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Serg Levine02.02.2022

On February 1, former Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro died, who gained notoriety for his willingness to defend his tough stance. Ishihara was 89 years old. Ishihara arguably gained the most notoriety in the world after announcing Tokyo’s intention to buy the Senkaku Islands in 2012. At the time, he stated that by purchasing the islands […]

Yuri Chekalin01.02.2022

Tokyo reports 14,445 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 81,655. The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday reported 14,445 new coronavirus cases, up 2,694 from Monday and up 1,632 from last Tuesday. By age group, 2,824 cases were in their 20s, 2,549 in their 30s, 2,279 in their 40s and 1,469 in their 50s, while 1,642 were […]

Nicholas Erin18.07.2020

Police are planning to stop handing the sweets of kids out this Halloween, but only because the gifts come from the yakuza, the biggest underworld organization in Japan. Yamaguchi-gumi gang members, based in the western port city of Kobe, have been distributing Halloween candy to local children most years since 2013. But local police, concerned […]

Nicholas Erin11.07.2020

A group of scientists in Japan say their clinical study of the anti-flu drug Avigan, a candidate for treating COVID-19, could not confirm statistical significance regarding its effectiveness. Researchers at institutes including Fujita Health University (藤田医科大学, Fujita Ika Daigaku) in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県, Aichi-ken) conducted the study from March to check the […]

Nicholas Erin05.07.2020

France, Italy and a number of European countries have relaxed entry restrictions from Japan. As of Saturday, July 4, the two fellow G7 members along with the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Luxembourg and Cyprus had lifted measures blocking visits from Japan, according to government announcements or local media. Each country had imposed strict regulations […]

Nicholas Erin03.07.2020

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare says that since late January, more than 30,000 Japanese across the country have lost or will lose their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The ministry says that 31,710 people became unemployed through dismissal or contract non-renewal, or were expected to lose their jobs in either way, between […]

Nicholas Erin28.06.2020

The new North American free trade agreement that goes into effect Wednesday, July 1, 2020 was touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as an engine of American job creation. But Japan’s automakers are largely opting instead to keep operations in place and pay Mexican workers more or even just pay tariffs. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement requires […]

Nicholas Erin24.06.2020

Japanese meteorologists promise that this year from July to September, average temperatures across the country will be higher than usual. The Japan Meteorological Agency said on Wednesday, June 24 that two higher pressure areas — one from the Pacific Ocean and the other from the Tibetan Plateau — will overlap near Japan in the next […]

Nicholas Erin21.06.2020

People in many parts of Asia and Africa observed a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, June 21st. The Moon started passing directly between the Sun and the Earth at around 4 p.m. on Sunday, Japan time. The celestial show lasted for two and a half hours and was the first partial solar eclipse that could […]

Nicholas Erin25.05.2020

On Monday, May 25, the Japanese authorities have decided to cancel the emergency state (ES) in the country, that was established on April 8, and then expanded on the whole country on April 16 due to the threat of the spread of a new coronavirus. According to official figures, the number of people infected with […]

Ex-Tokyo governor Ishihara Shintaro dies at 89

Tokyo reports record number of new coronavirus cases

Japan Police Seek to Deprive Children of Halloween Sweets

Study found no significant benefit Avigan

France and Italy lifts lockdown measures for visitors from Japan

Over 30,000 Japanese fired due to pandemic

Japan’s Automakers Pay Trice to Mexicans, But Don’t Move to the US

Summer in Japan Will Be Even Hotter!

Partial Solar Eclipse Observed in Asia and Africa

Japan Decided to Cancel the State of Emergency

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Japanese Roller Coaster

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