Donations for arson-hit Kyoto Anime top 270 mil. yen in 1 day
KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 21:25 | Arts, All, Japan More than 274 million yen ($2.5 million) was donated within 24 hours to a fund set up by Kyoto Animation Co. following an arson atta…
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Fans, families mourn Kyoto arson victims 1 week after attack
KYODO NEWS - 7 hours ago - 17:50 | All, Lifestyle, Japan Anime fans and bereaved families mourned Thursday the 34 people killed in the arson attack at a Kyoto Animation Co. studio a we…
Japan's top bar association urges authorization of same-sex marriage
KYODO NEWS - 7 hours ago - 17:30 | Lifestyle, All, Japan A group of top lawyers in Japan called on the government and parliament on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage by revis…
Kamaishi locals put out welcome mat for Rugby World Cup tourists
By Keita Nakamura, KYODO NEWS - 12 hours ago - 12:25 | Sports, Lifestyle, Rugby2019, All As Kamaishi, one of this fall's Rugby World Cup venues, prepares for an influx of overseas…
Male orangutan in Hokkaido zoo raises sister after loss of mother
The Hokkaido Shimbun Press - 11 hours ago - 13:57 | All, Lifestyle, Japan Two young Bornean orangutan siblings in a Hokkaido zoo have started sharing a home in a rare attempt to have t…
Japan's Diet to provide barrier-free accessibility
KYODO NEWS - 8 hours ago - 16:30 | All, Japan Japan's upper house steering committee agreed Thursday to start renovation work in parliament to provide barrier-free accessibil…
Top Jobs in Japan with No Japanese Required – Week 30, 2019
No Nihongo? No worries! Browse this week's picks in teaching, tourism, and gaming. On Jul 25, 2019 Don’t speak Japanese but want to work in Japan? Each week we’re looking through our d…
SNG: Helping Students Piece Together the Japanese Language Puzzle
GaijinPot Study went behind the scenes at SNG Shinjuku Japanese Language Institute to find out why it might be the right school for you. By Louise George Kittaka Jul 25, 2019 6 min read Loc…
Rugby: Kamaishi stadium ready for World Cup, to show enthusiasm
By Keita Nakamura, KYODO NEWS - 15 hours ago - 16:30 | Sports, Rugby2019, All, Kamaishi Things are all set in Kamaishi to host Rugby World Cup games this fall following the completion …
July 26, 2019
While Japan and South Korea are locked in an escalating and rather senseless set of retaliatory actions against one another, the rest of the world simply sits on the sidelines, afraid to either take …