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  • Mozzarella cheese overtakes Camembert’s popularity in France

    For the first time in cheese-loving France, sales from Camembert is down by 3% year on year. Meanwhile, “the sales of Italian mozzarella, has steadily grown by 5% annually,” revealed Fabrice Collier, president of the Syndicat normand...

    • Posted November 6, 2021
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  • Japan plans to provide 100,000 yen coronavirus support to children under 19

    The government of Japan, members of the ruling LDP and its coalition partner Komeito, are considering to provide children under 19 with 100,000 yen support amid the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The cash handout program at...

    • Posted November 6, 2021
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  • Yamazaki baked goods to get more expensive

    Starting January 1, 2022, the price of 247 Yamazaki bread and other baked goods will go up by 7.3 % on average. Japan buys wheat from South Canada and the United States which, according to a USDA...

    • Posted November 2, 2021
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  • Toy Story Hotel set to open in Spring 2022 at Tokyo Disney Resort

    Artist rendering of the Toy Story Hotel at Tokyo Disney Sea set to open on April 5, 2022. Disney Pixar film, the Toy Story, is the chosen theme of the soon-to-rise accommodation at Tokyo Disney Resort complex....

    • Posted October 29, 2021
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  • Mitsubishi Motors Corporation rolls out its hybrid Outlander crossover SUV model

    SUVs have become increasingly popular with growing families in recent years for their spacious interior, aesthetic appeal, performance and practical running costs. Today’s era of unbridled innovation continues as car manufacturers in Japan bring themselves up to...

    • Posted October 29, 2021
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  • Lotte releases two new Ice cream sandwich flavors

    Lotte, Japan’s giant confectionery known for 31 flavors ice cream and manufacturer of the popular Mona-ou (Mona King) ice cream loved by children for decades, is releasing two new flavor profiles on November 8 to add to...

    • Posted October 28, 2021
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  • Say goodbye to cancellation fees when you switch carriers.

    This month, NTT Docomo Inc. becomes the first among Japan’s three major telecom carriers to stop its decades-long practice of charging subscribers a cancellation fee. As a common business practice by telecom carriers, a one-off cancellation fee...

    • Posted October 27, 2021
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  • Half of Japan’s Job Burnout-related suicides happened within 6 days after the onset of depression symptoms

    Japan reported that 497 suicides between 2012 and 2017 were karojisatsu or job burnout-related. In 47.3 percent of these cases, suicide happened in less than a week after the symptoms of depression or other mental diseases started,...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • Princess Mako finally becomes Mrs. Komuro

        Princess Mako waves from the car as she departs the imperial palace for her marriage ceremony October 26, 2021 ( photo taken by Kyodo) The Imperial Household Agency confirms Japanese Princess Mako married commoner Kei...

    • Posted October 26, 2021
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  • The soon-to-be-wed Princess will not be taking questions from the press

    Japan’s Princess Mako and her commoner fiance Kei Komuro, who are set to marry on Tuesday, will wrap up their post-wedding news conference after making initial remarks, due to her health condition, the Imperial Household Agency said...

    • Posted October 25, 2021
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  • Bali welcomes back tourists from 8 countries including Japan.

    Bali has partially reopened its borders as the pandemic-struck Indonesian holiday island took a step toward welcoming back tourists. Under the new entry rules for travelers to Indonesia, foreign visitors must be fully vaccinated, quarantined in a...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • Japan survey finds vaccine immunity level wanes over time in fully vaccinated people especially the elderly

    A survey by Soma city in Fukushima reveals the amount of neutralizing antibodies that can intercept viruses before they can infiltrate cells significantly wanes 90 days after receiving the second dose of a novel coronavirus vaccine. The...

    • Posted October 18, 2021
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  • NTT Docomo services interruption lasted around 3 hours

    Mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. said Thursday that its wireless voice and data communications services were temporarily disrupted across Japan from around 5 p.m. but was fixed by around 7:57 p.m. The disruption occurred as network...

    • Posted October 15, 2021
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  • The Disney musical film “Encanto” will be released on November 26, 2021.

    “Encanto” is the first computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film by Disney in four years since “Moana and the Legendary Sea”. The heroine in the story is Mirabel, a Colombian girl born to a family with magical powers....

    • Posted October 13, 2021
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  • Jon Kent, the son of Superman, is gay in new comics.

    The Superboy, Jonathan Kent, son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, is slated to come out as bisexual in Superman: Son of Kal-El #5, written by Tom Taylor, scheduled to be published on November 9. Jon and...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • Spread your wings and fly away: All-you-can fly campaign for ¥19,800

    Peach Aviation, Japan’s Osaka-based budget carrier, has announced a very sweet deal. For a fixed rate of ¥19,800, you can go for an unlimited number of flights on any or all of Peach’s 33 domestic routes! All...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • Covid case count falling but health experts warn of possible flu outbreak this season.

    People in Japan may be able to relax better as the number of Tokyo covid cases continue to fall. On Wednesday, the case count in Tokyo fell to 72, down by 77 from a week before and...

    • Posted October 12, 2021
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  • UK Children March to Buckingham Palace to Deliver Petition

    On Saturday, TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham led 100 children’s march to Buckingham Palace to ask Queen Elizabeth to support a new environmental approach on its estates that will promote biodiversity across the UK. The children...

    • Posted October 11, 2021
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  • Covid cases declining

    The World Health Organization said in its recent update that the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has continued to decline globally with 3.1 million new cases and just over 54,000 new deaths, reported over the last...

    • Posted October 11, 2021
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  • Toyota Unveils a three-wheeled e-scooter

    Toyota has launched a three-wheeled electric scooter called C+walk that was developed to help people with a difficulty in walking move around. It’s relatively light and comes with an array of tech features designed to be easy...

    • Posted October 5, 2021
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  • Universal Studios Japan expands space to include a Donkey Kong-theme

    After the announcement of Super Nintendo World’s opening at Universal Studios Japan in March, another expansion is taking place to include a Donkey Kong-dedicated area scheduled to open in 2024. The planned expansion is expected to increase...

    • Posted September 29, 2021
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  • Deaths at home from Covid-19 reaches an all-time high

    Japan’s National Police Agency reports on Monday, the number of COVID-19 people who died in places other than hospitals, such as their homes, hit a monthly high of 250 in August. According to the NPA, the August...

    • Posted September 14, 2021
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  • What increases the risk of breakthrough infection?

    Although the coronavirus vaccination drive in Japan is in full swing, we hear rising cases of breakthrough infections that are causing some people to worry. A breakthrough infection is a case of illness in which a vaccinated...

    • Posted September 14, 2021
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  • Emergency status extended in Tokyo and 18 prefectures

    Japan extends emergency status over the novel coronavirus pandemic in Tokyo and 18 prefectures Monday. The emergency, based on the special law for the fight against the virus, will run until Sept. 30 instead of the original...

    • Posted September 13, 2021
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  • Unmasked nursery teachers send 65 infected kids to the hospital.

    Asahi News reported today that 65 children and 14 adults at Jyozan nursery school in Kumamoto’s Nishi ward, tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Although the teaching staff were advised to wear masks, they were not strictly...

    • Posted September 10, 2021
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  • The pandemic is taking a toll on moms in Japan.

    A recent survey conducted by Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. reveals that a number of people in Japan particularly child-rearing women, are feeling stress during the pandemic. The online survey held from July 14-27 involved 5,640...

    • Posted September 7, 2021
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  • Who Won the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics?

    The Tokyo Paralympic Games came to a close Sunday night after heated competitions by athletes with disabilities from 162 countries and at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The closing ceremony for the 13-day Paralympics was held...

    • Posted September 6, 2021
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  • Japan confirms a New Type of Delta Variant

    The Tokyo Medical and Dental University has confirmed Japan’s first case of a new type of the highly infectious delta variant of the novel coronavirus, carrying a mutation similar to that of the alpha strain. There have...

    • Posted August 31, 2021
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  • Mosaic of Sunflower by Disabled Children Enjoys Popularity

    A mosaic of a sunflower made of some 6,000 handprints of children with disabilities or intractable diseases is gaining popularity at a theater in Tokyo. “We want to tell that individual hands, though small, can draw a...

    • Posted August 30, 2021
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  • The Number of Waitlisted children for Nursery Schools Drops to over half

    The number of children waiting for a slot at Japan’s public nursery drops by 6,805 or 54.7 % as of April according to a survey by Japan’s Health and Welfare Ministry. The number of waitlisted children is...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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