The COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly helped Japan's nursing homes and information technology (IT) companies overcome years of labour shortages, as job cuts at restaurants and hotels have prompted ... ( read original story ...)
Wallabies start late-season tour vs ever-improving Japan
Australia begins its late-season tour with a match Saturday against Japan at the Shona Denko Dome on the southern island of Kyushu — a stadium with recent bad memories for the Wallabies. ( read original story ...)
Cartoon dreams: Netflix’s Japan anime school targets booming demand
Armed with a set of pencils and a feather to sweep away eraser dust, Hitomi Tateno is training the next generation of anime artists at a new Netflix-funded academy as global demand for the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Hallman Gives SET Esports iRacing Rallycross World Championship Team Points Lead with Barcelona Victory
Images via Justin Melillo For the second week in a row, it was a SET Esports driver on top of the podium in Wednesday’s iRacing Rallycross World Championship presented by Yokohama event from Circuit ... ( read original story ...)
Sakurazaka46 Debut at No. 1 as Stray Kids Soar to No. 2 on Japan Hot 100
Sakurazaka46 launch at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Oct. 11 to 17, with its latest single called “Nagaredama.” ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese company aims to introduce tipping culture to Japan with ‘tip tickets’
A Japanese company has launched an effort to introduce tipping culture across Japan to motivate employees and help restaurants that suffered losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Culture introduction: ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap Flights from Sapporo (SPK) to Poznan (POZ) from
Find cheap flights from Sapporo (SPK) to Poznan (POZ) from only. With COVID-19 situation, few airlines are offering waiving change fees for new flight bookings. 🤩 Book flights now to enjoy up to 53% ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap Flights from Nagoya (NGO) to Suzhou (SZV) from
Find cheap flights from Nagoya (NGO) to Suzhou (SZV) from only. With COVID-19 situation, few airlines are offering waiving change fees for new flight bookings. 🤩 Book flights now to enjoy up to 53% ... ( read original story ...)
450 million cyberattacks attempted on Japan Olympics infrastructure: NTT
NTT said the number of attacks was 2.5x times the number of attacks seen during the 2012 London Summer Olympics. ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles still ‘scared’ to do gymnastics after twisties incident at Tokyo Olympics
Months after her highly-publicized withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics, USA Gymnastics star Simone Biles has returned to the mat as a headliner in the Gold Over America Tour's all-star lineup of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Osaka to lift COVID curbs on eateries on Oct. 25 as infections drop
The Tokyo and Osaka governments say they will lift coronavirus restrictions on restaurants and bars from next week as infections continue to decline across Japan. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Osaka restaurants set to resume late-night hours as COVID-19 ebbs
Japanese tipplers will be able to return to their normal carousing on Monday when pubs in the capital and Osaka resume full operating hours as the number of new coronavirus infections continues to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Announces Price Increases
The company attributed price increases to the rise in freight and operational costs. The increase goes into effect Nov. 1. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Osaka to ease eatery restrictions Monday
Prefectures in Japan including Tokyo and Osaka are easing restrictions on bars and restaurants as coronavirus cases decline. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo logs 36 new COVID-19 cases, down 26 from a week ago
Tokyo confirmed 36 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 21, according to metropolitan government officials. The latest tally, down 26 from the same day a week ago, brought the daily average of new infections in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea never did full lockdowns. It left lessons on how to coexist with the virus.
For many countries, the goal is balancing life and the coronavirus. Japan and South Korea have been at it for a while. ( read original story ...)