A bar in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district has installed fish bowl-like screens designed to protect against coronavirus transmission, aiming to lure back clients worried about the risks of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
How ‘things’ tell a story: Japan museum portrays coronavirus pandemic life through everyday items
Humble, everyday artifacts of life in the pandemic have found a home in the Historical Museum of Urahoro, in Hokkaido, northern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Concentrate, son! Silverback gorilla and his offspring are fascinated by a caterpillar wriggling across their zoo enclosure
Shabani, a 23-year-old silverback and his son Kiyomasa watch the creature slowly crawl towards them in their enclosure at Higashiyama Zoo in Japan, before he cruelly flicks it away. ( read original story ...)
Mikey Williams In Conversation With Naomi Osaka: ‘We’re Young Black Athletes. We Have Spotlights On Us’
Naomi Osaka is one of the top tennis players in the world, having won two Grand Slam titles in the past three years. Mikey Williams, a rising high school sophomore, is one of the top-ranked basketball ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to open world’s second ‘Making of Harry Potter’ attraction
Great news for Japan-based muggles in need of a bit more magic in their lives -- a new 30,000-square-meter Harry Potter attraction is coming to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
YouTuber indicted for eating sashimi at supermarket before paying for it
A Japanese YouTuber has been indicted for theft by the Nagoya Regional Public Prosecutors Office Okazaki branch after posting a video of himself eating sashimi before paying for it at a supermarket. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama calls another time out on Japanese IR plans
City leaders continue to postpone Yokohama’s process for competing to be one of the first three gaming hubs in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Osaka logs 187 virus cases, most in nation for 1st time in 3 months
Osaka Prefecture's newly confirmed COVID-19 infections hit 187 on Aug. 19, topping Tokyo, which confirmed 186, to record the most new daily cases nationwide for the first time in three months. The ... ( read original story ...)
Reports: Nissan failed to report income for Ghosn in Japan
The case against former Nissan executive Carlos Ghosn may have taken another turn as Japanese media report allegations that the automaker declared as expenses $10.8 million in his taxable personal inc ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games postponement presents quandary for ticket buyers
The unprecedented postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has left buyers of millions of tickets in a quandary. Will the games happen next year? Will non-Japanese fans be allowed? Will there be any fans? ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Olympic doubles champion Takahashi announces retirement
Japan's Olympic badminton champion Ayaka Takahashi will not defend her doubles crown with Misaki Matsutomo at next year's Tokyo Games after announcing she will retire at the end of the month. ( read original story ...)
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Japan museum portrays pandemic life through everyday things
Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals. These humble, everyday artifacts of life ... ( read original story ...)
Rakuten CEO Urges Review of Japan’s COVID-19 Entry Curbs on Foreigners
Rakuten Inc Chief Executive Hiroshi Mikitani has urged Japan's government to review its entry restrictions on foreign nationals, saying prolonged imposition of COVID-19 curbs risks tarnishing ... ( read original story ...)
A pandemic Halloween preview? Tokyo drive-in haunted house offers socially distanced scares
A production company in Tokyo has launched a drive-through haunted house in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Here's how it works. ( read original story ...)
Transparent Public Toilets Unveiled In Tokyo Parks — But They Also Offer Privacy
But a famous Japanese architect is hoping to change that view, using vibrant colors and new technology to make restrooms in Tokyo parks more inviting. "There are two things we worry about when ... ( read original story ...)