Sandie Heron offers a Traveller’s Notebook for life in Japan

Should you have intentions of going to Japan in the future, Jamaican author Sandie Heron has curated a guide to help you navigate,...

“Impossible” to hold Olympics during pandemic, Japan doctors union warns

Holding the Tokyo Olympics safely as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage would be “impossible”, a union of Japa...

Olympic torch relay begins in Japan

If there was any doubt in your mind that the Tokyo Olympics would actually happen, clear that up because the torch relay is underw...

Olympics host Japan says it will not accept vaccines from China

China is offering vaccines to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for Olympic participants, but Japan does not want any of i...

Japan appoints Minister of Loneliness as suicide rate climbs

Japan has appointed a Minister of Loneliness as the country tries to address its growing suicide rate amid the coronavirus pandemi...

Japan PM determined to have Olympics in July

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he is determined to host the postponed Tokyo Olympics this summer, despite growing unc...

Toilet thief arrested in Japan

There’s a man in Japan who goes around stealing toilets. Ryusei Takada, 26, is suspected of stealing a number of toilets fro...

Why not? Mask-maker designs masks that look just like your face

We’re not sure why, but a Japanese mask-maker has created face masks that are the exact replicas of your face. Only these fa...