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TOKYO| The Tokyo metropolitan government on Thursday reported a record high 3,865 new coronavirus cases, up 688 from Wednesday. The average for Tokyo over the past seven days stands at 2224.1. People in their 20s (1,417 cases), their 30s (782) and their 40s (612) accounted for the highest numbers, while 443 cases were aged under […]

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After Being Silent For Decades, Japan Now Speaks Up About Taiwan — And Angers China

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JAPAN| Perhaps it is the geography of America; the wide-open spaces of the Prarie, the vast cornfields in the midwest and the deserts of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah – Americans are truly comfortable with big. Big cars, big meals, big homes On the other side is Japan; 126 million people squeezed on to four main […]

Olympic ‘watch parties’ turn Tokyo parks into booze fests

TOKYO| While millions of Tokyoites are watching the Olympics from their homes, many others enjoy the Olympics in the parks, drinking beer, and cheering on the Japanese athletes to win the most recent medals. This is the reality of an expanded state of emergency that the government has declared as COVID-19 cases continue their rapid […]

Cameraman Focuses On Cockroach In Tokyo Olympics Live Broadcast Instead Of Hockey Match(VIDEO)

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Every Year, This Japanese Shrine Holds the Weirdest Ritual You’ll Ever See

JAPAN| The Aruka Shrine in Japan’s Ebina City is the oldest shrine in all of Sagami Province, but to the general public it’s known for a unique ceremony that involves a priest wearing a 2-meter-long headgear in the shape of a green onion. Negi-san, the head priest at Aruka Shrine has been performing the green […]

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