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Photo shows half a dozen slabs each of Brewdog Good Buddy and Fuji Rock Craft Lager in the local supermarket.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Embassy of the United States of America Chancery: 1-10-5, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Post Code: 107-8420 Tel. 03-3224-5000 H.E. Mr. George Edward GLASS, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Sapporo Consulate-General of the United States of America 28, Nishi, Kita 1-jo, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi. Post Code: 064-0821 Tel. 011-641-1115 Ms. Firoza Yuki KONDO-SHAH, Consul-General. Osaka-Kobe Consulate-General of the United States of America 2-11-5, Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi. Post Code: 530-8543 Tel. 06-6315-5900 Mr. Richard Nicholas LARSEN, Consul-General. Naha Consulate-General of the United States of America 2-1-1, Toyama, Urasoe-shi. Post Code: 901-2104 Tel. 098-876-4211 Mr. Andrew Hak OU, Consul-General. Nagoya Consulate of the United States of America Nagoya International Center Bldg., 6F, 1-47-1, Nakono, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi. Post Code: 450-0001 Tel. 052-581-4501 Ms. Han WANG, Consul. Fukuoka Consulate of the United States of America 2-5-26, Ohori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi. Post Code: 810-0052 Tel. 092-751-9331/4 Ms. Virsa Yvette PERKINS, Consul.
Screenshot of a BBC news page shows a small Greggs outlet, withe the headline "Matcha and protein pivot pays off for Greggs as profits rise".
Photo of Q Front with a Shibuya Scramble Crossing Photo. Individual's face is shown in a cartoon Hachiko, against a graphic of Shibuya.
Mika Kano on NTV tonight.
Two panels from the old and new edition of ダーリンは外国人. The new edition is redrawn digitally, with added colour.
Cover of the new edition of 『ダーリンは外国人』
Common uses of generative AI cited by respondents included information searches, document creation and asking for advice about everyday situations. On precautions taken when using generative AI, with multiple answers allowed, the most common response at 38.2 percent was "using other methods to confirm if the content is accurate." Meanwhile, 24.6 percent said they took no particular precautions.
【速報】7月24日(金)午後2時11分現在　阿波おどり大会開催予定です。 本日、7月24日(金)１９時～ 神楽坂まつり阿波おどり大会 降雨予報が出ておりますが 14時14分現在、開催の方向で 準備を進めております。 今後、天気の急変などで中止または 遅延などの情報ありましたら また、ご案内します 【Breaking News】As of 2:11 p.m. on July 24 (Fri), the Awa Odori Festival is scheduled to be held. Today, July 24 (Fri) from 19:00~ Kagurazaka Festival Awa Odori Event Although a rain forecast has been issued, As of 14:14, we are proceeding with preparations in the direction of holding the event. If there is any information regarding cancellation or delay due to sudden weather changes in the future, we will provide an update.
The proposed illuminated scene at Harajuku Kawaii Night Market
Goro Yamada in 2016
Poll: 42% of foreign travellers know of Tohoku areas; only 16% want to visit Less than half of foreign travelers know at least one of the eight major sightseeing areas in the Tohoku region and just 16 percent want to visit there, a survey showed.
Aerial photo of the Solar Ark in Gifu, showing the proximity of the Tokaido shinkansen.
July 2026 scene from the trial of Daisuke Tabuchi, the prosecutor accused of assault and cruelty by a special public officer.
Cartoon shows a Japanese couple in kimono returning home. Caption reads "Oh no, the place has been ransacked". Inside the room, two bowls of rice are overturned, with chopsticks lying neaby. A mat on the floor has a wrinkle.
A man using the "Lefty" brush
Stamps featuring 1994 J League teams
MORIOKA, Japan (Kyodo) -- A bear broke into the kitchen of an elderly resident in northeastern Japan and apparently opened a refrigerator in search of food, police said Tuesday, adding to a series of bear encounters that have raised the alarm among residents.
代々木公園、公園に遠足か幼稚園児たちと引率の人達。でも聞くと園児たちの会話は英語で喧嘩も英語でしている。先生も園児も見た目は日本人(か少なくともアジア人だけど)。これが日本の現在地か。 Auto translation: Yoyogi Park, a field trip to the park with kindergarten kids and their chaperones. But when I listen, the kids' conversations are in English, and they're even arguing in English. The teachers and kids look Japanese (or at least Asian). Is this where Japan is at now? https://x.com/nobi/status/2076469578960613536
Goshuin (御朱印) and ema (絵馬) based on illustrations by Shigeru Komatsuzaki
表面のフルカラー印刷を再開するカルビーのポテトチップス（同社提供） Calbee crisp packet front in usual orange colour 裏面は白黒印刷を継続するカルビーのポテトチップス（同社提供） Calbee crisp packet rear in monochrome
Trainee Monk Arrested over Temple Fire in Japan’s Saga Prefecture The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:40 JST, July 6, 2026 SAGA — A 28-year-old trainee Buddhist monk was arrested Monday on suspicion of arson at the temple where he resides and practices in Imari, Saga Prefecture. According to the Saga prefectural police, the suspect set fire to Entsuji temple in Imari at about 3:30 a.m. on June 30. The fire destroyed the main building and monks’ residence. The police quoted him as saying, “I am fed up with everything in my life.” Three people live at the temple, but the head priest was not present at the time of the fire.
Tamori
Olivia the parrot has picked up the Japanese flag rather than the Brazilian flag.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese singer and actor Akihiro Miwa, known for his iconic presence as a drag queen in the Japanese entertainment industry, has died of old age, his talent agency said Sunday. He was 91. A native of Nagasaki, Miwa, whose real name is Akihiro Maruyama, first rose to popularity as a chanson singer at a club in Tokyo. As an actor, he earned high acclaim for his role as a female thief in "Kurotokage" (Black Lizard), renowned author Yukio Mishima's stage play adaptation of a Japanese mystery novel. He is also known for providing the voice for one of the characters in Studio Ghibli's hit animation movie "Princess Mononoke."
Our apps cannot be used with some residence cards Residence cards (including specified residence cards) issued on or after June 14, 2026, cannot currently be used as personal identification documents for procedures on the Yucho Tetsuzuki App, Yucho Bankbook App, and Yucho Authentication App. We will continue working with the Immigration Services Agency to update the system. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. We will issue a separate notice once these cards can be used with our app
Smartphone earthquake alert
Foreign resident residence card, Previous green version on the left, and the newer red version on the right.
Metal tubing, which forms the frame of a sex doll, alongside gold ingots which were hidden inside
https://x.com/ituki_sayaka/status/2069345123302002804 カルビーさんの白黒パッケージポテチを、キュアアンサー＆ポチタン仕様にしました。「これが私たちのアンサーだ🥔✨」
Graph plotting annual shipments of Kagoshima Kurobuta from 2006 to 2025. The mumber of farms raising black pigs fell from 231 in 2006 to around 100 by 2016. By 2025, the total is down to 70.
A mobile Orbis speed camera set up by the side of a road. One officer is kneeling down beside it, while another stands a few yards away.
Mainichi headline reads "Chicken prices hit record high in Japan, forcing changes to bento menus"
Car looking absolutely totalled after crashing into a Fukushima ramen shack.
Rear view of the pirate-themed pleasure boat, against a backdrop of Kawasaki
Japanese People Becoming More Resistant to Foreign Workers, Surveys Show An analysis of nationwide mail surveys of public opinion showed that Japanese people have become more resistant to accepting foreign workers in the past year. This sentiment is highly likely to be fueled by social media and video-sharing sites.
"Walking in the Zen Garden at the Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto, Feb. 1983" by David Hockney
Hokkaido car rental sticker saying there's a foreigner at the wheel.
Tatsuya Suda with Rita Coolidge. Looks like a wedding photo as they are both wearing white, with flower garlands, sitting on a beach.
A 300 ton, 150 metre long steel hose, washed ashore in Ishikawa
Beigel Bake in London
Screenshot of the instagram page for The Bagel by Ciao, a shop selling bagels made with rice flour.
Out-of-battery image on the kindle screen.
2023 tweet with a map showing what percentage of villages, towns etc in prefectures around Japan have no bookshops. In some, such as Hokkaido, the rate is as high as 50-60%. Data as of September 2022.
Japan consumer agency warns not to use wig dyes on people over allergy risk TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan has warned against using henna-blended dyes sold for wigs directly on people, as they may cause serious allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. The center said it had received 209 consultations regarding hair dyeing with henna-blended products in the six years since April 2020 and confirmed 49 health incidents, including a case in January last year in which a woman in her 40s was rushed to hospital after a hairdresser used a wig dye containing henna on her. Henna is a plant native to places such as India, and it can dye hair red or orange. A grocery store is seen in Tokyo in this June. 10, 2022 file photo. (Mainichi)
Photo of a Shiba Daimon plate, being served at the Minato Ward office restaurant.
Religion is one of the reasons Japan is so socially crippled. In the beginning they had Shinto. Now, if religions were cars, Shinto would be a wheelbarrow. It’s your basic animism: ancestor worship, goblins and ghosts, tree and rock spirits. It lacks the most rudimentary theology. It made the emperor into a god descended from the sun. Onto that was grafted Buddhism – the wrong sort. Not the happy Dalai Lama stuff, but Zen Buddhism via China. Zen is so desiccatedly aesthetic that nobody knows what it means. On top of all that, the Japanese chose to add Confucianism.
Japanese cities can disappoint. Visitors stroll around hoping to be awe-struck by the dreamy spectacle of clip-clopping Geisha in their wooden geita, or barreling sumo wrestlers, or high-stockinged ninja girls (à la Kill Bill), and all against a Blade Runner backdrop, only to be confronted with mostly unremitting blandness. The constants are these: concrete, plastic, more concrete, more plastic, endless construction (one crappy shopping complex or mansion block replacing another), confusion, and noise. It can all seem dizzyingly homogenous.
Bear that injured 4 escapes Fukushima factory after apparently opening window