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Japanese government appoints hikikomori as head of council on “self-quarantine strategies”

• Scott Wilson
  Apr 1, 2020
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Once loathed by society, now hikikomori might save society.

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• Japan
• (April Fools' Day • coronavirus • funny • hikikomori • SNO)

Stay-home sakura – Japanese Twitter shares breathtaking cherry blossom photos of past and present

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 1, 2020

Cherry blossom plans cancelled? Here’s a new one: doing hanami at home with these beautiful photos.

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• Japan
• (beatiful • cherry blossoms • flowers • hanami • sakura)

Tokyo rickshaw puller tells us why he isn’t staying home from work during coronavirus outbreak

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 1, 2020

He’s ready to run customers around the empty streets of Asakusa, even though he knows it’s not the safest choice.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • rickshaws • Sensoji • SNJO • travel)

We tried Japan Burger King’s Deluxe Chicken Whopper for some serious volume 【Photos】

• Shannon
  Apr 1, 2020

Three types of meat between two Burger King buns? Yes, please.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • Deluxe Chicken Whopper • gourmet • limited time • whopper)

WARNING! The Civic hatchback can’t drive through Evangelion AT fields, Honda’s lawyers say【Vids】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 1, 2020

Actual driving experience may not include Angel battles, Shinji, Rei, and Asuka want us to know.

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• Japan
• (ads • anime • cars • Civic • cool • Evangelion • funny • Honda • video • voice actors • voice actresses)

Sanrio Puroland offers a touching, tear-provoking video message during its closure【Video】

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 1, 2020

The staff and characters of Puroland want you to know that they’re waiting for your visit from the bottom of their hearts. 

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • Hello Kitty • Pompompurin • Sanrio Puroland • theme park • Tokyo • YouTube)

Ken Shimura remembered for his huge contribution to the game Rock, Paper, Scissors in Japan

• Master Blaster
  Apr 1, 2020

Let’s take a look at what is undoubtedly Shimura’s biggest cultural impact.

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • COVID-19 • entertainment • games • Janken • Ken Shimura • rock-paper-scissors • Saisho Gu)

Here’s how to be a Shiba Inu’s favorite person

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 1, 2020

A trip to a Tokyo dog cafe and a chance encounter with a Shiba Inu master leads to an epiphany for our canine-loving reporter.

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• Japan
• (animal cafes • animals • COK • dog cafes • dogs • mambeshiba • pets • Seiji Nakazawa • Shiba Inu • SNJO)

Japan now has a manga-style coronavirus awareness campaign

• Oona McGee
  Apr 1, 2020

One of these “faces” discriminates against people who have the virus. 

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• Japan
• (ads • advertising • anime • art • coronavirus • COVID-19 • discrimination • Japanese Red Cross Society • manga)

The sad story of the Japanese vending machine set to disappear at the end of the year

• Oona McGee
  Mar 31, 2020

A little bit of history gone forever as Kirin puts an end to a beloved mainstay.

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• Japan
• (cool • drinks • Hiroshima • Kirin • Nakanohigashi Station • retro • vending machines • weird)

Here’s what happens when you mix 75 types of Japanese instant curry together【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 31, 2020

Creating the King of Curries means we’re pretty much done cooking for the entire week.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • curry • food • instant curry • instant food • SNJO • SoraKitchen • taste test)

Learn how to cook staple Japanese dishes with actor Hiro Mizushima【Videos】

• Kay
  Mar 31, 2020

Interested in Japanese home cooking? Then why not learn together with Japanese actor and media personality Hiro Mizushima!

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• Japan
• (cooking • Hiro Mizushima • japanese cooking • video • YouTube)

Hideo Kojima’s company closes office after employee confirmed infected with coronavirus

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 31, 2020

Video game studio is told it doesn’t have to close, but decides to make worker safety its priority.

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• Japan
• (coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • Hideo Kojima • Kojima Productions • Metal Gear Solid • video games)

Net user proposes clever changes to 2020 Tokyo Olympics logo in light of one-year delay

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 31, 2020

We’d like to add our own stamp of approval to the ones already there.
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• Japan
• (2021 Tokyo Olympics • clever • hanko • logo • Olympics • twitter)

Tokyo Olympics announces new start date following coronavirus postponement

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 31, 2020

Tokyo’s governor hopes having firm start date will allow athletes and organizers to better focus on preparing for the delayed Games.

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• Japan
• (2020 Olympics • 2021 Tokyo Olympics • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • IOC • Olympics • sports • Tokyo Olympics)

Ueno Park looks eerily deserted in the midst of the coronavirus 【Photos】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 31, 2020

The cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, but there’s no one around to enjoy them. 

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • government • hanami • news • photos • sakura • Ueno Park)

All aboard Tokyo’s newest English-playable real escape game! We try Escape from the Runaway Train

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 31, 2020

Nine rooms of puzzles and a countdown to disaster to get your team’s minds working and pulses racing.

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• Japan
• (awesome • COK • cool • Escape from the Runaway Train • escape games • escape rooms • Nine Rooms • SCRAP • shinjuku • SNO • Tokyo Mystery Circus)

Japan to ban entry to foreign travelers from the U.S., China, most of Europe

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 30, 2020

Roughly one third of the planet expected to be unable to travel to Japan as part of expanded coronavirus countermeasures.

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• Japan
• (COK • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • travel)

Snow falls on sakura cherry blossoms in full bloom around Tokyo 【Photos & Videos】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 30, 2020

Surprise snowfall in Japan transformed springtime hanami into a winter wonderland on the weekend.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • hanami • news • photos • sakura • snow • snow sakura • Tokyo)

Japanese comedian dies after coronavirus infection

• Oona McGee
  Mar 30, 2020

The country is in mourning following news that the beloved icon was lost to COVID-19.

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• Japan
• (celebrities • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Japanese celebrities • japanese comedian • Japanese comedy • Ken Shimura • news)

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  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
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  2. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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  6. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  7. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  9. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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