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Japanese Singer And Actress Sayaka Kanda Dies After Falling From A Hotel

December 21, 2021 by Japan Informer

Japanese singer and actress Sayaka Kanda has died after reportedly falling from her room at the hotel in Sapporo, her office reported on Sunday. Kanda, 35, was found dead at about one p.m. the previous Saturday in outdoor area of 14th floor at the hotel with 22 stories where she was staying. She was confirmed dead when she was admitted to an area hospital. Hokkaido … [Read more...] about Japanese Singer And Actress Sayaka Kanda Dies After Falling From A Hotel

Don’t Forget to do these things when you meet some adorable mini frogs at a Japanese vending machine

Even amphibians love Japan’s unmanned drink dispensers, but what do you do if you want your change? Among the many great things about Japanese vending machines is that they never fail to take paper money. When you slide your 1,000-yen bill into a Japanese vending machine, you can be certain it will accept your payment as surely as […]

History and beauty of The Japanese Garden

Between the years 1924 and 1975, Mirei Shigemori (1896-1975) designed more than 180 gardens in Japan, an extraordinary creative output by any standard. If Shigemori was best known as a landscape designer, an artist in the placement of stones, it is worth noting that his accomplishments extended to being a scholar and practitioner of painting, […]

Japanese And Chinese Aircrafts Carrier Sail Extremely Close While Patrolling

The Chinese government has published video footage and photos showing the Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo sailing very near to China’s People’s Army Navy’s flattop Liaoning and its escorts in some recent drills in the Pacific. This follows after Japanese officials revealed plans to establish an emergency hotline for the military personnel in China to prevent […]

Now You Can Get Your Own Studio Ghibli Soot Sprite Erasers

In Japan, the soot sprites in the Studio Ghibli movie My Neighbour Totoro are referred to in the Japanese language as ” Makkuro Kurosuke,” which is the result of “makkuro” meaning ” pitch black,” “Kuro” meaning ” black” and “suke” being a common last name for boys. Despite their basic appearance, these huge-eyed dust dwellers […]

Japan, International Olympic Committee agree to postpone Tokyo Games

Facing heavy global pressure and rising athlete dissent, the International Olympic Committee sharply reversed course Tuesday and agreed with Japanese officials that the Olympics and Paralympics will not take place this summer in Tokyo in the wake of the growing novel coronavirus pandemic. Organizers say they now hope to stage the Games by the summer of 2021. […]

How to make your family live as healthily as the Japanese

They may be renowned for sushi and sumo wrestlers – and more recently for their brilliance at rugby – but the Japanese should be celebrated for a less well known phenomenon: being the healthiest people on the planet. According to a major global analysis in the Lancet, a child born in Japan today will have […]

90-year-old Bureaucrat Jailed for 5years for 2 Deaths in a Fatal Car Crash

A former top bureaucrat of 90 years old will be going to prison for five years for negligence in a Tokyo car accident that claimed the lives of a mother and her 3-year old daughter. Nine other people were also injured. Tokyo District Court found that Kozo Iizuka (former chief of Agency of Industrial Science […]

Japanese women reveal the worst ways they’ve been dumped by their partners

When a relationship turns sour, it’s often hard to face the reality that a break-up might be on the cards for you and your partner. Dealing with the demise of a relationship is something that people approach in all sorts of ways, and while we all hope for a certain level of emotional maturity and […]

Top 10 Best Places To See Autumn leaves Around Tokyo

Thousands of people leave from Tokyo city to traditional autumn-leaf destinations such as Kamakura, Hakone, and even Kyoto from October through December. However, you don’t necessarily need to get out of Tokyo if you want to enjoy the spectacular autumn leaves. Here are some recommendations including parks, gardens, hotels and so on: Meiji Jingu […]

Japanese Is Developing Unmanned Drones With U.S. To Aid Fighter Jets

Japan plans to develop unmanned drones that can fly to support fighter jets for the government to enhance the defense of its airspace and prevent threats. These drones are expected to be developed in collaboration with the U.S., allowing the two countries to work closer. These drones will be used for faster detecting enemies’ aircraft […]