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2023 Kanji: Zei, the tax
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…
2 Years of Quasi Shutting: Japan’s Love-Hate Relationship With the World Continues
On March 1st, 2022 Japan will finally re-allow entry of students and workers on its territory. Except during…
The Unfair Situation of Students, Workers and Families Living Under the Japan Foreign Entry Ban
It has been almost 2 years now that Japan closed its borders to all incoming foreign visitors. Permanent…
Japan Badly Hit by Winter 2022 Omicron 6th Wave
We announced it as soon as early December in our article commenting the sudden re-closing of the Japanese…
Our Experience of the Enforced Hotel Quarantine Upon Arrival in Japan
Back from a year-end holiday in France, one member of Kanpai’s staff, who is a permanent resident in Japan,…
The Land of the Rising Sun
The popular metaphor "land of the rising sun" is frequently used to described the archipelago. In Japanese…
Omicron: Japan's Doors Slammed Shut Again in December 2021
Travel to Japan was on the verge of resuming in November 2021, starting with students and business travelers…
Shichi-go-san
Shichi-Go-San is the name of the Japanese custom of celebrating the healthy growth of children of 7, 5 and 3…
Differences Between Shinto and Buddhism
Let us have a look on concepts that can be unclear or confusing. As you may know, beliefs and traditions in…