Japan Railways to release new anti-groper smartphone app to help victims before chikan gets away soranews24.com

There are a couple of major reasons Japan’s chikan (train groper) problem is so persistent.
East Japan Railway Company, also known as JR East, has an idea that it thinks can help.
This month, the rai…

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3,700 trapped aboard cruise ship after coronavirus embarks arstechnica.com

Over 3,700 people on a luxury cruise ship now docked in Yokohama, Japan, are trapped aboard, with guests confined to their cabins for the remainder of 14-day quarantine after the 2019 novel coronavir…

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Hunter Gatherer: Jonathan Chapline Handmade 3D @ NANZUKA Underground, Tokyo www.juxtapoz.com

NANZUKA is pleased to present a solo exhibition with New York-based American artist Jonathan Chapline.
This exhibition, Hunter Gatherer, marks Chapline’s first solo showcasing in Asia.
On the occasio…

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Japan quarantines 3,700 on cruise ship as man onboard tests positive to coronavirus www.azibase.com

Japan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying 3,711 people and was testing those onboard for the new coronavirus Tuesday after a former passenger was diagnosed with the illness in Hong Kong.
Televisio…

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JR East to test anti-groping app on rush-hour trains japantoday.com

East Japan Railway Co (JR East) will soon begin trials of an anti-groping smartphone app it has developed, enabling users to notify train conductors of instances of molestation so announcements can b…

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61 passengers on cruise ship quarantined in Japan test positive for coronavirus www.cbsnews.com

Dozens more passengers aboard a Princess Cruises ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus.
A total of 3,700 passengers and workers, including three Americans, are quarantined on the shi…

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Modern take on Japanese fan dance has naked men, international appeal soranews24.com

Ah, the Japanese fan dance.
But just as more businesses are capitalizing on male sex appeal these days, the modern Japanese fan dance has a hot, sweaty man version too.
Recently, this buck-naked masc…

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41 more coronavirus cases on cruise ship www3.nhk.or.jp

Japan's health ministry says 41 additional cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed aboard a cruise ship moored at a port in Yokohama, bringing the total to 61.

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Coronavirus: Another 41 catch virus on quarantined cruise ship www.bbc.co.uk

Some 3,700 people are on board the Diamond Princess, which is quarantined in Yokohama for at least two weeks.
The checks began after an 80-year-old Hong Kong man who had been on the ship last month f…

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The place with the most novel coronavirus cases outside of China is a cruise ship in Japan qz.com

A cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan, recorded 41 new cases of the novel coronavirus today, taking the total number of infected passengers to 61.
The number of cases on the Diamond Princess now fa…

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