The Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, which served as a venue during the Tokyo Olympics and has been familiar to residents for 30 years, has been converted into an ice rink and will open on Saturday, September 6. (News On Japan)

A ranking has been released evaluating the attractiveness of cities across Japan, based on 87 indicators across six categories including economy, lifestyle, and transportation. (News On Japan)

The Liberal Democratic Party held a joint meeting of both houses on Tuesday to review its crushing defeat in the Upper House election, where it was revealed that all three top executives, including Secretary-General Moriyama, intend to resign. (News On Japan)

A video showing a foreign man desecrating a cemetery in Japan has triggered widespread criticism on social media and led the Australian Embassy in Tokyo to issue a rare warning. (News On Japan)

Gold prices reached an all-time high in Japan, with the announcement on Tuesday that the retail price had hit 18,211 yen per gram, exceeding the 18,000 yen mark for the first time. (News On Japan)

At a regular press conference of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Takeshi Niinami, who stepped down as chairman of Suntory Holdings, appeared with a calm demeanor and used the opportunity to deny wrongdoing over his alleged involvement in the import of illegal supplements. (News On Japan)

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The number of foreign workers in Japan has reached a record high, but illegal employment is also rising sharply. Last year alone, more than 6,500 foreign nationals disappeared after arriving in Japan to work, often caught between exploitative brokers, low wages, and harassment in the workplace. (News On Japan)

As summer vacation ends, absenteeism among schoolchildren is on the rise, with the number of cases reaching record levels. The impact extends beyond children, with parents increasingly being forced to leave their jobs to care for them. (News On Japan)

A rebel motorcycle gang has been terrorizing Hakodate, Hokkaido, racing noisily through intersections, swinging batons, and eventually launching fireworks. (News On Japan)

A Chinese Navy destroyer and supply ship have completed a near circumnavigation of the Japanese archipelago before returning to the East China Sea. (News On Japan)

The traditional dolphin and whale drive hunt resumed in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, with around 10 Risso's dolphins captured on the opening day. (News On Japan)

Ministop, a major Japanese convenience store chain, is under scrutiny following revelations of tampered expiry dates on in-store food items. President Masatsugu Hotta held a press conference at 4 p.m. on September 1st, formally apologizing again for the issue that came to light on August 18th. (News On Japan)

An 18-year-old high school student from Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, has been arrested for attempting to murder his uncle by lacing his miso soup with poisonous plant leaves in July. (News On Japan)

AI is rapidly integrating into everyday life in Japan, with new applications ranging from real-time speech translation on smartphones and recipe planning to grading children's homework in seconds. (News On Japan)

Japan’s manufacturing sector suffered a noticeable blow from the so-called Trump tariffs, with transport equipment makers particularly hard-hit. (News On Japan)

The Osaka District Court on September 1st sentenced Kenshi Nishimura, a 29-year-old karateka who competed in the Tokyo Olympics, to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman who was unable to resist due to intoxication. (News On Japan)

If you run a small hotel in Japan—a family ryokan in Hakone, a six-room machiya in Kyoto, a compact business hotel near a Shinkansen stop—you already know busy seasons can feel like controlled chaos. (News On Japan)

Japanese women are marrying later than ever. In 2023, the average age at first marriage hit 29.7 for women and 31.1 for men. Many young adults aren't dating at all. Only 53.7% of 20-year-olds reported having dated someone in 2025, the lowest rate since 2016. (News On Japan)

Police are investigating a theft at To-ji, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kyoto, after an offertory box was found missing. At around 1:50 p.m. on August 30, a monk reported to a nearby police box that the entire offertory box had disappeared. (News On Japan)