Channel: News On Japan
Tighter Covid measures for Tokyo, Kyoto, Okinawa
Japan's government is to allow Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa to enforce stricter coronavirus measures without an emergency declaration, starting Monday. (NHK)
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View ArticleJapanese Decorative Sushi Story | Saiku Style
This variety of sushi is a lost art and unknown outside Japan. The elaborate designs and use of the ingredients create beauty from food. This is SAIKU SUSHI and was quite popular in the Showa era but...
View ArticleKetchup Spaghetti | Napalitan
Napolitan is a ketchup flavored spaghetti that originated in Japan. (Kimono Mom)
View ArticleJapanese man arrested for stealing women’s shoes and replacing them with new...
Aichi prefecture in central Japan seems to be a hot spot for weird criminal activity these days, between people selling modified Pokémon from a hacked game, stealing piano covers from schools, and...
View ArticleRiding the Sleeper Train in Japan on a Heavy Snow Day (Tokyo→Izumo-shi)
The Sleeper Express train SUNRISE SETO & IZUMO is the only train in Japan that runs every day. (Kuga's Travel)
View ArticleJapan's 'izakaya' dining bars, wedding halls feeling COVID pinch
TOKYO - The number of Japan's "izakaya" dining bars that went bankrupt hit a record high in the year that ended in March, a sign some service-sector firms are being left behind even as the economy...
View ArticleJapan rejects NZ honey with traces of weedkiller glyphosate
Japanese authorities have rejected four shipments of New Zealand honey since more stringent testing was introduced for the weed killer glyphosate in January. (https://www.)
View ArticleCOVID-19 patient in Japan receives world's first living donor lung transplant
Doctors in Japan have performed the world's first lung transplant from living donors. (CNA)
View ArticleChina calls for Japan on wastewater of Fukushima cautiously
China on Friday urged Japan to be cautious about its plan to deal with radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plant, calling for the Japanese government to make decisions based on consultations...
View ArticleMost Popular Cherry Blossom Instagram Spot in Kyoto, Japan 2021
A very popular spot for getting shots for your Instagram or TikTok during sakura season in Kyoto, Keage Incline is a beautiful old railroad track surrounded by cherry blossoms trees. (VIRTUAL JAPAN)
View ArticlePanel: Crowds after 9 affected spread of infection
Members of a government panel on the coronavirus say the spread of infections in Japan this winter was aggravated by people attending year-end parties, especially in nightlife districts after 9 p.m. (NHK)
View ArticleJapanese out and about on weekend despite gov't antivirus pleas
Large numbers of people on Saturday flooded transport hubs in major population centers across Japan despite the government designating Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa prefectures as requiring more stringent...
View ArticleOsaka posts record 918 new COVID-19 cases Saturday as Tokyo cases hit 2-month...
Osaka Prefecture reported a record 918 new coronavirus cases on Saturday amid growing signs of a fourth wave of the pandemic driven by new variants. (Japan Times)
View ArticleLife of Naughty Male Adult Entertainers in Edo Japan (Teahouse Boys)
Life of male adult entertainers in Edo Japan who worked in "teahouses." (Linfamy)
View ArticleJapanese university presents robotic COVID PCR testing
Japan’s Fujita Medical University has presented an automated robotic system for COVID PCR testing that is expected to reduce exposure to the virus among health workers. ( RT)
View ArticleTokyo reports 421 coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sunday reported 421 new cases of the coronavirus, down 149 from Saturday. (Japan Today)
View ArticleMan who refused to wear mask on plane arrested again after trouble in restaurant
A man who was arrested for forcible obstruction of business after a plane he was on last September had to divert to another airport when he got into a dispute with cabin crew over his refusal to wear a...
View Article300 hotel rooms planned for Olympic athletes with minor or no COVID symptoms
The organizing committee for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics is planning to secure a hotel with about 300 rooms for athletes with minor or no symptoms of the coronavirus, officials with knowledge of...
View ArticleOver 700 Japanese eateries fail in 2020 amid pandemic
The number of bankruptcies in Japan’s eatery industry totaled 715 the last fiscal year, the third largest in 20 years, amid the new coronavirus pandemic, a credit research firm said. (Japan Times)
View ArticleInside an Abandoned Japanese Village [8K]
Inside an abandoned Japanese village tucked into the mountains. While its not uncommon to find an abandoned building here or there in Japan, an entire village is something else entirely. (Tokyo Lens)
View ArticleLearn Japanese With Waffles + Mochi l Netflix Jr
Travel to Japan with Waffles + Mochi! Join in as they learn to speak Japanese with words like, Konnichiwa! They also meet a vegetable called, the mushroom, and discover just how fun and delicious it is...
View ArticleMost Trendy Hipsters Town in Tokyo | Shimokitazawa Afternoon Walk
Shimokitazawa was a former farming village that turned first into a dense residential area, and later into a thriving arts and music community. It has been described as bohemian, hippie, artsy, indie,...
View ArticleFukushima treated water to be released into sea
NHK has learned that the Japanese government is ready to announce, as early as Tuesday, that it plans to release treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean. (NHK)
View ArticleMatsuyama on cusp of winning Masters Green Jacket
AUGUSTA, Ga - Hideki Matsuyama holds a five-shot lead at Augusta National on Sunday after 13 holes in his quest to win his first green jacket at the Masters. (Golf Digest)
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