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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 […]

DNA study traces origins of Japanese to Paleolithic man

Modern Japanese appear to be genetically descended from the Paleolithic Minatogawa people, according to DNA analysis of human remains in Okinawa Prefecture dating from 20,000 years ago. According to current mainstream theory, Japanese have mixed origins in the Jomon people known for their distinctive pottery culture (c. 14500 B.C.-1000 B.C.) and the Yayoi people with […]

Team USA Fails to Medal at Opening of Summer Olympics for First Time in Decades

TOKYO| Team USA athletes suffered multiple upset losses in the first official day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday, the first time in decades the U.S. has walked away with no medals on Day 1 of the Summer Games. A total of 11 gold medals were given out Saturday for events in archery, […]

Simone Biles Says She Pulled Out Of Gymnastics Finals Due To Mental Health Concerns

TOKYO| The U.S. women’s gymnastics team has taken silver in the women’s team final, behind the team from Russia, after U.S. star Simone Biles suddenly pulled out of competition after the first rotation to focus on her mental health. This marks the first time in a decade that the U.S. women’s team has not come […]

Maggie Mac Neil swims to Canada’s 1st gold medal of Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| Maggie Mac Neil won Canada’s first gold medal of these Olympics, capturing the women’s 100-metre butterfly in a Canadian record of 55.59 seconds on Monday morning in Tokyo. China’s Zhang Yufei (55.64) took the silver and Australia’s Emma McKeon (55.72) claimed bronze.Mac Neil, from London, Ont., is competing in her first Olympics and already […]

Japanese Stationery Company Develops Translucent Eraser

JAPAN| The first eraser was invented in 1770 by English engineer Edward Nairne, and it has since been updated by various manufacturers into countless types, shapes, and sizes. But this staple correction tool has always had one flaw—you can’t see what you’re rubbing out. This is now a problem of the past thanks to Japanese […]

Colombian Archer’s Innocent & Sweet Beauty Got Spotlight In Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| Valentina Acosta Giraldo was known as a swimming athlete and footballer. But in Tokyo Olympics 2021, she surprised a lot of people when competing in archery. More than that, her breathtaking beauty got the spotlight in this sports tournament. Colombian Archer’s Breathtaking Beauty Valentina Acosta Giraldo is only 21 years old now. She is […]

Giant Straw Animals Invade Japanese Fields After Rice Harvest And They’re So Badass

JAPAN| Every year, during the Fall in Norther Japan, the Wara Art Festival takes place. Here Musashino Art University student in Tokyo creates stunning sculptures out of rice straw. This is how you create these amazing creations: braid the golden straw on a wooden frame that’s shaped like the animal it’s creating. You can create lions and gorillas […]

Kintsugi: Japan’s ancient art of embracing imperfection

JAPAN| Meaning “joining with gold”, this centuries-old art is more than an aesthetic. For the Japanese, it’s part of a broader philosophy of embracing the beauty of human flaws. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of putting broken pottery pieces back together with gold — built on the idea that in embracing flaws and imperfections, you […]

China lodges protest after Japanese PM refers to Taiwan as a country

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on May 28, 2021, as the government expanded a coronavirus state of emergency. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, sparked an uproar of Chinese outrage this week when he referred to Taiwan […]