Approaching the T3 house in Kamakura, Japan, from the street, you’re confronted with a somewhat nondescript façade—it’s a concrete wall with a gate that mimics a shōji, a Japanese paper screen.
Eleme…

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A 28-year-old sumo wrestler died on Wednesday from the coronavirus.
The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) confirmed the death and identified the wrestler as Shobushi, whose real name was Kiyotaka Suetake.…

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People around the world are creating amazing things in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
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As Japan considers lifting state-of-emergency conditions in many regions this week and the country inches towards a gradual return of economic activity, photographer Dai Kurokawa looks at life in the…

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In what must be an oxymoron, a social distancing cafe has opened in Japan.
Social Distancing Tokyo.
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Japan DataIn 2019, ¥3.9 billion in lost cash was handed in to Tokyo police stations.
The Metropolitan Police Department reports that 4.2 million lost items were handed into police stations in Tokyo i…

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He was 28, making him both the youngest confirmed corona-related death in Japan and the first such death of a person in their 20s in the country.
Born Kiyotaka Suetake, he began his sumo career in Ma…

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I'm going to teach you how to draw Totoro, okay?"
says a cheery Toshio Suzuki, a producer of Studio Ghibli, as he deftly draws one of the most beloved anime characters in the world.
The YouTube lesso…

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People spending more time at home with their families, fewer people were commuting to work and delays to the start of the school year are seen as factors in the fall.
In April, 1,455 people took thei…

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Image copyright University of Tokyo Image caption The Poimo has been designed to fit inside a rucksackAn inflatable e-scooter compact enough to be stored inside a commuter's backpack has been unveile…

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