Row brewing in Ireland over school rules for vaccinated children; Japan is reportedly set to extend it state of emergency in Tokyo and other regionsUS could see 200,000 Covid cases a day: ‘Unvaccinated are sitting ducks’All 16- and 17-year-olds in Engl…
Million urged to seek shelter as floods and landslides hit Japan
Authorities in Hiroshima and northern Kyushu issue evacuation alert amid unprecedented rainfallMore than a million people have been urged to seek shelter as torrential rain triggered floods and landslides in western Japan, leaving at least one dead and…
unhygienic and impolite toward the athlete
The mayor of Nagoya has apologized for biting softball player Miu Goto’s Olympic gold medal; she will get a new one.
45 minutes of Funky Old Japanese Soundtracks to chill out to
45 minutes of various funky old japanese soundtracks, samples, breaks, and beats.
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I work on a seaweed farm halfway between Ireland and Scotland, this is what i listen to on my headphones before heading out to sea for the latest “Weed He…
Privacy-oriented search app Xayn raises $12M from Japanese backers to go into devices
Back in December 2020 we covered the launch of a new kind of smartphone app-based search engine, Xayn. “A search engine?!” I hear you say? Well, yes, because despite the convenience of modern search engines’ ability to tailor their search results to the individual, this user-tracking comes at the expense of privacy. This mass surveillance […]
Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns
Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic Parents in Japan are sending bags of rice that weigh the same as their newborn babies to relatives who are unable to visit them due to the pandemic.The bag…
Tokyo says goodbye to the Games with grace and sense of relief | Barney Ronay
Japan’s Olympics has been troubled but quietly glorious, reminding us the world can be funFarewell then, Tokyo 2020. On a sweltering night at the Olympic Stadium, Japan said goodbye to its troubled, quietly glorious Games with a closing ceremony that w…
Pride and anxiety mingle in Japan as Olympic medal tally and Covid cases rise
Outdoor events have drawn huge turnouts in Tokyo despite public concern over coronavirusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan broke two records last week. On Thursday, the day its athletes took their medal haul to a level no…
Man arrested after at least 10 people stabbed on Tokyo train
Suspect left knife behind after fleeing commuter transit, with two people seriously injuredA man has stabbed at least 10 passengers on a commuter train in Tokyo, seriously injuring two people.The suspect left a knife behind as he fled, and was arrested…
Coronavirus live news: Japan experts urge nationwide state of emergency as Sydney suffers worst pandemic day
Advisers to government in Tokyo say Covid surge requires harsher measures, while Australian state of NSW announces 262 new casesUS disputes WHO call to delay Covid booster shots to help poorer nationsFully vaccinated UK arrivals from France will not ne…