Disease

Japan Is Running Out Of Land To Bury Chickens Because Of Bird Flu

April 13, 2023 by Japan Informer

Japan has lost thousands of chickens due to the bird flu and is now out of the land available to bury them.On Tuesday, Japanese state-owned television station NHK announced on the news that 16 of 26 prefectures within the country didn't have sufficient land to dispose of the birds killed properly. The entire 26 prefectures had experienced recent outbreaks of avian … [Read more...] about Japan Is Running Out Of Land To Bury Chickens Because Of Bird Flu

Japanese Encephalitis Becomes National Significance As NSW Reports Its First Human Case

March 10, 2022 by Japan Informer

New South Wales has registered the first human infection case of the infamous Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV). The individual is a resident in the border region of NSW-Victoria and is in a stable state in intensive treatment. Many more people living in NSW are being tested, and further instances of this virus that is transmitted through mosquitoes are anticipated within the … [Read more...] about Japanese Encephalitis Becomes National Significance As NSW Reports Its First Human Case

Possible Avian Flu Outbreak Detected In Akita Prefecture!

November 11, 2021 by Japan Informer

A chicken farm in northeastern Japan, in Akita prefecture, is the first victim of the 2021 season's first flu outbreak. The local authorities have started the extermination of 143,000 chickens, Akita's prefectural government announced on Wednesday. The avian flu outbreak was the first time in Japan this year. After a positive test returned from the lab on the earlier day, … [Read more...] about Possible Avian Flu Outbreak Detected In Akita Prefecture!

Japanese Pastry Shop Owner Apologizes For Putting Less Filling Since He’s About To Go Broke

After a social media apology that he posted, a Japanese F&B store owner received floods of new customers. Junya Hashimoto is the owner and operator of Taiyaki no Bunfukuya, located in the Gyoda City of Saitama Prefecture. His shop sells taiyaki, which is a traditional pastry usually filled with red bean paste and is in […]

5 things you need to know about Obon–one of Japan’s biggest holidays

If the idea of your loved ones leaving this earth never to return again seems unfair, then you should consider the Japanese view of the afterlife. While nothing can change death itself, it is comforting to know that in Japan there is a special time of the year when the souls of the dead come […]

Man Tries To Set Fire On Bullet Train To Imitate Last Week’s Joker Attack In Tokyo

On Monday morning, a man was detained under suspicion of trying to set fire to the bullet train in Kyushu, Japan. It seemed like the culprit wanted to replicate the arson attempted in the Tokyo train during Halloween. The 69-year-old man, Kiyoshi Miyake, a resident of Fukuoka, was detained on the spot. There were no […]

Unusual Blue Ramen Served Up In Tokyo

In a city with seemingly more ramen restaurants than people, crafty ramen masters have been coming up with new and exciting takes on the traditional noodle dish. About a year ago the owner of Kipposhi, a small ramen joint near the Tokyo Sky Tree, sat pondering – he wanted to create something beautiful. A dish […]

Why the yakuza are not illegal

THE Yamaguchi-Gumi, one of the world’s largest and most ferocious gangs, is estimated to earn over $6 billion a year from drugs, protection, loan-sharking, real-estate rackets, and even, it is said, Japan’s stock exchange. This year, the organization’s 100th, over 2,000 of its 23,400 members split away, leaving police nervous about what fallout might follow; […]

Five Beautiful places that resemble scenes from “Spirited Away” in Japan.

Hayao Miyazaki has a vivid imagination that can be seen from the floating castles to enchanted forests. His places are actually out of the world and enchantingly beautiful that it is hard to believe that they exist. Ghibli fans can access the sites inspired by the places visible in Miyazaki’s films. The places listed in […]

This Japanese Diver Has Been Visiting His Best Friend Fish For 25 Years Now

Hiroyuki Arakawa has been entrusted to oversee one of the Shinto religion’s shrines called torii. which is located beneath the surface of Japan’s Tateyama Bay. Over the decades, he got to know marine creatures who live around the shrine, and, most importantly, became buddies with a friendly Asian sheepshead wrasse named Yoriko. Their beautiful relationship […]

Amazing: Japanese Company Unveils Incredible Wireless Charger ‘Powered’ By Anime Magic

A Japanese company called Six Seconds Shop – also known as Rokubyo Shoten – recently showcased an otherworldly gadget that charges your phone wirelessly all while performing summoning rituals to call upon the beasts from the astral plane, or so it appears. The gadget, which the company calls “Magic Circle Charger,” is pretty much like […]

Why all cellphones camera in Japan shipped with shutter sound?

I suppose you have a cellphone. Now, take out your cellphone, try to take a Sha-mail. (写メ, photos taken by cellphones, “sha” comes from “Sha-shin”, means photo) Ka-chik, Ka-chik… You heard the shutter sound. But It’s so inconvenient when we want to take a photo in a class or some quiet places. Now, try to turn […]

8 reasons Japan is so clean

While Japan has some environmental problems it has yet to thoroughly understand and tackle, such as garbage in the Seto Inland Sea, overall, it’s a pretty clean country. The cities in particular are extremely well looked after. Graffiti is rare, people seldom throw trash on the ground and there are no signs warning of a […]