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Japan Is Ready To Receive 20,000 Foreign Arrivals Daily In June

May 12, 2022 by Japan Informer

Japan's government has plans to raise the maximum number of foreign visitors, bringing in the equivalent of 20,000 per day in June, sources from the government said on Wednesday. The relaxation will follow an analysis of the airport quarantine facilities and the domestic infection status following Japan's Golden Week holidays that ended on Sunday. In addition, the government … [Read more...] about Japan Is Ready To Receive 20,000 Foreign Arrivals Daily In June

Students Can Finally Rejoice As PM Kishida Announces Possible Entry In March

February 20, 2022 by Japan Informer

On Thursday, PM Fumio Kishida announced that Japan would allow the entry of foreign nationals in the country for other reasons than tourism, for example, business and international students beginning in March as part of the plan to end the 6th wave. "We are gradually walking toward the exit of the sixth wave," Kishida declared at a press conference. "We have to begin getting … [Read more...] about Students Can Finally Rejoice As PM Kishida Announces Possible Entry In March

Japan To Ease Border Restrictions For International Students

January 17, 2022 by Japan Informer

A source close to the Japanese government stated on Jan. 14 that the government is ready to loosen coronavirus-related entry restrictions on fresh arrivals of international students. The federal government plans to lift the limitations gradually, prioritizing government-sponsored international students who cannot progress to the next year of studies or graduate in their home … [Read more...] about Japan To Ease Border Restrictions For International Students

Japanese Company Lets You Register Marriage With 3D Waifus And Even Pays You Allowance For Doing So!

We know that the whole world, especially the Japanese are amazed by their animes, and many followers watch them regularly like real-life celebrities. The Tokyo-based tech company Gatebox Lab is capitalizing on this sentiment by launching an innovative recruiting campaign. It seems that they are so eager to recruit new employees who are enthralled by […]

This Is What Hospital Food Looks Like in Japan And It’s Incredibly Gourmet

We all know the stereotype about hospital food: it’s literally the worst kind of food on the planet. Think jello and food that generally looks and tastes like plastic. Generally, that stereotype is true of most hospitals. But after Reddit user Jenkinsinjapan shared photos of what her food looked like while staying in a Japanese […]

Japanese Dad Makes DIY Sushi Conveyor Belt And Oden Stand At Home For Son

The Japanese YouTuber who also happens to be a father has gone viral thanks to his home-based project. It involves the creation of a small conveyor belt restaurant for sushi and a tiny oden stand that he has made to surprise his son. Morikawapapa surprised his son in January. However, social media users took notice […]

Japanese Super derpy Kiwi pretending to be a Kiwi fruit keychain and plushie

Japanese retailer Felissimo already boasts a cuddly evolving from egg to King Penguin plushie as part of its cute and quirky YOU+MORE! series (a play on the pronunciation of “humor” in Japanese), but for added measure they’re giving the transforming penguin a pal in the form of this extremely derpy-looking Kiwi keychain and stuffed animal. […]

Japanese Husband Still Dives in Search For Wife’s Remains Since The 2011 Tsunami

A Japanese man still searches for his wife who went missing during the devastating Japanese tsunami in 2011. Yasuo Takamatsu, 64, is a widower who had lost his wife Yuko after a tsunami struck Miyagi, the city of Onagawa in Miyagi, almost a decade ago at this point. Yasuo even learned scuba diving to search […]

Japan is manufacturing a Fighter jet with Capabilities of F-22 and F35

Japan previously had bought tons of F-35 jets, known as the world’s most advanced air combat jet, but Japan is not satisfied as Chinese threats rise. This has led Tokyo to increase its attention to its F-3 and F-X assault programs. Japan has been intercepting frequent unauthorized Chinese jets violating their airspace. This has led […]

Gigantic Undersea Bug In Aquarium Poops For The First Time In Two Years

In Toba Aquarium, the keeper of the facility’s 5 giant isopods found some ‘fecel matter’ in their tank, concluding that they have finally pooped for the first time since April 2018. In 2014, one of their first giant isopods, No. 1, died after having not eaten for five years. Here’s a video taken in 2013 […]

Pepsi Flavors You Can Only Buy In Japan

As we live in an increasingly global world, it can be difficult to find cultural products that are truly unique to certain countries. Fortunately, in Japan, there are food and drinks options that cannot be found anywhere else. In terms of food, there are certainly varieties of sushi that other countries wish they possessed, but […]

20 Most Fascinating Facts About Life in Japan

Many of us know that Japan is a distant and almost mythical country that we might never get the chance to visit during our lifetimes. But the internet likes to reveal it as the land of anime, crazy fashion, and Gundan robots, and the basic fact is that Japan is more than just that. However, […]

Former Australia President Tony Abbott Honored With The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

The former Australian prime minister was awarded the highest honor bestowed on foreigners by the Japanese government for his contributions to promoting friendly and bilateral relationships with Japan and Australia. Tony Abbott has been honored by the Japanese government with an important award for his work in improving friendly and bilateral relationships with Australia. Mr. […]