A man in his 40s has been arrested for allegedly jumping and kicking a parked car in Namba, Osaka, with the entire incident recorded on dashcam. (News On Japan)

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is expected to withdraw from automobile production in China, with a decision likely at an upcoming board of directors meeting. (News On Japan)

Esports in Japan has garnered millions of players online to compete against each other in exciting combat. (newsonjapan.com)

A very rare sea turtle was caught in a salmon net by a Japanese fisherman before being released back into the waters of northern Hokkaido. (News On Japan)

Autumn leaves are in full bloom in Tochigi and Nikko, with red and yellow trees surrounding pure white running water. (News On Japan)

As Japan's labor maket tightens, and foreign technical interns effectively become valuable human resources, the government announced a plan on Wednesday to revise the training system to allow more job flexibility. (News On Japan)

A former doctor was handed a suspended sentence after being found guilty of secretly filming female students naked during a school health checkup. (News On Japan)

The Director of Tennoji Zoo, one of Japan's oldest zoos opened in Osaka in 1915, has apologized for a chimpanzee that escaped on Tuesday through a gap in the wall, admitting that a design flaw was at fault. (News On Japan)

Nara Prefecture plans to introduce a system next year to subsidize high school students, effectively making tuition free for households with an annual income below 9.1 million yen. (News On Japan)

Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that the disparity in the value of votes in last year's Upper House election was constitutional. (NHK)

In Major League Baseball, Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei of the Los Angeles Angels has been chosen as a finalist for Player of the Year in the 2023 Players Choice Awards. (NHK)

Foreign visitors are back in Japan and putting more money into the economy than ever before. Their spending hit a quarterly record, backed by a sharp recovery in arrival numbers and the weaker yen. (NHK)

Students preparing to take school entrance examinations next spring are visiting a Shinto shrine, which honors the god of learning, to receive blessings. (NHK)

Out of all 600,000 crimes in Japan, 120,000 crimes were bicycle theft. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

With the Shimabara rebellion fully underway, the Tokugawa Shogunate will dispatch armies aimed at crushing the revolt before things get further out of hand. It his here we will see the climactic siege of Hara! (The Shogunate)

Due to the impact of surging prices, 30 percent of supermarkets in Japan are operating at a loss. (News On Japan)

A mother and child were struck by a car near the entrance of a hospital in Hokkaido, resulting in the death of the girl. (News On Japan)

The J League was founded in 1992, 31 years ago. It might look like a long time, but it pales compared to other leagues like the English Premier League, which was rebranded in the same year but has existed since 1888. (newsonjapan.com)

Starting from next spring, smoking rooms will be phased out on all Shinkansen trains operated by JR Tokai, JR West Japan, and JR Kyushu, making the entire trip smoke-free. (News On Japan)

A chimpanzee escaped from its enclosure at a zoo in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Tuesday morning, but was captured several hours later. (NHK)