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Japanese Giant Rakuten Launches Rakuten NFT Marketplace

March 5, 2022 by Japan Informer

Rakuten Group, a Japanese online retailer and electronic commerce company, has launched a marketplace called Rakuten NFT. The announcement noted that there will be new features in the future and that a peer-to-peer service for selling and minting NFT content is planned for 2023. Japanese giant Rakuten has tried some things in the world of crypto and blockchain in recent … [Read more...] about Japanese Giant Rakuten Launches Rakuten NFT Marketplace

24 Dead In Suspected Arson At A Mental Clinic In Osaka

Police have stated that 24 people died on Friday when a fire broke out in a mental clinic on the eighth floor of a multi-tenant building in Osaka. Arson and murder were suspected. According to the fire department of the largest city in western Japan, 28 people have been injured and affected directly by the […]

Meiji Era-Style Starbucks To Open Up Outside Hot Springs That Inspired Spirited Away And The View is Really Amazing

The global coffeehouse chain has two stunning stores planned for theseworld-famous tourist spots. Starbucks might be a global company, but in Japan it has a cult-like following. There’s an insatiable appetite for anything emblazoned with the iconic green mermaid logo here, which means customers get to enjoy new Frappuccino releases every other month, and limited-edition drinkware is […]

Black Student Separated During Graduation Because of His Cornrows

The 18-year-old wanted to commemorate his graduation from high school by wearing cornrows. However, he was told to stay quiet and separate from fellow students. According to local news reports, a Black Japanese teenager from Japan was separated from his peers during his graduation ceremony because his hair was in cornrows. According to the Mainichi […]

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 […]

Would You Wear These Japanese Hoof Sandals?

Would You Wear These Japanese Hoof Sandals? High heels are hard enough to walk in– but can you imagine wearing hoof sandals? From the looks of things, learning to walk in them would take ages. And even then, there’s still the ever-present threat of a sprained ankle just waiting for you to make one false […]

A Sea of 4.5 Million Baby Blue Eye Flowers in Japan’s Hitachi Seaside Park

Azure TB Hitachi Seaside Park is a sprawling 470 acre park located in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, that features vast flower gardens including millions of daffodils, 170 varieties of tulips, and an estimated 4.5 million baby blue eyes (Nemophila). The sea on blue flowers blooms once annually around April in an event referred to as 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 […]

Domino’s Japan Wants You To Use Chopsticks For New Overflow Series Pizza

Domino’s is the most popular pizza delivery service in Japan with the highest sales, the largest stores, and the most inventive deals in the business. Always exploring new ways to get ahead of the pack, Domino’s has come out with a new and innovative idea that will make us crave pizza, and this time, it’s […]

A List of Best Colleges and Universities in Japan

Many people wonder if higher education in Japan is of high quality. The answer to this question depends on a few factors, such as: the reputation of the university or college the quality of the faculty and curriculum the overall environment for learning. On average, Japanese universities are highly respected both domestically and internationally and […]

Coca-Cola Japan Releases First Ever Strawberry Coke

At the point when Coca-Cola Japan isn’t enhancing their containers with wonderful cherry bloom names, they appear to present regular arrivals of “world firsts”, as they as of late did with the first since forever peach and apple seasoned Coca-Cola. Beginning January twentieth, they’ll be adding another first to their resume with the world’s first […]