According to a data, in Japan suicide this October claimed more lives than the COVID-19 did in the year 2020. (WION)

An 18-meter life-size moving statue of Gundam based on the giant robot featured in the science fiction animation series was unveiled to the media Monday in Yokohama, prior to the opening next month of the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex. (Japan Times)

Japanese immigration authorities have temporarily enabled people who cannot return to their countries amid the coronavirus pandemic to work part-time in Japan. (NHK)

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 19 on Tuesday while attending online classes at her university as a first-year student amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo)

Subway operator Tokyo Metro says it will move forward the schedule for its last trains of the day by as much as 16 minutes. (NHK)

The head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange has stepped down to take responsibility for a recent trading halt. (NHK)

Universal Studios Japan is going ahead with its plans to open a US$580 million "Super Mario" attraction. Called the Super Nintendo World, it turns the virtual world of Mario into reality. (CNA)

Get away from it all in Itoshima, a hidden paradise tucked between the mountains and the seaside of Fukuoka Prefecture. Uncover why it's such a popular destination for people looking to live a more balanced life. (NHK WORLD-JAPAN)

Pandemic-induced school closures saw Japanese children discover the charm of the 50-year-old popular comic series Doraemon, which proved a smash hit this year, according to its publisher. (Japan Today)

Race-favorite Almond Eye captured a record ninth turf Grade 1 victory on Sunday in the 40th running of the Japan Cup, her final race before retirement. (Japan Times)

Veteran enka singer Shoji Koganezawa, 62, has been arrested for drunk driving, police in Tokyo said Sunday. (Japan Today)

Japan's Daisuke Takahashi may already be royalty in the eyes of many Japanese figure skating fans, but on Sunday he declared himself the man who would be king in his bid to emulate Japan's ageless soccer icon, Kazuyoshi "King Kazu" Miura. (Kyodo)

Japanese officials reported 2,066 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday. (NHK)

Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has said he "approves" of his daughter Princess Mako marrying her university boyfriend Kei Komuro, but reiterated that Komuro's mother must solve a money dispute she is involved in first. (Kyodo)

A Japanese H-2A rocket launched Japan’s first Optical Data Relay Satellite with a laser communications payload in geosynchronous orbit. (Raw Space)

Japan and China are resuming business travel between the countries on Monday, as part of efforts to ease entry restrictions and promote economic activities. (NHK)

A 73-year-old woman has received a doctoral degree for her research into representations of the folklore theme of a night parade of demons, saying her embrace of lifelong learning has brought joy to her life. (Kyodo)

Taiya Ryokan is a traditional Japanese Inn with a history going back 300 years! (ONLY in JAPAN * GO)

Japanese trend-setters can now protect against the coronavirus in luxurious style with opulent masks adorned with diamond and pearls for a cool million yen ($9,600) each. (Reuters)

One girl’s mesmerising voyage through Japan is cut short when she encounters another girl — a recurring stranger — haunting her path. (NOWNESS)

A rare nine-legged octopus was discovered off the coast of northeastern Japan earlier this month, with those curious about the unusual creature now able to see it on display at the town's local nature center. (Kyodo)

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 311 new cases of the coronavirus, down 107 from Sunday. The number is the result of 5,117 tests conducted on Nov 27. (Japan Today)

Sightseeing spots across Japan have been welcoming visitors on the first Sunday since the government declared the next three weeks as crucial to curbing the spread of the coronavirus. (NHK)

A man died and 11 others were injured after a leisure fishing boat capsized following a collision with a cargo vessel at a port in eastern Japan early Saturday morning, the Japan Coast Guard said. (Kyodo)

Police in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, have arrested a common-law couple on suspicion of leaving the body of an infant inside a refrigerator at their apartment. (Japan Today)