A silver-lining to lockdowns: suicides drop during stay-at-home orders
2020 has been an extraordinarily strange year. It’s hard not to wonder whether the massive public spending and political strife seen in some parts of…
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With Its Economy Hit Hard A V-shaped Recovery in Japan Seems Unlikely
If you follow economic news, you’re likely aware that these are unprecedented times. The American federal government is implementing record levels of fiscal stimulus, and…
Seven-Eleven Japan Begins Selling Life Insurance During Pandemic Scare
Japanese convenience stores are pretty amazing. Unlike their North American counterparts, they live up to their handle and provide a host of useful services and…
Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea to reopen July 1st, 2020, with new coronavirus measures
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea are slated to reopen on July 1, 2020, according to a report by Huffpost Japan, ticket counters inside the park will…
Drive-in haunted house opens in Tokyo to scare away coronavirus concerns
Despite the fact that Japan’s scariest haunted house experience boasts the appeal of wandering through an abandoned hospital, social distancing protocol and other safety measures…
Office employee makes Evangelion A.T. Field clear partition as coronavirus protection
While those that can work from home as a protective measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), those who aren’t able to are…
Japan’s Barbie Licca-chan wears face mask, rides Licca Eats scooter, uses self-checkout
In the post-pandemic “new normal” of self-quarantining and social distancing, doll makers have also been stepping up to the plate to make dolls that reflect…
No Screaming on Roller Coasters and other Post-Lockdown COVID-19 Rules
In late May, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared an end to the state of emergency enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown, considered…
“Dangerous” mystery box delivered to Japanese hospital
The COVID-19 crisis is pushing hospitals across the world to their limits. Even after the emergency declaration has ended, the same remains true in Japan….
Kyoto University scientists create mini bronchi to test COVID-19 drugs
A team of researchers in Japan who have been studying COVID-19 and how it affects the lungs, have successfully created scaled-down bronchi which they hope…
Correlation between COVID-19 and Vtuber population revealed in groundbreaking report
The novel coronavirus pandemic is providing an opportunity for people to discover ways in which they can practice physical distancing while bridging social distance, and…
Unperturbed by COVID-19 Japanese LGBT Community Continues Fight for Equality
We recently covered YouTuber Moa and More’s experience coming out to his family. The vlogger sat down with a video camera and his mother, father,…
A glitch in the 100,000 yen payout scheme; what about the homeless?
For some time now residents of Japan have been patiently awaiting the arrival of the 100,000 yen handouts from the Japanese government. To many people,…
Blue Impulse thank health care workers with morse code message
On May 29, 2020, at 12:40pm Japan’s Aerobatic demonstration team – Blue Impulse – took to the skies to send a message to the country’s…
Universal Studios Japan attempt to reopen from June 19th
Early this year, venues across the country made the tough decision to close their doors temporarily to the public in an attempt to help prevent…