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Tokyo Weekender API, RSS and sitemap

Every article Tokyo Weekender publishes, as JSON, through an open API with no key and no signup. 194 of their articles are indexed right now, refreshed hourly.

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Four ways to pull tokyoweekender.com

All four are ours, all four are live, and none of them needs a key.

JSON Search this publisher

Every article we hold from tokyoweekender.com, newest first. Add q= to search inside.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tokyoweekender.com&size=20"open it →

RSS Subscribe in any reader

The same articles as an RSS 2.0 feed. Works in Feedly, Inoreader, Thunderbird — anywhere.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/rss?host=www.tokyoweekender.com&size=50"open it →

JSON Feed For apps

JSON Feed 1.1, the same content in a format apps parse natively.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/feed.json?host=www.tokyoweekender.com&size=50"open it →

Trimmed For agents

Only the fields an agent needs — title, url, date, language — so the response stays small.

curl -s "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tokyoweekender.com&size=20&fields=title,url,published_at,lang"open it →

Call the API

A live request. Paste it into a terminal and Tokyo Weekender headlines come back as JSON.

bash
curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tokyoweekender.com&size=5"
194
articles indexed
68
in the last 30 days
3
median per day
1
languages
611 min
median crawl lag
16.06 → 04.09
archive depth

Publishing volume

Articles per day over the last 67 days. The busiest hour is 09:00 UTC — that is when the newsroom pushes its main batch.

2026-06-16: 4 articles2026-06-17: 1 articles2026-06-18: 3 articles2026-06-19: 3 articles2026-06-22: 3 articles2026-06-23: 5 articles2026-06-24: 4 articles2026-06-25: 3 articles2026-06-26: 4 articles2026-06-28: 2 articles2026-06-29: 5 articles2026-06-30: 9 articles2026-07-01: 7 articles2026-07-02: 3 articles2026-07-03: 1 articles2026-07-06: 3 articles2026-07-07: 2 articles2026-07-08: 4 articles2026-07-09: 2 articles2026-07-10: 1 articles2026-07-13: 3 articles2026-07-14: 1 articles2026-07-15: 4 articles2026-07-16: 2 articles2026-07-17: 4 articles2026-07-18: 1 articles2026-07-19: 1 articles2026-07-20: 1 articles2026-07-21: 3 articles2026-07-22: 2 articles2026-07-23: 4 articles2026-07-24: 4 articles2026-07-25: 1 articles2026-07-26: 1 articles2026-07-27: 5 articles2026-07-28: 3 articles2026-07-29: 3 articles2026-07-30: 2 articles2026-07-31: 2 articles2026-08-03: 3 articles2026-08-04: 4 articles2026-08-05: 3 articles2026-08-07: 4 articles2026-08-08: 1 articles2026-08-10: 3 articles2026-08-11: 1 articles2026-08-12: 2 articles2026-08-13: 2 articles2026-08-14: 4 articles2026-08-15: 1 articles2026-08-17: 2 articles2026-08-18: 3 articles2026-08-19: 3 articles2026-08-20: 3 articles2026-08-21: 5 articles2026-08-22: 2 articles2026-08-24: 1 articles2026-08-25: 4 articles2026-08-26: 3 articles2026-08-27: 2 articles2026-08-28: 5 articles2026-08-29: 1 articles2026-08-31: 2 articles2026-09-01: 2 articles2026-09-02: 5 articles2026-09-03: 5 articles2026-09-04: 2 articles06-1606-3007-1507-2608-1008-2209-04
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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/stats?host=www.tokyoweekender.com&top=10"

Publishing rhythm

When Tokyo Weekender actually publishes, by hour of day (UTC) and by day of week — measured from 194 timestamps, not from a schedule they advertise.

00: 10001: 60102: 90203: 220304: 160405: 230506: 160607: 100708: 180809: 250910: 221011: 41112: 21213: 11314: 51415: 41516: 21617: 61718: 11819: 01920: 12021: 02122: 02223: 023
Mon: 31MonTue: 41TueWed: 41WedThu: 31ThuFri: 39FriSat: 7SatSun: 4Sun

Languages

CodeLanguageArticlesShare
enEnglish194100.0%

Latest articles

The 18 most recent Tokyo Weekender articles in the index — the same rows the API returns, rendered for humans.

Japan’s Female Festival Dancers Are Facing a Growing Voyeurism Problem
2026-09-04 08:59 UTC · Wakaba Oto
Female festival performers across Japan are speaking out against videos that sexualize their bodies online. From Awa Odori to samba and belly dance, the problem is raisin
World's First Undertale Museum Opens Tokyo Ticket Lottery
2026-09-04 05:11 UTC · Matthew Hernon
In this week’s news roundup, we report on the world’s first Undertale Museum as tickets go on sale from September 4, 2026.
American Tourist Arrested for Allegedly Trying To Kill 18 People in Okinawa Fire
2026-09-03 08:43 UTC · Wakaba Oto
An American tourist has been arrested over an Okinawa hotel fire, suspected of trying to kill 18 people inside. The 32-year-old allegedly set fire to the hotel where he w
Chiso Flagship Store: Experience the Art of Kyoto Kimono
2026-09-03 08:11 UTC · Eugenie Shin
Chiso’s Kyoto space offers fine silk kimono, modern wearable gowns and rotating art collections from one of Japan’s oldest textile houses.
Original Iron Chef Rokusaburo Michiba Is Still Opening Restaurants at 95
2026-09-03 06:22 UTC · Matthew Hernon
At 95, legendary Japanese chef Rokusaburo Michiba is still stepping into the kitchen. Hibiya Rokusantei will open on September 11.
Would You Pay ¥55,000 To See a Doctor From Your Tokyo Hotel?
2026-09-03 04:38 UTC · Wakaba Oto
A new telemedicine service lets foreign tourists in Japan consult a doctor from their hotel room, available in 32 languages.
Free Things To Do in Tokyo in September 2026
2026-09-03 03:03 UTC · Weekender Editor
Looking for something to do in Tokyo this September but don't want to break the bank? Here are the best free things happening across the city.
Tokyo's National Theatre Is Opening for a Two-Day-Only Exhibition
2026-09-02 15:10 UTC · Ynes Sarah Filleul
Future History is a two-day exhibition at Tokyo’s National Theatre showcasing 100+ works tracing the history of onnagata and kabuki.
Japan Autumn Leaves Forecast 2026: When and Where To See Fall Foliage
2026-09-02 10:16 UTC · Aya Sato
Japan’s autumn landscape is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. Here is the seasonal forecast and some recommended view spots.
Best Music Events and Live Shows in Tokyo: September 2026
2026-09-02 08:54 UTC · Ynes Sarah Filleul
This month's calendar features performances from multiple city pop icons to a Scottish indie band. Here's what's worth checking out.
Best Art Exhibitions in Tokyo: September 2026
2026-09-02 03:09 UTC · Eugenie Shin
Our pick of art exhibitions to check out this September in Tokyo, including a showing of Renaissance masterpieces from the Louvre
Kimi Onoda Faces Allegations of Illegally Operating a Second Campaign Office
2026-09-02 01:45 UTC · Matthew Hernon
Kimi Onoda is at the center of an election-law controversy after Shukan Bunshun claimed she used an undeclared campaign office.
Toyohiro Akiyama, The First Japanese Person To Travel Into Space, Dies at 84
2026-09-01 05:45 UTC · Matthew Hernon
Toyohiro Akiyama, who in 1990 became the first Japanese person to travel into space, died on August 26 from lower gastrointestinal bleeding.
The Best Things To Do in Tokyo in September 2026
2026-09-01 05:28 UTC · Weekender Editor
Here is what's happening across Tokyo for the month of September. Check out exhibitions, festivals, events and more!
Inside Tokyo’s Brand-New Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Theater
2026-08-31 17:08 UTC · Alina Joan Ito
If you grew up singing Moonlight Densetsu and play-pretended Sailor Guardians with your friends, your childhood dream is about to come true. Pretty
Japan's Fifth Generation Computer Project: The 1980s Plan To Build AI
2026-08-31 06:32 UTC · Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Decades before ChatGPT, Japan's Fifth Generation Computer Project promised thinking machines by the mid-'90s.
Masataka Taketsuru: The Father of Japanese Whisky | Spotlight
2026-08-29 01:00 UTC · Matthew Hernon
Known as the "Father of Whisky," Masataka Taketsuru founded the predecessor to Nikka, originally named Dai Nippon Kaju, in 1934.
What's New in Tokyo This September 2026
2026-08-28 16:55 UTC · Matthew Hernon
September brings a packed slate of openings across Tokyo, from ambitious new restaurants and destination bars to revamped shopping complexes.

Harvest it all

Page through the archive by date. from and to accept YYYY-MM-DD or relative values such as now-7d.

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tokyoweekender.com&from=now-7d&size=100"

To poll for new material, keep the timestamp of the newest article you saw and ask only for what came after it:

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curl "https://freenewsapi.ai/v1/search?host=www.tokyoweekender.com&from=now-1h&sort=date_asc"

Article bodies come with full_text=true. No key, no quota tier, no header — see the search endpoint for every parameter.

Metadata quality

How well Tokyo Weekender marks up its own pages — useful if you are deciding whether to parse them yourself.

100%
dates from JSON-LD
100%
articles with a byline
0%
articles with sections
108 KB
average page weight

Crawl lag — the delay between publication and the article reaching this index — is 611 min at the median, 1485 minutes at the 90th percentile.

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FAQ

Does Tokyo Weekender have an official API?

Not a public one. This endpoint is the practical alternative: their articles as structured JSON, with title, lead, publication time, section, byline and a link back to the original.

How do I get their RSS feed?

Most publishers expose one at /rss or /feed, but feeds carry only the last few dozen items and drop them within hours. This index keeps 194 of their articles and lets you filter by date, language and section.

How many articles does Tokyo Weekender publish per day?

3 on a median day, measured across 67 days.

Can I use this commercially?

The API is free and unauthenticated. What you may do with the content is between you and the publisher: we return metadata, a lead paragraph and a link, not a licence.