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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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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…
Tokyo in the Dark During Spring 2021 State of Emergency
A new state of emergency has been declared in spring 2021 to face a surge of Covid-19 contaminations in Japan…
We have been Close Contact to a Covid-19 Case in Japan
The ideal image of civic-minded Japan
We often say that Japanese people are deferent to the group and…
Cleanliness in Japan
With the Covid-19 outbreak and the related physical distancing measures since early 2020, the daily hygiene …
Japan Hit by a Third (Small) Wave of Covid at the End of 2020
In the second half of November, Japan was undergoing a new surge of Coronavirus cases, with about 2,500 new…
The Ideal Length of a Trip in Japan
After discussing in great length what are the best season to go to Japan, the next question to solve is how…
Covid-19 Second Wave: A More Efficient Japanese Model
While North America and Western Europe face a tremendous surge in Covid-19 affected patients’ number, the…
Who can travel to Japan in 2021?
In the continuous flow of unclear, biased, and sometimes contradictory or confusing information provided in…
Covid-19 Pandemic: The Dire Straits of Foreign Nationals living in Japan
Japan has been successful so far in controlling the coronavirus outbreak on its territory. The archipelago…
Japanese Cockroaches
The theme of this article is actually pretty rare in touristic leaflets and other travel guides about Japan…