How to tell a Japanese tanuki apart from a regular raccoon
And I learned that in Japan there’s an animal called the tanuki. As a matter of fact, some of the Japanese-English dictionaries and vocabulary lists I looked at said that tanuki were just r…
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The 10 most beautiful places to see the autumn leaves in Japan, as chosen by travelers
Travel website TripAdvisor has some suggestions, as it’s just released the list of its highest user-ranked spots in Japan to see the fall leaves. Kinkaku-ji (Kyoto)Kinkaku-ji Temp…
Japan sets aside ¥243.5 billion to help firms shift production out of China
Japan has earmarked ¥243.5 billion of its record economic support package to help manufacturers shift production out of China as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts supply chains between the major trad…
Japan's Prime Minister declares state of emergency
Japan's prime minister Abe Shinzo has declared a month-long state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus live updates: Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo
The Los Angeles Times will provide around-the-clock updates on COVID-19 from across Southern California and around the world. Live updates on coronavirus for April 6 are here
Watch a kabuki classic at home: National Theatre uploads Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura for free【Video】
Five hours of a professional production of the 18th century play Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura are free to watch on an official YouTube channel! Then there’s bunraku, or puppet theatre, plays perform…
Top Remote Jobs in Japan – Week 14, 2020
The global trend of rethinking the way we work and our relationship with physical offices has finally hit Japan. Work, work, work, work, work (from home). GaijinPot Jobs has a new feature t…
Clash looms in Japan as Tokyo governor says Abe's Covid-19 measures not enough
Disagreements between Koike and Abe over how far the emergency measures should go have quickly escalated since Tokyo’s 14 million residents were asked to stay home earlier this week amid record numbe…
Tokyo Tower Wax Museum's Progressive Rock Room
Straddled between the legs of the Tokyo Tower is the family-friendly entertainment zone known as “Foot Town.” On the third floor of this building sits the Tokyo Tower Wax Museum, home to the wor…
The Sand Museum – Tottori-shi, Japan
There are not many places in the world where giant sand sculptures last for three quarters of the year, and then only come down deliberately. The Sand Museum in Tottori, Japan, was the first.…