Immigration

Memorial Ceremony Held For Sri Lankan Women Who Died A Year Ago In Detention Center

March 7, 2022 by Japan Informer

A memorial ceremony was conducted on Sunday to mark the first death anniversary of death for the Sri Lankan woman who died while being held in the central immigration center in Japan in the year 2021 amid calls across the country to review Japan's detention process deportees. More than 50 people traveled through the harsh rain to participate in the Buddhist ceremony in Aichi … [Read more...] about Memorial Ceremony Held For Sri Lankan Women Who Died A Year Ago In Detention Center

Sisters Of Dead Sri Lankan File For Complaint Against Japanese Officials

November 12, 2021 by Japan Informer

In the month of March, a Sri Lankan woman had passed away at the immigration center in Central Japan. Now the woman's kin has filed an indictment on Tuesday against senior members of the detainment center who allegedly contributed to her death by failing to provide the proper medical attention. The treatment received by Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, 33, in Nagoya … [Read more...] about Sisters Of Dead Sri Lankan File For Complaint Against Japanese Officials

This is how Japan’s train-cleaning crews clean the Shinkansen in only seven minutes

SINKANSEN| Riding the Shinkansen in Japan is always a fun experience. Not only does it go super-fast (you can totally feel those G-forces!), it’s also guaranteed to be quiet and incredibly clean. But with 323 Shinkansen trains departing from Tokyo every day, how do they find the time to clean all those trains? Well, it […]

Train Driver Sues Japan Rail For 2.2 Million yen After A Salary Cut Of $0.49 For 1-Minute delay!

Japanese trains are appreciated for their punctuality; however, this precise, minute-by-minute timekeeping has been at the heart of an ongoing dispute between a train operator and the West Japan Railway Company. Based on reports, the driver, who is employed by JR West’s Okayama branch, is seeking the payment for 56 yen (US$0.49) in un-paid wages […]

The tattooed hipsters of 18th-century Japan

Tattoos are by nature fleeting, a living art form that dies with the body which serves as its canvas. But a new book manages to pin down the Japanese practice of irezumi, or traditional tattooing, by drawing on an unlikely source: 19th-century woodblock prints. “Tattoos in Japanese Prints”, by Sarah E. Thompson, curator of Japanese […]

Best Cosplays From Japan Expo 2022 In Thailand

Numerous anime festivals and conventions are coming back to life around as we slowly recover from the pandemic. And more cosplayers from around the world are now keen to show off their work. This year Bangkok was the host of an event called the Japan Expo 2022 dedicated to Japanese culture. The event was attended […]

The Most Beautiful Ladies In Tokyo Game Show (Photos)

Japan’s biggest electronic entertainment event has been just finished and we have here some photographs of the most beautiful and awesome ladies in the Tolyo Games 2018. Scroll Down to to check out its incredible real-world visuals. ENJOY THESE AWESOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF BEAUTIFUL LADIES OVER HERE: Mr. Sato was feeling proud of himself. Tasked with […]

Top 10 Modern Japanese Artists And Illustrators You Need To Check Out

People worldwide know of beautiful artwork and animations of Japanese manga and anime, and it’s not wrong to say that there are exceptional artists in the country. With their twists and styles in artwork, they have made a mark on the online audience and continue to impress. If you want to visit some of the […]

Top 28 Viral Memes from 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

TOKYO| Tomorrow is the last day of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and so far it has been a rollercoaster of sentiments. So many events, along with tons of athletes participating for the chance to be at the podium, some won, and many lost. Every event had a flood of emotions. Athletes got to enjoy the […]

Taliban Wants Japan To Re-Open The Embassy In Afghanistan

A deputy prime minister from the interim Taliban government in Afghanistan requested Japan’s ambassador to open the embassy of Japan in Kabul after a meeting in the capital city of the nation on Wednesday. It was requested during the time that Abdul Ghani Baradar met with Ambassador Takashi Okada. Japan temporarily shut down its embassy […]

Ghost Of Tsushima Movie Director Wants The Cast And Language To Be Japanese

The director Chad Stahelski wants his upcoming Ghost of Tsushima movie adaptation to be shot using the Japanese language and with an all-Japanese casting. Director Chad Stahelski recently spoke of his plans for the coming Ghost of Tsushima film adaptation and how he hopes to stay true to the game’s roots to the greatest extent […]

Natsumi’s pink scooter from Weathering with You now on sale from Honda for a limited time

If you’ve wanted to race around the streets of your home town on a pink-and-white scooter like Natsumi, now’s your chance! This time last year, anime film director Makoto Shinkai released his latest film Weathering with You — known as “Tenki no Ko” in Japan, which translates to “Weather Child” — and like his other […]