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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…
Japan Losing to Summer 2021 Covid Fifth Wave
Whereas the archipelago has been relatively spared until recently, it is now facing its first real health…
Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics: Chronicle of a Japanese Failure
Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games are about to begin. As we guessed almost one year ago soon after the postponing…
A Guide to Air Conditioners in Japan
In Japanese "air conditioner" is said エアコン aircon and the word derives from the English term and composed of…
Tanabata
Tanabata or Star Festival is celebrated on July 7 in Japan, and sometimes in August in the north of the…
Father's Day in Japan
Father’s Day or chichi no hi (父の日), literally meaning the "day of the father," is celebrated in Japan on the…
The Works of Hayao Miyazaki – A Study by Gael
Long-time readers of Kanpai may have notice our keen interest for Studio Ghibli. Indeed, Gael, the founder…
The 4th Covid Wave Demonstrated the Limits of the Japanese System
📈 New confirmed cases, victims…Japan’s record figures in a less-affected Asia
The peak of the fourth wave…