Vaccination

Booster Shots For COVID-19 Vaccine Will Roll Out From Dec. 1 In Japan

November 17, 2021 by Japan Informer

Japan will begin the process of giving COVID-19 booster vaccine starting in December following an advisory panel of the health ministry that has approved the move on Monday. The country is now joining other nations in taking steps to stop protection from diminishing as time passes. The vaccine created through Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE will initially be the sole one for the … [Read more...] about Booster Shots For COVID-19 Vaccine Will Roll Out From Dec. 1 In Japan

In Japan You Can Win a Brand New Car For Getting Vaccinated

August 31, 2021 by Japan Informer

TOKYO| People who are hesitant about getting vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine might find it more worthy after a way to win a brand new car. Local governments and businesses offer these benefits, which aim to reduce infections in society and increase vaccinations, particularly among the younger generations. If this happens then, everyone has hopes that the economic … [Read more...] about In Japan You Can Win a Brand New Car For Getting Vaccinated

Japanese elderlies have given up their license after the big Tokyo Accident

Japanese drivers who have voluntarily given up their driving licenses have risen since an older driver hit caused two deaths. He killed a mother with her daughter and injured nine others, including his wife, in Tokyo in 2019. We recently released an article about this driver, Kozo Iizuka, who will go to prison for five […]

13 Beautiful photos that will blow your mind of the First November Snow since 1992

For some cities, snow is simply a regular winter occurrence that slows everyone down at first. But for others, snow is a magical unicorn that only visits once in a blue moon. In Tokyo, snow is definitely a magical occurrence. And it’s especially rare in November. In honor of this year’s unusual snow appearance in […]

Abandoned Japanese Town Is A Hub For Alien Enthusiasts

Iino is a tiny village town of Fukushima city, nestled among forests where residents think their spectacular peak attracts flying saucers. The city is deafeningly quiet due to its low population. Some stores are closed all year, and abandoned roads lead to nothing. The squat structure of the city’s tourism center is covered in a […]

Woman in Santa Claus Dress is a Huge Part of Japanese Christmas

Much like the Holiday-themed parties and KFC chicken feasts, young Japanese women wearing Santa Claus outfits have become a staple of Japan’s Christmas tradition. Each year, models, idols and even ordinary cosplayers put on their best costumes which are loosely based on the classic Santa suit, Soranews24. Known as “Santacos” (“Santa” and “cosplay”), these adorable […]

Japanese Restaurants Serve ‘Dam Curry Rice’ That Will Flood Your Plate

JAPAN| In the latest strange and whimsical example of Japanese kitchen artistry, dams throughout Japan have begun offering visitors ‘damukare,’ a special Japanese rice and curry dish.In damukare, the rice is shaped into a mighty dam that protects the diner’s dry food from a devastating flood of curry deliciousness.The actual meal was first seen in […]

The Stunning Real Life Location Of “Your Name” 君の名

1.In the movie, they start their date in Roppongi Hills, but the first stop on our pilgrimage is the coffee shop where they had lunch. It’s called Salon de Thé Rond, located on the second floor of the National Art Center. 2.This is a small thing, but the water glasses and coasters the cafe uses are […]

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 […]

10 Best Tokyo Rooftop Bars And Restaurants

Head to the top rooftop bars and eateries Tokyo offers for cool drinks and stunning views. As the weather gets warmer, Tokyoites head to the outdoors to enjoy many of the most exciting ways to spend time in the city. These include strolling through Tokyo’s gorgeous parks, admiring a Japanese landscape, spotting public artworks, and […]

Minister of Cyber security in Japan admits He’s Never Used a Computer Before

People are awesome and somewhere leaders are more than awesome. Recently we came to know an amazing fact about the minister of cyber security in japan. Japan’s minister of cybersecurity, who oversees policies related to computers, admitted that he does not know how to use one, according to The Japan Times. Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, revealed […]

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 […]