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” ‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.”These are emotionally trying times. For the others, Eishin is making music with his temple’s traditional Buddhist chimes and drums, including a mo…
Even Japanese interviews seem to have been conducted entirely in English with almost no Japanese phrases uttered. Sure he’s no Steven Seagal, but hey, the guy just got here. ■ Dragan Stojko…
Coronavirus fears left the nation's normally jam-packed bullet trains and expressways deserted on the first day of Golden Week on Saturday as the pace of infections showed little sign of sl…
Roughly 100 years ago the 1918 pandemic, also known as the Spanish Flu, ravaged the world, infecting one-third of the planet’s population. Despite a significant lack of travel compared to t…
Japan will review its long-standing administrative custom requiring official documents be stamped with personal seals — a tradition that has been a major bottleneck in containing the spread of C…
KYODO NEWS - 36 minutes ago - 14:48 | Japan, Coronavirus, AllOne in every 13 university students in Japan is considering leaving school as the coronavirus outbreak has left many of them wit…
Many Japanese lack the basic tools needed to work from home. Contrary to the ultramodern image of Japan Inc. with its robots, design finesse and gadgetry galore, in many respects the country is …
Running underneath Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, lies the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel – a sprawling network of waterways as long as its name. As a result it’s earn…
Screenshot : Nintendo ( Kotaku )The story of Pokémon has spanned games, movies, shows, and every other type of art form and physical media possible. In the world of Pokémon, the laws of myth and…
With families all over the world stuck inside under stay-at-home orders, we're all looking for new ways to keep busy and stay entertained without going out. Each shipment comes wi…
