The COVID-19 pandemic is no laughing matter. Governments across the globe have been enforcing lockdowns to differing degrees during limited commerce and tourism. Similarly, Japan…

In Japan, residents in quick need of computer access head to internet cafes. These places of business offer a quiet cubicle equipped with an internet-connected…

Of the many industries that have been decimated by the spread of COVID-19 around the globe, the tourism industry is perhaps hardest hit. The story…

For a long time, I would suggest that Japanese consumers have been squeezed. In October 2019, the government raised the consumption tax from eight percent…

Although a clean society, Japan does have some issues with waste. Rubbish sorting rules are notably detailed, and towns like Kamikatsu are stringent recyclers. Nevertheless,…

2020 has been an extraordinarily strange year. It’s hard not to wonder whether the massive public spending and political strife seen in some parts of…

If you follow economic news, you’re likely aware that these are unprecedented times. The American federal government is implementing record levels of fiscal stimulus, and…

Japanese convenience stores are pretty amazing. Unlike their North American counterparts, they live up to their handle and provide a host of useful services and…

Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea are slated to reopen on July 1, 2020, according to a report by Huffpost Japan, ticket counters inside the park will…

In the post-pandemic “new normal” of self-quarantining and social distancing, doll makers have also been stepping up to the plate to make dolls that reflect…

In late May, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared an end to the state of emergency enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The lockdown, considered…

The COVID-19 crisis is pushing hospitals across the world to their limits. Even after the emergency declaration has ended, the same remains true in Japan….

A team of researchers in Japan who have been studying COVID-19 and how it affects the lungs, have successfully created scaled-down bronchi which they hope…

The novel coronavirus pandemic is providing an opportunity for people to discover ways in which they can practice physical distancing while bridging social distance, and…

On May 29, 2020, at 12:40pm Japan’s Aerobatic demonstration team – Blue Impulse – took to the skies to send a message to the country’s…