

Fushimi Inari Shrine and Nanzenji Temple are some of the most popular tourist spots in Japan that you can visit. They can often be crowded and having what feels like an authentic experience there can sometimes feel difficult for that reason. (WAO RYU!ONLY in JAPAN)

As Japanese companies increasingly embrace flexible work arrangements during the pandemic, even an operator of bullet trains is having to accommodate passengers who choose to telework during the 2.5-hour trip between Tokyo and Osaka. (Nikkei)

Japan has begun preparations to take in Afghans who worked for its embassy and aid organization, an unusual opening of doors to war refugees amid mounting concerns of Taliban retribution against locals who worked with foreign governments. (Nikkei)

Japan, which Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged will become carbon neutral by 2050, is grappling with a classic “build it and they will come” problem. (Japan Times)

Japan's prime minister has officially expanded the coronavirus state of emergency to cover 8 more prefectures where infections are spreading rapidly. (NHK)

Studies show that anti-Korean sentiment in Japan has grown steadily in the past decade, despite the growing acceptance of more visibly “foreign” Southeast Asian migrants in Japan. (news.nd.edu)

The stolen Royal iconostasis doors of Ayios Anastasios church in the Turkish-occupied Peristeronopigi village of Famagusta have been repatriated from Japan after a complex legal struggle. (financialmirror.com)

Meet Rin Kambe, a performer from Japan who's known as the Japanese Rapunzel. Rin's unique 'Japang Show,' has taken her all over the world, as she dazzles audiences with her long locks and visionary style. (StoryTrender)

The coronavirus vaccination drive at more than 800 sites across Japan may be disrupted after foreign substances were found in some vials of the Moderna vaccine. (NHK)

Step into Japan right here in the city of Cebu. (Shaina Joy Mahinay)