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Yokohama and Germany are not complete strangers. After Japan opened its borders during the Meiji Period (1868-1912), Yokohama became the gateway to the country for travelers from all over the world, including many Germans who ended up influencing and shaping the city in all sorts of ways. This includes its architecture and its beer culture….
While places like Keio Department Store and Shinjuku Takashimaya continue to operate with curtailed business hours, the recently opened Ikea Shinjuku has been grabbing much of the attention this month. As well as fashionable furniture, the new location offers delicious takeout dishes and special deals, all aimed towards the achievement of sustainable living goals. Also in Shinjuku this…
Tokyo Weekender’s guide to the best events, activities, and things to do in Tokyo this June. There’s always a solid plan B for this upcoming rainy season. The post 17 Things To Do in Tokyo This Weekend: June 4–6 appeared first on Tokyo Weekender. A little downpour and puddle here and there is not a…
Over 30 percent of people in Japan who live with smokers said they have been exposed to more secondhand smoke since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic due to the rise of teleworking, the National Cancer Center Japan said Monday in releasing the results of a survey. Among 1,000 smokers and the same number…
Major Japanese airline All Nippon Airways Co. has been offering couples the chance to tie the knot in ceremonies aboard an aircraft it has been forced to ground as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit international travel. The service, launched in late May, will be available until June 13 on the B-777 large passenger jet…
French Open organizers have fined Naomi Osaka $15,000 and threatened to disqualify her from the tournament after world No. 2 skipped a press conference following her first-round victory Sunday over Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig. In a lengthy statement, the board of the four Grand Slam tournaments said Osaka had been fined for refusing to “honor…
A UNESCO advisory panel recommended Wednesday that the Jomon Era archeological sites in northern Japan be added to the World Cultural Heritage list. The area is comprised of 17 ancient sites across Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures that are reflective of a hunter-gatherer society that prevailed in Japan for more than 10,000 years. File…
As children continue to spend more time stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic, online esports lessons combined with English conversation practice have proved a hit with young gamers — and with parents fretting over how to keep them entertained in a constructive way. So far, several dozen people have signed up to the…
June is set to be a calm and relaxing month with delicious food and philosophical art exhibitions as well as some shisha. Many events are carrying on from last month, including Virtual Shibuya (now including Harajuku) and the Egyptian, Land of Discoveries exhibition. Unfortunately, LOOP in Daikanyama will close its doors for the final time…
A lawmaker of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said being lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender goes against the preservation of the species at a party meeting on Thursday, participants said Friday. Kazuo Yana, a three-term House of Representatives member, was also quoted by participants as saying at the gathering that LGBT people resist the basis…
