Behind the barbed wire, the little boy pressed his ink-covered index finger onto the mint-green exit card. And a photograph was snapped of his frightened face. (nbcnews.com)

Japan's Isuzu Motors is set to launch a new business based on electric trucks that use replaceable batteries, Nikkei has learned, in a drive to make deliveries more efficient. (Nikkei)

I'm going to try the Narita Express First Class today. I was really curious how much more comfortable it would be than the Ordinary Car (standard seat). (Solo Travel Japan)

Japan is witnessing a rapid increase in foreign nationals disappearing after arriving as tourists. (News On Japan)

Defender of Agdam “Qarabag” and the Azerbaijani national football team Bahlul Mustafazadeh answered questions from an azerisport.com correspondent. (newsonjapan.com)

The main goal for any business is considered to be to increase the growth of sales or service delivery. (newsonjapan.com)

Several young people in Tokyo have recently been sent to hospital after complaining of feeling sick from consuming "cannabis gummies". (News On Japan)

A 49-year-old driver of a modified car has been arrested after his tire fell off and knocked a young girl unconscious, leaving her in critical condition in Sapporo on Tuesday. (News On Japan)

Footage captured by a dashcam in Fukuoka on Tuesday shows a fish falling from the sky, making a direct hit on a car's windshield. (News On Japan)

Today I'm going to interview tourists in Japan to see how much they spent on a Japan trip, including flight accommodation, transportation, food, and shopping. (TAKASHii from Japan)

Japan, the fourth-largest economy in the world, plays roulette with both its economy and environment. There is an ongoing housing crisis, with a larger-than-economic impact. The potential danger of moving into bigger cities is easily ignored by the government. Instead of solving the problem, they expand the cities, but at what cost? (Uncover With Dawn)

Japan, the fourth-largest economy in the world, plays roulette with both its economy and environment. There is an ongoing housing crisis, with a larger-than-economic impact. The potential danger of moving into bigger cities is easily ignored by the government. Instead of solving the problem, they expand the cities, but at what cost? (Uncover With Dawn)

Tokyo, the host city for the 2025 Deaflympics, will open a cafe where people with hearing impairments can communicate using digital technology. (NHK)

In a sign of return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, 79% of employees in Japan said they have plans to participate in year-end drinking parties with their colleagues, according to reports. (hcamag.com)

In a sign of return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic, 79% of employees in Japan said they have plans to participate in year-end drinking parties with their colleagues, according to reports. (hcamag.com)

Loneliness is a globally recognized social malaise in our fast-paced society, exacerbated by the recent pandemic. But there is a flip side to it: If loneliness evokes a sense of isolation, even in the presence of other people, its cheerful sister is solitude, a consequence of a proactive choice to be alone for reflection or to enjoy one's own company. Japan leads by example in embracing -- and even commercializing -- solitude. (Nikkei)

Loneliness is a globally recognized social malaise in our fast-paced society, exacerbated by the recent pandemic. But there is a flip side to it: If loneliness evokes a sense of isolation, even in the presence of other people, its cheerful sister is solitude, a consequence of a proactive choice to be alone for reflection or to enjoy one's own company. Japan leads by example in embracing -- and even commercializing -- solitude. (Nikkei)

Japan's economy contracted in July-September, snapping three straight quarters of expansion, squeezed by weakening demand and complicating policymakers' efforts to revive faltering growth. (Reuters)

A 43-year-old man who claimed he was "a woman inside" was arrested on suspicion of trespassing Monday after he was found in the women's bathing area at a hot spring facility in central Japan, police said. (Kyodo)

The Japan Tourism Agency has instructed the international travel reservation service, Booking.com, to alert users to incidences of credit card fraud on its website. (NHK)