Beijing Olympics

Yuzuru Hanyu’s Quad Axel Dream Left Hanging Because Of A Hole In Ice During Beijing Olympics

February 11, 2022 by Japan Informer

Fans were shocked when Japanese Ice Prince, figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, missed his first jump in the Olympic routine - the quadruple Salchow. Hanyu, the men's figure skating champion and defending champion, began his Beijing performance by participating in Tuesday's short men's figure skating session. He missed the Quadruple Salchow at the start of his program, changing the … [Read more...] about Yuzuru Hanyu’s Quad Axel Dream Left Hanging Because Of A Hole In Ice During Beijing Olympics

Ryoyu Kobayashi Takes Gold In The Men’s Individual Normal Hill Skiing Event

February 8, 2022 by Japan Informer

Ryoyu Kobayashi from Japan has won his first Olympic gold medal when he came first in the men's single normal hill ski jumping event. The 25-year old scored a colossal opening round of 145.4 to lift himself up to the top of the podium. He posted a score of 129.6 at the end of the round and finished at 275.0 all-time points. This is the second gold medal for Japan in the … [Read more...] about Ryoyu Kobayashi Takes Gold In The Men’s Individual Normal Hill Skiing Event

Japan Will Not Send Government Delegation To Beijing Olympics

December 29, 2021 by Japan Informer

Tokyo announced on Friday that Japan won't send a governmental delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in February. This move is likely in response to the increased tensions with China. U.S's decision to boycott the Games for human rights violation in China may have acted as a catalyst for Japan to make such decisions. Japan, however, has not explicitly labeled its … [Read more...] about Japan Will Not Send Government Delegation To Beijing Olympics

This Grandma Takes The Most Hilarious Selfies You’ll See All Year

You’re never to old to create. That’s certainly the case with 89-year-old Japanese grandmother Kimiko Nishimoto. She never consider photography as a hobby until she was 72, when her son was teaching a beginner’s course in the medium. Partly due to support him but also because she was curious in the artwork – she decide […]

Meat Lovers Rejoice! Steak Backpacks Are Now A Thing

Nothing says “back to school” quite like a giant grilled steak with a neat square of butter melting on top. Or, if you’re not into grilled steak, you can easily pickup a raw slab of meat to cook any way you like. These cheeky backpacks ensure you return to your studies with a healthy dose […]

Japanese Cat Motimaru Becomes YouTube’s Most Viewed Cat

2019 wasn’t the best of the years for us. Australia’s Black Summer, extradition bill on Hongkong that led to massive protests, the UK leaving the European Union are only a few examples. However, 2019 was also the year when a future YouTube star was born. He’s a Scottish Fold called Motimaru (pronounced as Mochi-maru). His […]

Dual Bus-Train Vehicle To Start Operating In Shikoku Islands

The first dual-mode operational vehicle, which is a bus that can run on railway tracks and also has tires made for roads, will be put into service from the Shikoku region, which is the smaller of Japan’s four major islands. Asa Seaside Railway Corp in Tokushima Prefecture said it would begin the rollout of the […]

Traditional Japanese style Starbucks coming to historical Nagano temple area

Japanese culture purists may see it as an abomination, but you can hardly escape Starbucks in Japan nowadays. Even in culturally important areas the chain have started adapting their store aesthetic to sneakily slip their branches into the existing historical townscape. Depending on your outlook, this could either be seen as a dire threat to […]

Athlete Demands Gender Test for 200-Meter Silver Olympic Medalist Because She Ran Too Fast

TOKYO| Former Polish athlete popularly named as Marcin Urbas has demanded that Namibian sprinter Christine Mboma,who is just 18 years age, had to go through a gender confirmation test also known as sex-affirming test,so as to prove him because he couldn’t believe that someone could sprint her times and definitely that too a woman. The […]

Japanese Start Embracing CBD Despite Social Stigma And Taboo

Japan is hell for stoners; with its zero-tolerance cannabis laws, deep social stigma, and efforts to tighten consumption rules, consuming Marijuana openly is impossible. It was hard to believe that it happened when you saw Ai Takahashi’s friends twerk, body-roll, and light up to “Young, Wild & Free” in a small club in Tokyo. They […]

80% Of Japanese Believe That The Burden Of U.S. Bases On Okinawa Is Unfair

According to a Kyodo News survey, most people living in Japan believe that the burden placed on Okinawa as the host for the bulk of U.S. forces within the country is unfair compared to other prefectures. The national mail survey conducted before May 15th, the anniversary marking 50 years since the reversion of Okinawa back […]

Japanese Woman Who Beat Coronavirus Once Gets Infected AGAIN

A Japanese lady became reinfected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) weeks after recuperating from the virus. The girl in her 40s, whose call become not revealed, was first infected by using the virus in late January and changed into discharged from the health facility on Feb. 1 after she showing signs of healing, consistent […]

Netflix’s Squid Game Accused Of Copying A Japanese Movie

Netflix’s most recent popular show, Squid Game, is being slammed with a string of plagiarism accusations. While the idea of a survival-based deathmatch is not new, some internet users have stated that the similarities don’t end with the plot. Some fans have noted that certain scenes from the K-drama show have a lot in common […]