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Shubun no Hi
Shubun no Hi is a Japanese public holiday taking place on September 22 or 23 every year. Its exact date is…
Silver Week
Silver Week is a string of consecutive public holidays in Japan taking place in the 2nd half of September…
Kiku Matsuri
Kiku Matsuri is a traditional Japanese celebration taking place on September 9, themed on the chrysanthemum,…
Yama no Hi
Yama no Hi is a public holiday in Japan, dedicated to the mountains and celebrated on August 11 every year…
Umi no Hi
Umi no Hi is a Japanese bank holiday on the 3rd Monday in July celebrating seas and oceans. First established…
Japan Since 1945
World War II does not interrupt the Showa Era that continues throughout the post-war reconstruction period,…
Japan’s Vendetta Against Paul Watson
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was arrested on July 21, 2024, in Greenland on his way to intercept the…
Mega-Quake Risk In Japan
Due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Japanese archipelago is one of the countries with the…
2024 Kanji: Kin or Kane, gold
Since 1995 at the end of the year, Japaneses vote for what they consider the "kanji" of the year. The…
2023 Japan's Harsh Inflation
Japan is usually a country of unwavering prices: some products have literally cost the same for decades! The…
Gaming and Entertainment in Japan
Japanese of all ages enjoy going to arcade games, that are very popular places for entertainment. While they…
Legal Age in Japan
Legal age in Japan is 20 years old, but since April 2022, voting age has been lowered to 18 years old. As a…
Best Areas to Stay in Osaka
Osaka is the capital of the Kansai region and is one of the most populated city of Japan with about 3 million…
What are the Mask-wearing Guidelines in Japan Since the 2022 Reopening
The Covid-19 pandemic has introduced the large scale use of sanitary mask in the world and especially in…
Obon
Obon is a period usually around mid-August in Japan for celebrations and Buddhist rituals. These few days are…
7th Covid Wave in Summer 2022: Japan Unfazed by the BA.5 Surge
In Japan as anywhere else, while the Corona waves continue to unfurl, their societal impact changes. At each…
Densha Otaku
The term "densha otaku" was coined to refer to people passionate about train and all things related to trains…
Go
Go is a strategy game played by two opponents placing and moving stone tokens on a board. The game was…
Neo-Sakoku: A Risky Bet for the Japanese Economy
The term Sakoku was used several times over the past 2 years in our articles related to Covid-19 in Japan,…
Japan has Stealthily Reopened Borders to Tourists Since March 2022
With this purposely provocative title, we would like to shed a light on a flaw of the current Japanese system…