All posts tagged "News"

  • 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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  • 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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  • Doctors warn: Milk Crate TikTok Challenge Can Cause Terrible Injury

    If you have children at home, you probably have heard of the milk crate challenge. The milk crate stunt that started on TikTok is the latest challenge to take the internet by storm. Participants take a set...

    • Posted August 27, 2021
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  • Japan Schools mull summer break extension amid covid spikes

    In the midst of the worst surge of COVID-19 cases in Japan,  Local governments are having to make big decisions before students return to school from summer break. While some have already decided to extend the holidays,...

    • Posted August 25, 2021
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  • Japan confirms 5 in a million Pfizer vaccinees had severe allergic reactions

    Japan’s health ministry reported yesterday that five out of a million people who received Pfizer vaccinations in Japan as of July 25, had anaphylaxis or a severe allergic reaction. In contrast, only two anaphylaxis cases were reported...

    • Posted August 5, 2021
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  • Italy has the most number of vegetable soups in the world.

    Taste Atlas, an online gastronomic database with a listing of 10,000 international foods, has ranked 161 traditional vegetable soups from all over the world. Of the 161 different soups ranked on its database, 22 on the list...

    • Posted August 4, 2021
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  • Kids reveal the most delicious chocolate spread sold in Japan. And the winner is…..

    Lately, there have been unfamiliar brands appearing in store shelves, challenging the supremacy of the ubiquitous Nutella. Nutella, being the oldest brand, is considered by many to be the best – but we wanted to see if...

    • Posted July 31, 2021
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  • Japan report suggests “pandemic takes greater toll on women.”

    Child rearing. Laundry. Cooking.  In Japan, it’s very common for women to be doing most of the housework, no matter who earns more, or who is working long hours. The pandemic is continuously taking a toll on...

    • Posted July 30, 2021
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  • Japan celebrates Second Straight Softball Gold Victory

    The Japanese softball team defeated the United States 2-0 to claim their second straight Olympic gold in the Tokyo Games on Tuesday following their win in the 2008 Beijing Games. Japanese judoka Takanori Nagase won the men’s...

    • Posted July 28, 2021
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  • Meet the Teenpreneurs who just sold their first startup.

    Two teen coders from Seattle, Sage Khanuja, 17, and Nikolas Ioannou, 18, noticed a lack of patient-centered technology. They then developed a telemedicine startup Spira for patients to be able to track their respiratory health and other...

    • Posted July 27, 2021
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  • Valve releases “Steam Deck” Handheld Gaming PC

    Valve which operates the game distribution service “Steam,” announced today the release of a handheld gaming PC “Steam Deck” similar to the Nintendo Switch. Before Steam Deck, games purchased on Steam were only for use in personal...

    • Posted July 16, 2021
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  • New research suggests super contagious Delta Variant Grows More Rapidly Inside You.

    The numerals in this illustration show the main mutation sites of the delta variant of the coronavirus, which is likely the most contagious version. Here, the virus’s spike protein (red) binds to a receptor on a human...

    • Posted July 9, 2021
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  • Brace yourself for soaring food prices.

    Japan’s food manufacturers are facing the toughest challenge as global prices of soybeans, wheat and other commodities continue to soar.  The pandemic has resulted in slow production and supply shortage due to weather and labor shortage.  When...

    • Posted July 7, 2021
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  • Wi-Fi hotspot bug permanently disables iPhone’s wireless functionality

    A security researcher based in Denmark, Carl Schou discovered a bug recently  that can break your iPhone’s ability to connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot. After joining my personal WiFi with the SSID “%p%s%s%s%s%n”, my iPhone permanently disabled...

    • Posted July 6, 2021
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  • Premium cherries for 450,000 yen a box unwrapped at Aomori auction

    As Japan’s customary summer gift-giving season “ochugen” approaches, many premium fruit auctions are being held all over the country. On June 29, the spotlight turned to Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture for the latest pick of the crop...

    • Posted July 1, 2021
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