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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese avant-garde icon behind infinity rooms, dies at 97

Japanese artist famed for her polka dots, pumpkins and immersive mirrored rooms dies in Tokyo after a career spanning eight decades; her studio said she painted until her final days

Amir Bogen | 08.27.26

Father leaves 7-year-old alone on Mount Fuji to keep climbing

Police rebuked the 48-year-old after his son was found alone near Mount Fuji’s sixth station in rain and fog while he continued climbing with his older child

ynet | 08.22.26

Dozens trapped after powerful Japan earthquake collapses mall, derails train

Powerful quake strikes Kumamoto on the southern island of Kyushu, triggering an explosion and collapse at an Aeon mall; workers are missing at a paper plant, about 40 injured reach one hospital and hundreds of thousands are told to evacuate

ynet , News Agencies | 07.28.26

אילוסטרציה רעידת אדמה רעש סייסמומטר סיסמומטר

7.1 earthquake strikes southern Japan, triggers tsunami warning

Authorities warned that waves of up to 1 meter could reach the coast and issued emergency earthquake alerts across seven prefectures on the southern island of Kyushu

Reuters | 07.28.26

From sold-out shows to a Kyoto hospital: Noa Kirel reveals honeymoon drama, and Ivanka Trump friendship

After a frightening hospitalization cut short her honeymoon in Japan, Noa Kirel opens up about The Voice tensions, her UK career plans, marriage to Daniel Peretz, body-image struggles and her surprising friendship with Ivanka Trump in Miami

Raz Shechnik | 07.28.26

The drink that tastes like Japan: Touring the breweries behind sake’s revival

Deep in rural Japan, centuries-old breweries blend samurai-era tradition with modern technology, revealing the craftsmanship, history and passion behind sake’s global revival

Eyal Appelbaum | 07.25.26

יפן סאנאה טקאיצ'י ל ראש הממשלה נבחרה ל ראש הממשלה

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi sparks backlash after revealing she sleeps up to 3 hours a night

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she has slept between zero and three hours a night since taking office, while spending weekends reviewing documents and thousands of emails; critics urged her to delegate and rest

ynet, News Agencies | 07.23.26

Watch: Chinese coast guard hits Philippine sailor in South China Sea clash

Video shows Chinese personnel striking at Philippine sailors near a disputed outpost as both sides trade blame, diplomats are summoned and fears grow that a future escalation could test Manila’s defense treaty with Washington

News Agencies | 07.21.26

Japan keeps women off the throne, leaving imperial future in a teenager’s hands

Japan's imperial family has just 16 members, only five of them men, most elderly; if Prince Hisahito, 19, has no son, the dynasty could end; though 70% support female succession, parliament is blocking popular Princess Aiko, 24

News agencies | 07.19.26

נשיא רוסיה ולדימיר פוטין ראש ממשלת יפן סנאה טאקאיצ'י

Japan became Putin’s 'spy den' and is building its first intelligence agency

Under hawkish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tokyo is breaking an 80-year security taboo as Western allies help it confront a reported influx of Russian spies seeking critical technology for Moscow’s weapons systems

Tzippy Shmilovitz | 07.14.26

רחוב הקניות סאנן-זקה בקיוטו, שלאורכו בתי מאצ'ייה מסורתיים, עמוס במבקרים

Japan without the filter: The blogger who says the hype went too far

Travel blogger Orit Yalon-Shoshan expected the world’s most amazing destination, but a long family trip exposed endless lines, packed stores, tiny hotels and a gap between viral videos and life on the streets of Tokyo and Kyoto

Assaf Kamar | 07.05.26

Colonel, cannibal, CIA spook: a Japanese war criminal's second act

Before vanishing in Laos, Masanobu Tsuji helped engineer Japan’s stunning conquest of Malaya and Singapore, fled Allied war-crimes prosecutors, rewrote his own legend in best-selling books and won a seat in parliament

Liran Friedmann | 06.30.26

Israeli social inclusion model reaches Tokyo with café employing people with disabilities

GOOD THE GOOD, a new café in the Japanese capital, is based on an Israeli model developed by Shekulo Tov to help people with disabilities and mental health challenges enter the workforce and connect with the community

Itamar Eichner | 06.15.26

Japan fans clean up World Cup stands even before celebrating team's match, and the images go viral

Japan fans stayed behind after the dramatic draw with the Netherlands to collect trash from the stands, reviving a beloved World Cup tradition that has followed the Blue Samurai for nearly three decades

Ynet | 06.15.26

בן ואריאל - בלי טלפונים אבל עם הרבה מצב רוח

Can you cross Japan without a phone? Two Israelis set out to find out

Israeli content creators Ariel Ron and Ben Gordon landed in Japan without smartphones, Google Maps or advance research, relying on strangers, joining a local rap video shoot and being invited to dinner by a Japanese couple they met by chance

Sharon Kidon | 06.09.26

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