Cheers! Tokyo company will pay for telecommuting workers' online drinking parties soranews24.com

Working from home and drinking from home are both part of coronavirus countermeasures.
With modern technology, you can submit documents, forge contracts, access databases, and conduct meetings remote…

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People in Japan queue for one last drink at Starbucks before 850 stores close soranews24.com

Starbucks is huge in Japan.
With so many customers walking through their doors in Japan every day, Starbucks was quick to take steps to protect staff and customers during the early stages of the coro…

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The more you know Mario: The unusual Japanese names of Nintendo's Super Mario characters soranews24.com

If, like me, you grew up playing Super Mario Bros. on the NES, then you’re no doubt super excited for the launch of Super Mario Maker this coming September.
KuriboWe begin, of course, with the very f…

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A state of emergency was declared In Tokyo | Akihabara and Tokyo Business district 4K

The Japanese government declared a state of emergency on April 7th. However that doesn't mean tokyo and other cities goes into lockdown.
Of course, I thought the office district was less crowded than…

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Japan’s new apartments for singles with cats let you live with the only companion you need soranews24.com

Just because you don’t live with any other people doesn’t mean you live alone, right?
Felissimo, Japan’s leading designer of cat-themed lifestyle products, has teamed up with property developer Wada …

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Tokyo keeps bars and barbers open during coronavirus emergency asia.nikkei.com

TOKYO -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government made a U-turn on Thursday and said it would allow restaurants, including izakaya, to operate until 8 p.m., during the country's monthlong state of emergency…

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Drive-through services expand in Japan as coronavirus spreads english.kyodonews.net

Japan has yet to introduce nationwide drive-through testing for the virus that causes COVID-19, but the cities of Niigata and Nagoya adopted the method in March.
The western prefecture of Tottori wil…

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How to Get a Driver’s License in Japan Without Speaking Japanese blog.gaijinpot.com

Before finding the proper English-speaking driving school (which I’ll list at the end of this article), here’s the process you’re in for if you decide to get your Japanese driver’s license.
Next, you…

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Nintendo Promises the Switch Shortage Will End Soon gizmodo.com

AdvertisementCurrently, if you take a look at some of the major online stores like Amazon, Walmart, and GameS top, there’s almost no available stock for the Nintendo Switch.
I f you do find a new Swi…

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How to tell a Japanese tanuki apart from a regular raccoon soranews24.com

And I learned that in Japan there’s an animal called the tanuki.
As a matter of fact, some of the Japanese-English dictionaries and vocabulary lists I looked at said that tanuki were just raccoons.
T…

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