All posts by TF Tribe

  • Kyoto lights up pandemic-weary hearts this hanami season.

    Naked, a Japanese creative company will be featuring the Cherry Blossom Festival 2021 at the famous Nijo Castle, Kyoto’s world heritage site, from March 19th (Friday) to April 11th (Sunday). The feel-good festival is essentially an art...

    • Posted March 5, 2021
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  • Mac n’ Cheese reinvented

    ho doesn’t like Mac n’ Cheese?  Here’s a recipe of one of the most requested food by kids in many parts of the world.  Each has his own way of cooking this adorable dish.  A French Canadian...

    • Posted March 3, 2021
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  • Strawberries galore at ANA InterContinental Hotel Tokyo

    Strawberry delights is kind of a huge favorite in Japan. It’s hard to tell when the real peak season is because the red berry seems available all year round. Spring however is special for the Japanese.  So...

    • Posted February 25, 2021
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  • Focaccia makes for a great snack.

      Snacks in-between meals keep children from throwing tantrums when they’re hungry. While most kids will reach out for unhealthy snacks, the best way to manage hunger and boost their nutrition is by offering them real food....

    • Posted February 25, 2021
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  • What’s happening with Japan’s vaccination schedule?

    Despite Japan having started vaccinating medical workers on Wednesday last week, the uncertainty of succeeding schedule, leaves municipal officials concerned due to preparation involved, said Taro Kono, minister in charge of the inoculation campaign, on Sunday. Presently,...

    • Posted February 22, 2021
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  • Dog Show: Pet Pooches Play More When Humans Are Watching

    Pet dogs are far more likely to play with one another when their owner is present and being attentive, according to a new study, raising the intriguing possibility that they are putting on a show for our...

    • Posted February 18, 2021
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  • Disney releases Raya and the Last Dragon

    Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. However, when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later,...

    • Posted February 17, 2021
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  • The Strings Omotesando has a Barbie-inspired dessert buffet

    Even as people eating out have dwindled under the State of Emergency, the Strawberry season in Japan is not going away anytime soon. The Strings Omotesando returns for its annual strawberry offering from March 3 until May...

    • Posted February 17, 2021
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  • Krispy Kreme releases Minion-themed donuts

    Believe it or not, the pandemic has given rise to habitual snacking in Japan. Almost everyday, snack brands release new offerings one after the other and Krispy Kreme is no different. Starting March 1 onto mid May,...

    • Posted February 10, 2021
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  • Japan to stop giving child benefit to high-Income families

      Currently, Japan  pays a ¥5,000 child allowance as benefit to a family of 4 where husband earns an annual income of 9.6 million yen or higher and wife stays at home full time with two children....

    • Posted February 3, 2021
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  • Japan to reduce class size by 2025

      Japan has adopted a bill today reducing the maximum number of elementary grade students per class (at public schools) from the current 40 to 35. This will be implemented fully by 2025. The bill calls  for...

    • Posted February 2, 2021
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  • Winnie the Pooh-inspired Cafe in Yokohama has a kid-friendly menu

    Whether your child is a big fan of Winnie the Pooh, Tigre or Piglet, there’s no place else in Tokyo where your meals are magically arranged with a Disney twist. Artsy illustrations of the friendly Disney bear...

    • Posted February 2, 2021
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  • Life is too short to miss out on these tantalizing desserts.

    It’s no understatement to say that not only do the Japanese like their sweets often, they also want them updated every season. Who better to understand this national routine than Sweets Paradise?  Aptly called Sweet Paradise, the...

    • Posted February 2, 2021
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  • Lego bricks storage for preschoolers available at Ikea from February 2021

    Toddlers find great joy in playing with Lego pieces and building whatever they can think of. Parents love that Lego toys support the development of their toddlers. The problem is those small Lego bricks scattered across the...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Japan’s amended Paternal leave may start in October 2022

    When Japanese environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi announced that he was going to take about two weeks off over a period of three months after his wife gives birth, it created headline news in the country. In Japan,...

    • Posted January 28, 2021
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  • Oldest Polar Bear in Japan found dead at the zoo.

    Nana, the oldest polar bear in Japan, was found dead yesterday morning at the Yagiyama Zoological Park in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Diagnosed with liver cancer, she was 36 years and a month old at the time of...

    • Posted January 25, 2021
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  • Registration for entrance examinations to national and public universities nationwide begins today.

    A total of 98,896 students aiming to be admitted to 392 faculties at 82 national universities and 202 departments of 90 public universities have started registering for a university-specific secondary exam. Registration for the second-stage exams has...

    • Posted January 25, 2021
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  • Know your covid vaccine candidates and how each one works.

    The global health emergency has seen vaccine developers all over the world move at record speed with many different methods undergoing trials. We know that the top names competing in the global race for COVID-19 vaccine are...

    • Posted January 16, 2021
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  • Top 10 Kitchen Essentials People Are Buying in Japan

    As the pandemic sway more families into eating at home, online stores have reported that cook ware and kitchen accessories have been enjoying robust sales at online stores in Japan. Rakuten, Japan’s popular online store, ranks the...

    • Posted December 31, 2020
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  • Mom in California dies from Covid after giving birth

    Vanessa Cardenas Gonzalez, a 33-year old mom in California died from COVID-19 after giving birth to a baby daughter, Heaven, on Nov. 9.  Husband Alfonso said it was his wife’s idea to name their newborn, “Heaven”. Speaking...

    • Posted December 30, 2020
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  • First South African variant carrier detected in Japan

    A woman in her 30s who arrived on Dec. 19 at Narita International airport from Qatar, was found to be infected with the genetic mutation of the coronavirus known as (501.V2) discovered in South Africa, according to...

    • Posted December 29, 2020
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  • Tokyo reports 8th Variant mutant strain carrier

    The Japanese Health Ministry reported Sunday the eighth case of the coronavirus variant in Japan. The variant carrier was a Tokyo resident in her 50s, arrived at the Tokyo Interational Airport  in Haneda from the United Kingdom...

    • Posted December 28, 2020
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  • (Update) Pilot detected with mutant virus strain, family member infected too

    Japan’s Ministry of Labour and Welfare reported Saturday that a pilot in his 30s who came back to Japan on December 16 from the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the new mutant virus strain. The pilot...

    • Posted December 27, 2020
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  • Japan bans all foreign arrivals starting Dec 28.

    Japan has just stepped up its border control measures amid the discovery of the new mutant strain in five people who have arrived in the country recently. The government of Japan announced Saturday that it has decided...

    • Posted December 26, 2020
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  • “Don’t undercook your meat,” reminds Japan’s health authorities.

    With the feasting season upon us, many families will be eating meat at home. When it comes to health, ignorance is not bliss. So before heating up your cooking stove, it’s important to know that all meats...

    • Posted December 26, 2020
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  • Five people who returned to Japan from the UK infected with the mutant virus

    The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has confirmed on Friday that five people who returned to Japan were infected with the new “mutant” virus from the United Kingdom. Two of them, a male teenager and one...

    • Posted December 26, 2020
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  • How to make a chunky, delicious Clam Chowder kids love.

      It’s officially winter. ‘Tis the season for soup – a creamy clam chowder – if you have picky eaters at home. There is no clear substitute for a  warming, delicious homemade version of a classic clam...

    • Posted December 24, 2020
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  • Why UK Scientists fear New COVID-19 mutant virus may easily infect children.

    Up until now, researchers believed children under the age of 12 are less likely to catch the new coronavirus than adults. However, the latest findings by researchers from the UK government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats...

    • Posted December 23, 2020
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  • Japan tightens restrictions on passengers entering the country from the U.K.

    Responding to the threat posed by the highly contagious new variant reported in the United Kingdom, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu told reporters today that the country will be intensifying  measures and border controls starting Thursday. Kato...

    • Posted December 23, 2020
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  • Japan’s recent case count increases slowly but consistently.

    According to this week’s COVID update by the World Health Organization, the number of new cases and deaths reported in the Western Pacific Region have been increasing consistently but gradually over the past seven weeks. Japan continues...

    • Posted December 23, 2020
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