Smartphones

Survey Says 51.6% Of Japanese Children Get Phones At Elementary School Age

May 3, 2022 by Japan Informer

Children in Japan receive their first phones at a young age, and 51.6 percent of their parents give smartphones to their children at the elementary school age, as per an investigation conducted recently. The percentage was an increase of 11.5 percentage points over the poll that was conducted the year prior. The report said Mobile Marketing Data Labo, an IT market research … [Read more...] about Survey Says 51.6% Of Japanese Children Get Phones At Elementary School Age

Local Government In Japan Conducts Smartphone Classes For Elderlies

November 21, 2021 by Japan Informer

Local authorities in Japan are increasing efforts to assist older adults in using smartphones to keep up with the rapid digitalization of administrative processes. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government held an event in the Nakano Ward shopping area on Oct. 10 to answer seniors' questions on how to use smartphones. The generational "digital gap" was made more apparent due to the … [Read more...] about Local Government In Japan Conducts Smartphone Classes For Elderlies

Top 10 Japanese Tattoo Designs

Top 10 Japanese Tattoo Designs Japansese tattoos are unique as they signify their rich culture and history. These nuances in western tattoos are really hard to find. Plus there is the question of picking a unique design you always will! A Japanese tattoo art is something you will be proud to display. Japanese Tattoo Designs: […]

Japanese Man Finds Photos of His Late Father In Google Earth

The loss of a loved one’s life is not easy to grieve from, especially in the case of a close family member. But, occasionally, we find their photographs or objects that bring back memories. A man tweeted about a wonderful surprise he had received. Twitter user @TeacherUfo had been bored at home and thought of […]

Japan to ban physical punishment of children by parents

TOKYO: The government and the ruling coalition plan to include a ban on corporal punishment of children by parenin law revisions following a series of recent child maltreatment cases in the name of discipline, sources close to the matter said Saturday. The planned law revisions are also aimed at strengthening the authority of child welfare […]

The Extreme Japanese Pedicure Peel That Will Give You Baby Feet

I had read the rumors. New York’s fashion circles couldn’t stop whispering about a pedicure peel from Japan so powerful it frees dead skin in “sheets.” I had Google Image searched. Pink, smooth skin emerging from a veritable cocoon of calluses in photo after photo. And I took to Reddit, where my curiosity was […]

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

Aluminum foil looks pretty boring. It is used for packaging, insulation, cooking… and making really shiny balls that appear to have no real purpose, apparently. That’s right, thanks to a Japanese jeweler, the whole country became obsessed with refining these metal leaves, and we aren’t sure how to react. According to Twitter user @puchuco709, they took […]

Creative Japanese Photographer Does Belly Flops To Add Water Splash Background To His Shots

Some photographers go out of their way to capture the perfect shot. From disguising themselves into a swan to getting extremely close to dangerous wild animals – some people will just do anything. But I bet you’ve never heard of a photographer doing belly flops (yes, belly flops) to capture the perfect shot. Recently, Japanese […]

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 […]

Japanese Woman Falls On Two Men While Watching Another Man Fall From Same Building

A strange but dangerous incident happened on a building in Yokohama that injured four people but could have gone fatally wrong! During the early evening of 21st January, police got an emergency call about a man who had fallen out from the fifth floor of a building. He apparently fell in a reasonably narrow space […]

Landmark Ruling in Japan Recognizes Survivors of Atomic Bombing Outside Hiroshima

After decades of alleged neglect, Japan finally recognizes people who lived further away from Hiroshima as survivors of the atomic bombing in 1945. Landmark ruling: A Hiroshima district court ruled on Wednesday that 84 more plaintiffs, exposed to radioactive “black rain” during World War II, are now entitled to the same medical benefits as those […]

Studio Ghibli Museum Needs Your Donation To Survive!

The pandemic has harmed all kinds of companies; however, museum owners have suffered the most since no one visits them, and it’s costly to keep a museum. And right now, Japan’s Ghibli Museum is the latest institution to face the pandemic’s economic horror. The enchanting facility hosts retrospectives of the anime from director Hayao Miyazaki […]