Eating sushi in Japan is about to get even more awesome. (rocketnews24.com)

The leaders of Japan and the Philippines say they will work closely together to address North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. (NHK)

Haruhiko Kuroda should be reappointed to continue as governor after his current term expires in April, and comfortingly, as of last week, he easily leads the field of contenders. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's big election win must also be in Kuroda's favor. All to the good. (Japan Times)

Seiji Maehara, the leader of the opposition Democratic Party, resigned on Monday to take responsibility for the disarray following a failed merger with the fledgling force led by Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike ahead of the Oct 22 lower house election. (Japan Today)

Sayaka Akimoto recounts similar pressures she faced herself in school. (rocketnews24.com)

Oscar-winning Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki who has come out of retirement is now working on a new animated feature film titled "Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka," (How do you live?), studio sources said. (KyodoK)

Japan's tallest mountain loses its icy top covering as storm blows through eastern Japan. (rocketnews24.com)

As its data-doctoring scandal continues to unfold, Kobe Steel is grappling with the consequences for a diversification plan that has returned it to the cusp of profitability. (Nikkei)

Typhoon Saola was downgraded to an extratropical low-pressure system off northeastern Japan at midnight on Sunday (3 p.m. GMT) after moving off the country's Pacific coast. (NHK)

UNESCO has decided to add historic records of visits by Korean envoys to Japan between the 17th and 19th centuries to its Memory of the World Register. (NHK)

Universal Studios Japan in Osaka will resume nighttime parades from 2018 following a year-and-half hiatus as part of efforts to draw overseas tourists as well as domestic visitors, its operator USJ Co. said Monday. (Kyodo)

Japan will roll out its No. 1 golfer and a singer known for his viral hit song "PPAP" to entertain President Donald Trump during his upcoming visit, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hoping to keep the mood upbeat during the U.S. leader's official visit. (Kyodo)

Cold wind from the north buffeted many locations across the country, with the first kogarashi wintry blasts of the season observed in central Tokyo and the Kinki region. (the-japan-news.com)

Art lovers are visiting a special exhibition in Tokyo that focuses on the connection between the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh and Japanese culture. (NHK)

Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has clarified his remark suggesting that his Liberal Democratic Party achieved its recent landslide election victory thanks to North Korea. (NHK)

Houston Astros infielder Yulieski Gurriel will be suspended for the first five games of the 2018 season for making a racist gesture directed at Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during Friday's World Series game, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Saturday. (Kyodo)

The Finance Ministry considers it inappropriate to make higher education in Japan free without exception, informed sources said. (Japan Times)

Retiring Kitasan Black, ridden by Yutaka Take, completed a Tenno-sho double Sunday as the top favorite came from behind to win the autumn race and pick up his sixth Grade One victory. (Japan Times)

Police in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, said Saturday they have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he stabbed a 49-year-old woman in the parking lot of a supermarket. (Japan Today)

French foie gras can grace Japanese dinner tables once more, two years after Tokyo banned it following outbreaks of bird flu, French agriculture minister Stephane Travert said Friday. (Japan Today)

Police in Osaka said Friday they are searching for a man after the skeletonized body of a woman was found on the balcony of his apartment in Abeno Ward. (Japan Today)

The fledgling opposition Party of Hope, which performed poorly in the recent general election despite initially high expectations for the party led by Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike, decided Friday to choose the leader of its parliamentary operations by late November. (Japan Today)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called for pay hikes through negotiations between management and labor unions next spring, making such a request for the fifth straight year to inject fresh momentum into wage growth. (Japan Today)

A man and a woman plan to jointly sue the government over claims that a law forcing couples to use the same surname upon marriage caused them psychological suffering, sources have said. (Japan Times)

Police in Tokyo on Wednesday arrested a 22-year-old male daycare center teacher on suspicion of indecent assault after he allegedly licked the lower part of the body of a five-year-old girl at the daycare center in Shimo, Kita Ward, where he is employed. (Japan Today)