JAPAN is warning of a mysterious “explosion of coronavirus infections” after previously reporting low infection numbers and insisting the now cancelled Olympics could go ahead.
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Over 10 years ago, art director Masashi Kawamura teamed up with Japanese band SOUR to produce a fantastic music video for their song hibi no neiro (“tone of everyday”).
Needless to say, this was befo…

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Much in the same way that Digimon can’t truly “die,” the DigiDestined are coming back in a fascinating way.
Unlike Last Evolution Kizuna, which is set in 2010 (in keeping with the passage of time est…

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To put it simply: Nintendo’s been trying to pass off Digimon as Pokémon and it’s time for the treachery to end.
It’s easy enough to understand where that feeling comes from, given the significant imp…

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“This was a big worry for me, personally,” IOC President Thomas Bach said.
IOC leaders acknowledge they had been focused on Japan, where the government was taking measures to contain the outbreak.
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‘All options on table’ over new date for Tokyo Games: BachLAUSANNE: Olympic chief Thomas Bach says “all options are on the table” over finding a new date to hold the postponed Tokyo Games.
Tokyo 2020…

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Rescheduled: Tokyo Olympics need sacrifices from all stakeholders: BachLAUSANNE: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said Wednesday that the postponed Tokyo Games would require “sac…

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Despite his revered status among internet engineers – Murai is the Japanese equivalent of “father of the internet” Vint Cerf and has been instrumental in internet development in Japan and across the …

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The survey, from ranking site Goo, put the following question to 500 people: “Which prefecture of Japan do you think has the largest number of pretty locals?” Let’s take a look at the top ten results…

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KYODO NEWS - 19 minutes ago - 12:00 | All, Japan, CoronavirusA government panel of experts on Thursday said new-coronavirus infections in Japan appear highly likely to be "rampant," an assessment pav…

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