Solar power will overtake nuclear power as the cheapest source of energy for Japan in 2030 due to the latter's ballooning safety measure costs following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, a government estimate showed for the first time Monday. (Kyodo)

The state of emergency covering the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa has been extended again in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. (NHK)

As Japan plows ahead with its COVID-19 inoculation program, more vaccine-hesitant employees are voicing concerns over workplace discrimination and maltreatment stemming from their refusal to get jabs. (Japan Times)

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has proposed a way to determine the safety of treated water that is to be released into the ocean. (NHK)

The athletes' village for the Tokyo Games opened on Tuesday, 10 days before the opening ceremony of the Games. (NHK)

Tokyo’s big news is not the Summer Games but a 3D Digital Cat playing above the buildings of Shinjuku. (ONLY in JAPAN)

The Japanese government says three in four senior citizens in the country have received at least one shot of a coronavirus vaccine. (NHK)

Japan's finance minister Aso Taro has called the agreement reached by G20 finance chiefs "a historic change in a century." (NHK)

In sumo, Yokozuna Grand Champion Hakuho and Ozeki Champion Terunofuji have retained their lead at the halfway point in the July tournament in Nagoya, central Japan. The two wrestlers remain undefeated after scoring their eighth wins on Sunday. (NHK)

A surprisingly growing problem in Japan has been the poaching of those gelatinous-looking echinoderms sea cucumbers. While they may not be much to look at, these creatures can fetch a fair price on the black market for their use in cuisine and holistic medicine. (Japan Today)

After taking 2 weeks to film and edit, I am finally back with my classic language videos, but this time a truly ultimate guide on how I study Japanese (jazmine layah)

Three miles off the coast of Japan sits a gargantuan monument to human ingenuity and ambition. (Tech Vision)

As summer approaches, and with it the high risk of heatstroke, many schools are grappling with whether students should wear masks during PE class. (the-japan-news.com)

Japan will start accepting applications for so-called vaccine passports from July 26 for people who have been fully inoculated against COVID-19 to travel internationally, the top government spokesman said Sunday. (Japan Today)

Major Japanese companies may halt the use of cotton from China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The firms are reviewing their supply chains amid allegations that the material is produced with forced labor. (NHK)

Team Kenya athletes continue to settle in Kurume city Japan after the arrival of the rugby sevens men team as well as the remaining members of the women's volleyball team. (Kenya CitizenTV)

A day in my life enjoying slow life in japan , cleaning , grocery at Japanese supermarket, Cooking at home. Just a simple happiness in an ordinary days. (レア イRhea Y.)

Meet former Miss World Japan winner Priyanka Yoshikawa who’s the first half Indian, half Japanese to win the competition in 2016. (Asian Boss)

Tennis star Osaka Naomi and Major League Baseball two-way sensation Ohtani Shohei have won prestigious ESPY awards for their accomplishments in sports during the past year. (NHKn)

The price of used vehicles has soared in Japan, hitting the second-highest level in the past decade, last month. (NHK)

The organizers and some artists scheduled to take part in Ibaraki Prefecture's Rock in Japan Festival have expressed frustration over the abrupt canceling of the event even though the prefecture is not under a state of emergency. (Japan Times)

Nearly 30 percent of respondents in a private-sector survey said their summer bonuses fell from last year, indicating that more Japanese people are feeling the pinch of the coronavirus pandemic hurting corporate earnings. (Kyodo)

A hotel in central Tokyo has posted "Japanese only" and "foreigners only" notices in front of its elevators in an attempt to step up anti-coronavirus measures ahead of the Olympics, but removed them after facing criticism, hotel officials said Sunday. (Japan Today)

Japan's capital enters a fourth coronavirus state of emergency on Monday. The measure will last throughout the Olympics and end on August 22. (NHK)

I tried a Nobi Nobi seat on the Sunrise Express, Japan’s last sleeper train. It was more spacious than I had imagined. It was a unique and interesting experience. (Solo Travel Japan)