Prisoners Across Japan Join In Fight Against COVID-19 By Producing Face Masks
As the number of cases of COVID-19 patients continues to rise, and the nation comes to terms with new rules set about by the government…
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Japan’s anti-plague demon turned into pandemic-fighting rice cracker
Amabie is a fish an humanoid hybrid yokai (a spirit or demon of Japanese folklore) that has seen a very timely resurgence in popularity these…
Up your work-from-home production with this Japanese privacy tent
With social distancing and stay-at-home protocol being urged as a countermeasure against the novel coronavirus, those who have the ability to work from home are…
Video game of Tokyo Governor Koike lets you stop public gatherings, combat coronavirus
At a time when people have found themselves in isolation, some have found creative, albeit slightly unusual outlets for the time they spend indoors. Japanese…
Handwritten note to restaurant moves Twitter users to tears
A series of heartwarming updates posted by a Twitter user have earned over 100,000 ‘likes.’ The coronavirus lockdown means that Twitter user Sumo (@smm0228) isn’t…
Kid Dressed Like This on First Day Back to School During Pandemic
On April 7, 2020, Japan’s government declared a State of Emergency for 7 prefectures to curb the spread of COVID-19. A little more than a…
Japan to give all residents the equivalent of around 930 USD for free
Japan has pledged to give 100,000 yen to every resident in Japan to lessen the economic impact of COVID-19. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scrapped an…
#coronadivorce trends online as locked-down couples realize they don’t actually get along
Families across Japan are experiencing some difficult times. Schools are out of session recently, forcing children to stay at home. Likewise, working adults find themselves…
“Social Distancing”, Japan’s free browser game will keep you sane as you stay at home
Many around the world the world are adjusting to following the “stay at home” protocol urged by local and national governments as a countermeasure against…
Japanese katsu chain answers takeout call with heavy duty bentos
As many in Japan get used to staying, studying, and working from home as a safety countermeasure to the coronavirus outbreak, the country is seeing…
Amabie monster wagashi sweets are the cutest corona-fighters yet
Amabie is popular these days in Japan, and understandably so. Rediscovered just over a month ago in the Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive (see…
Studio Ghibli, anime, and video game wallpapers released for free as video chat backgrounds
As companies around the world that can afford to have wisely shifted toward work from home practices as a means of adhering to social distancing…
5 Reasons Japan Should Quit Smoking
(Duncan Bartlett, for JAPAN Forward) There’s never been a better time to give up cigarettes. I gave up smoking about eight years ago, and I…
Japanese drugstore commended for sign posted, mask-selling policy
COVID-19 continues to menace countries across the world. Due to the rampant spread of the coronavirus, people line up in front of drugstores all over…
Large lines form for last order as Starbucks closes 850 stores across Japan
Following a state of emergency declared by the Japanese government and pressure from prefectural authorities, Starbucks Japan has understandably decided to close 850 of their…