Scientists in Japan find that listening to groove music has a positive effect on the mental capacity of people who say such music makes them feel clear-headed. (trtworld.com)

More than two-thirds of graduates in Japan stay in their first job for more than three years, according to research by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. (peoplematters.in)

Japan is a country known for its beauty. From the mesmerising Geishas to art like sushi pieces, stunning Japanese art, and the beautiful blossom season. (newsonjapan.com)

Four Japanese national universities plan to apply for a 10 trillion yen ($79 billion) fund established by the government to bring institutions up to par with the world's top universities, a recent Kyodo News survey showed. (Kyodo)

Public schools are facing shortages of teachers across Japan shortly following the beginning of the new academic year in April. (Asahi)

KITAKYUSHU, May 28 (NewsOnJapan) - An anonymous man has sent 1 million yen in cash to a junior high school in Fukuoka prefecture as a donation, accompanied by a letter saying "Don't lose to Corona". (NewsOnJapan)

Women in their 30s in Japan continue to make progress in workforce participation, greatly flattening their once-pronounced M-shaped dip stemming from pressure to quit jobs and become stay-at-home mothers. (Nikkei)

The Shimabara Rebellion (島原の乱) was an uprising that occurred in the Shimabara Domain of the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan from 17 December 1637 to 15 April 1638. (Kings and Generals)

The Japanese government, through the Japan International Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), is opening its door to 50 nurses and 300 careworkers. (mb.com.ph)

TOKYO, May 24 (NewsOnJapan) - Mos Burger has hired 16 Vietnamese nationals who have acquired residence status through "specific skills" for foreign workers and made their training public. (NewsOnJapan)

The number of evacuees from Ukraine to Japan since Russia's invasion of the Eastern European country in late February reached 1,000 on Saturday, immigration authorities said. (abs-cbn.com)

It may not currently be a topic of polite conversation in much of local society, but abortion in Japan has existed for as long as people have. (unseenjapan.com)

A medical school in Japan has been ordered to pay compensation to 13 women for discriminating against them in entrance exams. (BBC)

Japanese experts on coronavirus infections are offering new advice on face masks. They say there may be more situations where people do not need to wear them. (NHK)

The draconian Sakoku-rei or Seclusion Edict, as ordered by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, in 1636, would seal off the country from the outside world for the next two centuries. (Japan Today)

In this video, I sat down with my 7 year old daughter to talk about life at a Japanese elementary school as a black girl. This is her take. (The Black Experience Japan)

Steve Kaufmann is a Swedish-born Canadian polyglot. As of 2022, he has an understanding of 20 languages. (TAKASHii from Japan)

The Seven School Mysteries are a staple of Japanese horror, but how did they come about and, perhaps most importantly, what are they? (Tara A. Devlin)

TOKYO -- Young children in Japan made 20% fewer doctor visits last year. Some experts credit widespread mask-wearing but others say many parents kept their children away from hospitals out of fear they would not be able to work if their kids contract the novel coronavirus. ()

I'm going to Kyoto city to look for some kanji. (Miku Real Japanese)