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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared a coronavirus state of emergency now that the Olympics have been postponed. Coronavirus infections have spiked dramatically everyday since the cancelation …
A new area to open at Tokyo Disneyland in 2022 will be named “Fantasy Nation”, operator Oriental Land Co. said Thursday. The democratically themed area will mainly feature female characters that…
A foreigner has bought what was believed to be one liter of fresh milk yesterday in Shizuoka Prefecture. “Yep, I just katta me some oishii gyuunyuu,” thought 32-year-old gaijin James D…
Democracy protests in Asia have spread to Japan on Sunday with thousands of mascots marching through the streets of Tokyo. Demonstrations were sparked after the International Olympic Committee d…
The kanji character 令 (rei), meaning authoritarian command or iron-handed order, has been chosen as the character best representing Japan in the year 2019. Iron-handed order!” said one…
A foreign man living in Japan for the past two decades has aged around fifteen years on a flight returning to his home country. “I departed a young happening dude, but I arrived back an old unsk…
Japan is the safest country in the world for men in 2019, according to the Global Peace Index. “Yatta!” said one salaryman feeling really comfortable traveling to work by train. “Safety cou…
Masses of strong zero cans are set to be demolished at Harajuku Station next year with a flood of foreign tourists visiting Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. “Thousands of strong zeros will be t…
Japan has started festive season celebrations early this year by lighting up the whole nation like a Christmas tree in November. The entire nation, including small towns with populations under 2…
A resident of Chiyoda Ward in Tokyo has declared to himself that the time has come to beat the crap out of his futon. Parts of Kyle Mansfield’s body has been touching the floor through the futon…
