Strawberry picking farm hopes to avoid corona food loss by selling local berry varieties online
The ongoing financial impact of the novel coronavirus is being felt in nearly all industries in Japan, and farming is no exception. Ando Farm 安藤農園…
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The winner of 2020’s Original Kanji Contest brilliantly conveys life during a pandemic
Some of our readers may recall when we introduced the Original Kanji Contest when submissions opened for this year’s contest several months ago. The 創作漢字コンテスト…
With Japan’s new CBD beer, CBD also stands for “Corona Break Days”
CBD Beer #chill&relax LD & K, which operates the popular restaurant and cafe chain Udagawa Cafe, has developed a “mental energy beer” called “CBD Beer…
Japanese inventor makes face mask that rises to let you eat, other “useless machines” for pandemic times
Although it has become somewhat of a political issue in some countries, medical authorities mostly concur that that wearing a face mask is useful the…
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…
How is the novel coronavirus spreading in Japan?
The first two months of 2020 have seen the world gripped by a novel coronavirus, a mysterious and in some cases deadly plague. Each nation…