Police in Chitose, Hokkaido, have arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed his 17-year-old daughter in the back with a sword. (Japan Today)

New cases of coronavirus are once again rising in Japan including among young adults. The nation's daily tally surpassed 100 on Friday for the first time since early May. (NHK)

Surveillance camera, alarm installed to discourage the uninformed and unconcerned. (soranews24.com)

Japan's Meteorological Agency has raised the volcanic alert for Mt. Asama in eastern Japan to level 2, restricting access to the vicinity of the crater, as volcanic activity has increased in recent days. (NHK)

Japan is to disband a panel of medical experts advising Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on the response to the coronavirus after criticism of its transparency and lack of independence. (Japan Today)

Japan’s after-work drinking scene has been disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, forcing its often jam-packed izakaya dining bars to reinvent themselves to survive. (Japan Times)

The operators of Japan's famed bullet trains increased their mutual cross-shareholdings last fiscal year to strengthen their relationships, bucking a broad trend of unwinding such arrangements amid criticism from investors. (Nikkei)

Police in Sapporo have arrested a 51-year-old unemployed man for kicking the stomach of a pregnant woman in her 20s as she walked along a street in April. (Japan Today)

Japanese telecommunications group NTT announced Thursday that it would invest 64.5 billion yen ($597 million) for a 4.8 percent stake in IT services group NEC to launch what both companies called a "made-in-Japan" alliance in 5G technology. (Nikkei)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Thursday it had confirmed 48 new novel coronavirus infections, marking more than 40 cases daily for the second straight day. (Japan Times)

A plane full of Japanese business travelers has landed in Vietnam for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic prompted each country to issue travel bans. (NHK)

A summary of the latest Bank of Japan meeting shows many policymakers say that "Japan's economy has been in an extremely severe situation," due to the impact of COVID-19. But one policymaker does note that the economy "recently appears to have bottomed out." (NHK)

Japan's weather officials say higher-than-normal average temperatures are expected across the country from July through September. (NHK)

Japan's Mothers index, an equity benchmark comprised of emerging companies, has gained strong momentum after hitting a bottom in mid-March. (Nikkei)

Japanese officials will explore the development of preemptive-strike capabilities against enemy rocket launchers as a less-costly alternative to the Aegis Ashore missile shield, Nikkei has learned. (Nikkei)

A Japanese education ministry panel broadly approved at a meeting Wednesday a policy of allowing junior high school students to carry smartphones at school conditionally as means of communication during commuting in times of emergencies. (Japan Times)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck off eastern Japan early Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warning was issued. (Kyodo)

World McDonald's beef burgers come to Japan McDonald's. (japanesestuffchannel)

A 31-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly killing her two-year-old son by wrapping a Japanese-style mattress called futon around him at their home in Tokyo, police said. (Japan Today)

Japanese optical technology company Olympus says it will sell its imaging business, which includes its digital camera division. The decision comes as it is losing its market share to smartphones. (NHK)

The head of the company that operates the Uniqlo clothing chain has pledged 10 billion yen, or about 94 million dollars, of his own money to medical research under two Japanese Nobel laureates. (NHK)

The number of coronavirus cases has been rising sharply at airport quarantine among people arriving in Japan even though the epidemic is subsiding in many parts of the country. (NHK)

Almost every amusement park we visited in Japan was a ghost town. (Coaster Studios)

The homeless are some of the most marginalized and vulnerable people in society, and this is no different in Japan. (izanau.com)

Japan's health authorities reported 57 new coronavirus cases and four deaths on Tuesday. (NHK)