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Olympics Ratings Set to Crash, Research Suggests ‘Get Woke, Go Broke’ Effect Partly to Blame, Report

Tokyo| Zeta Global, a marketing research firm, conducted a poll of Americans last week about the Olympics. They found that most Americans aren’t interested in the games this year. The company discovered that more than 60% of Americans couldn’t express excitement or interest about the summer games and that at least 45% of Americans said […]

Japan beats China to win historic Olympic table tennis gold, ends China’s medal streak since 2004

According to Kyodo News, the Japanese duo Jun Mizutani & Mima Ito won a dramatic victory against long-invincible Chinese couple Xu Xin & Liu Shiwen after a seven-game thriller. Making history Reuters reported that it was the first Olympic gold for both Japanese paddlers.China has dominated the sport since it was introduced in the 1988 […]

Olympic broadcasters curb s3exual images of female athletes

TOKYO| At an Olympics aiming to set the highest level of television standards, the head of broadcasting at the Tokyo Games is trying to banish overly s36xualised images of female athletes. “Sport appeal, not X appeal” is one mantra Olympic officials push in an effort to reach gender equity on the field of play and […]

You Can Now Rent Fat People In Japan

A new Japanese service is drawing attention for allowing both individuals and companies to rent out “fat people” for 2,000 yen ($18) per hour. Renting people for various purposes isn’t anything new in Japan. From renting someone to befriend your cheating partner’s lover and convince them to back off, to renting middle-aged men for company, […]

Photos Of 1908 Japan, Before Wars And Devastation

Back in 1908, a German photographer Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) spent six months in Japan, documenting the everyday life of the Japanese during the Meiji period. Genthe was known for his photo series, documenting San Francisco’s Chinatown. After his death, the Library of Congress acquired approximately 20,000 never before seen photographs from his studio, and buried […]

Japanese Artists Reimagined Countries And Their Flags As Anime Characters For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| While Tokyo is busy with the preparations for the 2020 Olympics, people are already psyched for it. Some Japanese artists have created an unofficial promotion campaign for the big event, drawing inspiration from a subject they are incredibly passionate about Anime. They’ve been reimagining the participating countries as badass characters who are ready to […]

Olympics organizers admit wasted around 4,000 boxes of food

OLYMPIC| Tokyo Games organizers on Wednesday admitted to throwing away approximately 4,000 of the 10,000 pre-ordered bento boxes full of food that was to be fed to volunteers on the day of the opening ceremony. Masanori Takaya, a spokesman for the organizing committee, confirmed the report and apologized in a press conference at the main […]

Universal Studios Japan is opening a new Demon Slayer ride

JAPAN| Get ready for the most thrilling train ride of you life. Universal Studios Japan will unveil a new Demon Slayer ride at the park in September. This ride was inspired by 2020’s box office smash ‘Demon Slayer – Mugen Train’. It surpassed Titanic and’Ghosted Away to become Japan’s highest-grossing film. It was a huge success in Japan, […]

Japanese high schools abolish old rules, provide freedom with underwear, hair and dating

Japan| Rules at all public high schools in west Japan’s Mie Prefecture about subjects including hairstyles, dating, and underwear color were all abolished during the current academic year, the Japan Info learned from the Mie Prefectural Board of Education on June 15. Rules seen to go too far are dubbed “black school rules,” and with […]

Tokyo reports record high 3,865 coronavirus cases

TOKYO| The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday reported a record high 3,865 new coronavirus cases, up 688 from Wednesday. The average for Tokyo over the past seven days stands at 2224.1. People in their 20s (1,417 cases), their 30s (782) and their 40s (612) accounted for the highest numbers, while 443 cases were aged under […]