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Around 30 Endangered Sea Turtles Found Stabbed In Kumejima Island Beach

August 17, 2022 by Japan Informer

A Southern beach in Japan had a horrifying scene the previous month. The whole beach was covered with around 30 or so endangered turtles, all bleeding from their stab wounds.Locals discovered the green sea turtles on the brink of death on Kumejima Island beaches in the southern prefecture of Okinawa. Most of the turtles were already dead and had been found near fishing nets … [Read more...] about Around 30 Endangered Sea Turtles Found Stabbed In Kumejima Island Beach

The Most Adorable Bird In Japan As A Delinquent Sushi

The long tailed tit (Shima Enaga) is a common sight that blends in with the snow-capped branches found on the trees of Japan’s most northernmost island, Hokkaido. However, its adorable design makes it stand out since it’s frequently described as “the most adorable bird to be found in Japan.” It’s certainly a title that it […]

Japanese High School Swim Team Performs Hilarious Routine To ‘Frozen’ Tune

With the summer heat in full swing, many of us probably find ourselves daydreaming about taking a dip in a pool. Unfortunately, we aren’t kids anymore and responsibilities tend to get in the way of splashing around with our friends. That’s why it helps to at least live vicariously through those who are lucky […]

Japanese artist draws amazingly lifelike cheetah with only color pencils

We’ve covered a few artists able to producing amazingly sensible works of art by analog means. For example, Kei Mieno’s photorealistic paintings of ladies and Kohei Ohmori’s pencil-drawn can of Asahi Super Dry which seems good enough to drink. And then there’s 19-year-antique Haru Otomi 音海はる (actual name: Haruki Kudo 工藤陽輝) (@huwahuwa1_25) who draws animals […]

The Closest Wolves Related To Modern Dogs Is The Extinct Japanese Wolf

According to a study that sequenced nine museum species’ genomes, the Japanese wolf was found to be closer to the ancestors of a human’s best friend dog than any other wolves. Unfortunately, the Japanese wolf went extinct more than a century ago. “I didn’t expect this conclusion at all,” said Yohey Terai, a Professor at […]

The train station that stayed open for a single school girl finally closes down

Last year Kyu-shirataki Station made headlines around the world for staying open just to send one girl to school, but now that she’s graduating, it’s time to pack it in. News of delaying closures along the “Shiraktaki Series” of stations to accommodate a single student began to make headlines in Japan last year and by […]

Japan’s first ‘regulatory sandboxes’ could open next spring

TOKYO — Japan is looking to create so-called regulatory sandboxes in three locales as soon as next spring to test technologies such as self-driving cars and long-range drones, piloting rules changes that could then go nationwide. Labeling a city a regulatory sandbox would suspend many regulations there for a certain period, including rules against fully […]

Nothing Says “Japanese Commercial” Like Turning Your Nose Into A Faucet

You probably don’t need a reminder that Japanese television commercials can range from incredibly badass to bizarre and eccentric, so it’s always a testament to a company’s creative juices when one catches you by surprise. While Japan’s Kobayashi Pharmaceutical doesn’t necessarily go for either of those, they tend to make commercials for their products […]

It just got easier to become a permanent resident of Japan — here’s how you do it

It just got easier to become a permanent resident of Japan — here’s how you do itIt just got easier to become a permanent resident of Japan — here’s how you do it While the US mulls over limiting immigration, in Japan the federal government has just loosened the requirements for new, highly-skilled immigrants to […]

9th anniversary of triple disaster overshadowed by virus

Japan marked the 9th anniversary Wednesday of the massive earthquake and tsunami in its northeastern place that left more than 15,000 human beings lifeless, however fitness fears over the unfold of the new coronavirus caused some of activities to be canceled or scaled down. A state-backed memorial ceremony that had been held every yr in […]

10 Truths You Don’t Want To Know About All-Girls Schools in Japan

Among many people, there exists a very “mystical” image of all-girls schools. They are even referred to as the “secret garden” among many Japanese people. Let’s take Nogizaka46 as an example. They are said to be produced with the theme of an all-girls school, and their costumes are made to look like school uniforms. However, […]