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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 […]

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 […]

After a Giant human face appeared in the sky of Tokyo

JAPAN| An unusual sight greeted residents at a popular park in Tokyo Friday morning – a giant face, hovering high in the sky and staring right back at them.The floating head was seen looming above trees in Yoyogi Park, a popular tourist destination in Shibuya City just west of Tokyo’s city centre. Video captured by […]

PM Suga claims there is no link between the Olympics and the rise of infection in Tokyo

TOKYO| Even as new coronavirus cases surge in Tokyo to rates not seen since the pandemic began, Japan’s prime minister says the Olympics are not causing the spike. Officials on Thursday confirmed 3,865 new cases in Japan’s capital, the highest daily tally reported, just as the Tokyo Olympics near their halfway point. Prime Minister Yoshihide […]

How I escaped Japan in a box : Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn

JAPAN| At 10.30pm on a cold December night in 2019, a former titan of the global car industry lay bundled inside a box on board a plane, waiting to flee Japan. “The plane was scheduled to take off at 11pm,” recalls Carlos Ghosn.”The 30 minutes waiting in the box on the plane, waiting for it […]

Cheapest Hotel Of japan Charges 130 yen (1.20$) for Room with Zero privacy

Even if you’re traveling by yourself, you’ll never be alone since you’re on a 24-hour live stream. Traveling in Japan can be surprisingly affordable. In recent years, a slew of new rail passes have made getting from Point A to Points B, C, and D far less expensive, and at the same time convenience stores […]

‘Olympic Jail’ – Quarantined Dutch athletes demand fresh air

TOKYO| Dutch Olympic athletes in hotel quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 said they went on “strike” over a lack of fresh air in their rooms, winning 15 minutes a day at an open window. All six isolated team members from the Netherlands took part in the protest in the hotel lobby, said taekwondo fighter […]

The Beloved Cat Stationmaster In The Southwest Japan City Of Taketa, Died In An Accident

Nya, the beloved cat stationmaster in the southwest Japan city of Taketa, died in an accident on the night of June 8. Nya, whose name means “meow,” began to appear around Bungo-Taketa Station on the JR Hohi Line in the Oita Prefecture city more than 10 years ago. With a friendly and gentle character, the […]

Tokyo Olympic ceremony director fired over Holocaust jokes

TOKYO| The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee on Thursday fired a director of the creative team behind the games’ opening and closing ceremonies for joking in the past about the Holocaust, the decision coming just a day before the start of the global sporting event. The dismissal of former comedian Kentaro Kobayashi is the latest in […]

Japan to reopen probe into ex-PM Abe’s dinner spending scandal

TOKYO| According to Friday’s statement, the inquest body ruled that Shinzo Abe’s earlier decision to not indict him was improper. Prosecutors will now reopen their investigation into the former Prime Minister. The Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution issued a decision on July 15. It concerns allegations of endowments as per the law governing public […]