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Japan has great reverence for animals, and dogs are certainly no exception. For the Japanese, dogs are thought of as national treasures. Though the native breeds of Japan can be traced back thousands of years, 7 Famous Japanese Dog Breeds considered rare even in Japan, making them even more special. Anyone who owns one of these rare dog breeds is exceptionally lucky, not … [Read more...] about 7 Famous Japanese Dog Breeds: Cuteness from Shiba Inu to Akita Inu!

TOKYO| While Tokyo is busy with the preparations for the 2020 Olympics, people are already psyched for it. Some Japanese artists have created an unofficial promotion campaign for the big event, drawing inspiration from a subject they are incredibly passionate about Anime. They've been reimagining the participating countries as badass characters who are ready to go into … [Read more...] about Japanese Artists Reimagined Countries And Their Flags As Anime Characters For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO| According to Friday's statement, the inquest body ruled that Shinzo Abe's earlier decision to not indict him was improper. Prosecutors will now reopen their investigation into the former Prime Minister. The Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution issued a decision on July 15. It concerns allegations of endowments as per the law governing public officers elections … [Read more...] about Japan to reopen probe into ex-PM Abe’s dinner spending scandal

Japanese officials raised the alarm on Thursday after Tokyo reported record-breaking cases of coronavirus for the third consecutive day. The Olympics are well underway. Reporters were told by Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato that they have not seen an increase in the number of infections this severe. He stated that the number of new cases was rising not only in … [Read more...] about Officials in Tokyo alarmed at lack of sense of crisis as virus cases hit record highs

TOKYO| Toyota Motor Corp. remained the world’s best-selling automaker with a record 5.47 million vehicles sold for the first six months of 2021, outpacing German archrival Volkswagen AG, the Japanese company’s data showed Thursday. It is the second year in a row that Toyota has been the world’s top automaker in the first half, underscoring its sharp recovery from the … [Read more...] about Toyota Is Now world’s best-selling automaker

TOKYO| Even as new coronavirus cases surge in Tokyo to rates not seen since the pandemic began, Japan's prime minister says the Olympics are not causing the spike. Officials on Thursday confirmed 3,865 new cases in Japan's capital, the highest daily tally reported, just as the Tokyo Olympics near their halfway point. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Thursday there is … [Read more...] about PM Suga claims there is no link between the Olympics and the rise of infection in Tokyo

Team USA's Suni Lee won gold Thursday in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final, defending the title despite the absence of the team's reigning champion, Simone Biles. An American has now won each of the last five Olympic titles.Brazil's Rebeca Andrade won silver, the first medal for the country in women's gymnastics. And Russian athlete Angelina Melnikova won … [Read more...] about USA’s Suni Lee wins gold in the women’s individual all-around gymnastics final

TOKYO | A cameraman decided to focus on a cockroach during the live broadcast of women's hockey event between Spain and Agentina, which was aired on Argentinian TV network TyC Sports. This year's Olympic Games are giving us a good dose of viral news and videos. The latest one to send us laughing is a clip from the women's hockey match between Spain and Argentina as aired … [Read more...] about Cameraman Focuses On Cockroach In Tokyo Olympics Live Broadcast Instead Of Hockey Match(VIDEO)

JAPAN| Of course, an Olympic medal has significance. But the bouquet of flowers that every medal winner is being handed at the Tokyo Olympics has deeper meaning. Much deeper. The sunflowers and all the other flowers in the bouquet were grown in the three northeastern Japanese prefectures that were devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and the subsequent meltdown of … [Read more...] about The Flowers For Olympic Medalists Carry Deep Meaning In Japan

AUTO TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE| Near the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Village in Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. When I start up the dating app Tinder, I see athletes of both sexes posing with their toned bodies, looking confident and physically beautiful. In the background of their profiles are the emblems of the Olympics, their country's flag, and the name of the event. … [Read more...] about “I really want to have x with a Japanese women” Olympic athletes on dating apps

TOKYO| Nothing brings a nation together like a common enemy and the Olympics give us an excuse to degrade every other country on the planet world without it seeming xenophobic. It was in the midst of this festive atmosphere that Gallup Korea published their annual poll showing the country’s opinion of the rest of the world. The results? South Korea hates Japan even more … [Read more...] about S Korea hates Japan more than N Korea, Gallup Poll reveals

TOKYO| Dutch Olympic athletes in hotel quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 said they went on "strike" over a lack of fresh air in their rooms, winning 15 minutes a day at an open window. All six isolated team members from the Netherlands took part in the protest in the hotel lobby, said taekwondo fighter Reshmie Oogink, 31, who joked on Instagram that she was … [Read more...] about ‘Olympic Jail’ – Quarantined Dutch athletes demand fresh air

TOKYO| At an Olympics aiming to set the highest level of television standards, the head of broadcasting at the Tokyo Games is trying to banish overly s36xualised images of female athletes. “Sport appeal, not X appeal” is one mantra Olympic officials push in an effort to reach gender equity on the field of play and on screen. “You will not see in our coverage some … [Read more...] about Olympic broadcasters curb s3exual images of female athletes

TOYOTA| While the United States is slowing down in adopting policies to increase electric vehicle use, Toyota says it is not slow enough. The Japanese automaker is the largest in the world and has quietly lobbied Washington DC policymakers to resist the desire to switch to all-electric vehicles. This is partly because Toyota is behind other companies in this … [Read more...] about Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to electric vehicles

JAPAN| A Frenchman on hunger strike in Tokyo seeking access to his children said an appeal from President Emmanuel Macron to Japan's leader had "changed nothing", as his protest entered its third week. Vincent Fichot, 39, says his two children were abducted by their Japanese mother, and he has been on hunger strike since July 10 in a bid to be reunited with his … [Read more...] about Frenchman’s Tokyo hunger strike over ‘abducted’ kids in third week

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 19. The number of infected people … [Read more...] about Tokyo reports record high 3,865 coronavirus cases

OLYMPIC| Tokyo Games organizers on Wednesday admitted to throwing away approximately 4,000 of the 10,000 pre-ordered bento boxes full of food that was to be fed to volunteers on the day of the opening ceremony. Masanori Takaya, a spokesman for the organizing committee, confirmed the report and apologized in a press conference at the main press center. "On the day of … [Read more...] about Olympics organizers admit wasted around 4,000 boxes of food

OLYMPIC| Mohamed Abdalrasool has become the second judoka to be sent home from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for refusing to compete against the Israeli Tohar Butbul in the men's 73kg weight category. The Sudanese athlete was ordered to leave the Games having unexpectedly withdrawn from his match-up with Butbul despite having attended the weigh-in earlier on Monday.His … [Read more...] about Second athlete sent home from Tokyo Olympics for refusing to face Israeli opponent