Cases

Court Orders JR West To Pay Back 56 Yen To Employee For 1 Minute Delay But Denies 2.2 Million Compensation

April 21, 2022 by Japan Informer

A Japanese court has decided West Japan Railway Co. must pay back the 56 yen ($0.45) it took from the salary of one train driver after a delay of one minute in the year 2020.Although the Okayama District Court ruled that the reduction in pay offered at JR West's Okayama branch of JR West was unjustified, it rejected the man's request for 2.2 million yen compensation for … [Read more...] about Court Orders JR West To Pay Back 56 Yen To Employee For 1 Minute Delay But Denies 2.2 Million Compensation

Japan Asks US Military To Strictly Stay Within The Bases After Drastic Rise In COVID cases

January 9, 2022 by Japan Informer

On Thursday, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi demanded that the U.S. military in Japan remain within their bases to stop the spreading of COVID-19. Hayashi revealed that he spoke via phone to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and was promised the most extraordinary effort to protect individuals' health. There was no confirmation on whether the base curfew would … [Read more...] about Japan Asks US Military To Strictly Stay Within The Bases After Drastic Rise In COVID cases

Japanese Couple Captures Every Time Their Cats Watch Them Eat

No matter how hard asleep, my cat would always wake up and race downstairs when he’d hear my mom chopping meat. But he’d only stick around while she was cooking. However, these two cats from Japan also awkwardly watch their humans eat. Every single time. The two felines seem to never miss their owners’ dinner […]

IKEA Doll Beds Can Be A Perfect Bed For Your Cat Too!

Cats always seem to love invading the bed you sleep on and claim it as their property. Seeing how comfortable the beds are, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. However, what if you could give your feline friend its own bed? Yep, you definitely can, and it isn’t that expensive at all! It’s true the […]

Hikikomori- The people who choose to live in extreme isolation

JAPAN| We do live in a busy world surrounded by stress and various kinds of pressures that we may want to run away from! A known fact is that when you take short-lived periods of withdrawal, it helps you reduce your stress responses and overcome any illness.When you take time out for yourself in isolation, […]

15 Creative life-style ideas that Japan came up with!

JAPAN| When you are in Japan, you won’t stop being amazed by crazy inventions and ideas that you could never have thought existed! Japan is a very unique place with a lot of interesting people and with such advanced technical facilities, these great minds have been able to come up with pretty interesting ideas! Here […]

Incredible Things About Japan Proves That They Live In 3018

Rice paddy art is quite amazing Japan has created a quite stir on the internet with its overly developed nation and perfectly advanced infrastructure has made the competitors fall and learn from their ethics and organization. Well, rice paddy art has been created by planting rice with a famous image and it is quite popular […]

400 Years Ago A Samurai Wrote 20 Pieces Of Timeless Wisdom That Are Still Applicable Today

Musashi Miyamoto also known as Bennosuke Miyamoto was one of the greatest Japanese swordsmen who graced the 17th century. was an expert Japanese swordsman and ronin who served no master and held the record for the highest number of undefeated duels, sixty to be precise. The Inagaki directed Samurai Trilogy starring Toshiro Mifune is based on his life. Shortly before dying, […]

Japanese Government Wants Young People To Drink More Alcohol

Japan has faced many difficulties during the pandemic, especially since its an island country with a relatively heavy dependence on tourism. However, the alcohol drinking culture is one thing the youngsters don’t want to return to the norm. As they’ve decided, following two years of reduced partying and nightclubs, sobriety is a good thing and […]

Japanese Store Chain Don Quijote To Support 100 Ukrainian Families

Pan Pacific International Japan, which owns a significant discount chain, announced on Thursday that it would provide financial support as well as job opportunities to 100 refugees from Ukraine. Formerly known as Don Quijote Holdings, the company said it was still working out details like where families would be accommodated. It also stated that it […]

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

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 […]

20 Things That Blow People’s Minds When They Visit Japan

20 Things That Blow People’s Minds When They Visit Japan It’s more than just anime and ninjas. 1. They still use fax machines like it’s no big deal. Yes, the land of robots and cutting-edge tech still relies heavily on fax machines. They are used daily in business, and in most cases actually preferred. 2. […]