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First case of coronavirus in Olympic Village confirmed six days before Opening Ceremony

TOKYO| The first positive coronavirus case inside the Olympic Village has been confirmed just six days before the Opening Ceremony, officials said Saturday, amid growing fears about the spread of the virus during the Games. Tokyo Olympics organizing committee officials declined to identify the person infected with the virus but said the individual had traveled […]

French father goes on hunger strike for children ‘abducted’ by Japanese wife

TOKYO| A Frenchman in Japan who says his children were abducted by their Japanese mother began a hunger strike in Tokyo Saturday, in a protest he hopes will bring international attention to his fight to be reunited with his family. “I’ve given everything, I’ve lost my job, my house and my savings in the last […]

Two cats fall in noodle love with cup Japanese noodle beds

Food-shaped pet beds that turn your cats and dogs into napping treats have become popular lately (including this adorable fruit tart cat bed), but one of our favorites may be a series of instant noodle pet beds that recently turned a shiba inu into a fluffy bowl of udon. Japanese Twitter user and cat love […]

Meet Takimika, Japan’s 90-Year-Old Fitness Instructor who has inspired many

JAPAN| Fitness instructor Mika Takishima begins her exercise videos with a smile, raising her clenched fist and exclaiming, “Age is just a number!”She is 90 years old. “You stumble on a small step, right? Let’s do some ankle exercise to prevent a fall.”In one clip, she shows how to move the joints and shoulder blades […]

Ugandan Olympic athlete who went missing in Japan to return home

OSAKA | An athlete from Uganda who went missing last week from his pre-Olympic training camp in western Japan has been found and headed back to his home country late Wednesday, officials said. The mayor of Izumisano, which hosted the training camp, said at a press conference that Julius Ssekitoleko expressed hopes of staying in […]

Artist Uses Dried Out Leaves, Twigs And Other Natural Materials To Create Mandala-Like Artworks

ART| What do you do with dried leaves and twigs you find in your garden? Sweep them away, isn’t it? Well, James Brunt is one person who uses his highly creative mind to produce ephemeral artworks from such natural materials. And he even goes into forests, parks, and beaches near his home in Yorkshire, England […]

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 […]

Meet 15 women married to the world’s biggest despots

Behind every great man is a great woman, as they say. But who stands behind the world’s dictators?In good times and in bad, the ladies of the Dictators’ Wives Club sure put up with a lot: corruption, political uprisings, and often other wives. Some, like Rwandan first lady Jeannette Kagame, use their position to advocate […]

Olympics boss refers to Japanese people as ‘Chinese’

TOKYO | IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week. Giving a pep talk at the headquarters of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee, Bach’s opening remarks were, “You have managed to make Tokyo the best-ever […]

Hidilyn Diaz wins weightlifting gold in Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| Her total lift of 224kg also set an Olympic record, beating a formidable field that included China’s world record holder Liao Quiyun. Liao finished with the silver medal at 223kg. Zulfiya Chinshanlo of Kazakhstan claimed the bronze with 213kg.In Rio 2016, Diaz won the silver medal that ended the Philippines’ 20-year drought. She spent […]