In October last year at a public school in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, the school principal taste-tested the day’s school lunch in advance in the staff room and noticed that it had a peculiar odor and discoloration. At this point, he stopped the serving of the lunch. The food wasContinue Reading
The United States and Japan recognize and take seriously the severity of the rising number of COVID-19 cases throughout Japan. U.S. Forces, Japan (USFJ) and the Government of Japan (GOJ) are working closely to ensure the safety of the Japanese public and U.S. military personnel and their families, balancing theContinue Reading
Fast food restaurants across the world are experiencing a shortage of french fries as the U.S. production of potatoes was devastated during the COVID shutdowns. Japan is the largest overseas market for U.S. potatoes, accounting for $342 million in exports, according to the US Department of Agriculture. The United States isContinue Reading
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department announced the arrest of 25-year-old Hirotaka Hanamori for allegedly throwing sulfuric acid at another man and seriously injuring him at the Shirokane-takanawa Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line in Minato-ku, Tokyo. The victim, a 22-year-old man, was apparently a student at Ryukyu University inContinue Reading
Team USA’s Gwen Berry vows to repeat her protest as she advanced to Tuesday’s finals in the women’s hammer throw. When asked what she might do on the podium if she wins a medal. “I haven’t given it much thought because it’s easy,” she said. “I’m going to represent, and that’sContinue Reading
World leaders at the G7 Summit hosted by the UK in Cornwall, south-west England, concluded on Sunday with a plan to be setting out tough climate action targets and a restriction of the use of coal and fossil fuels. The leaders of the UK, the US, Canada, France, Germany Italy,Continue Reading
The website, Big 7 Travel published their list of the 50 Most Instagrammable Places in the World for 2021 last week where those Instagram- worthy shots can be captured. Topping the list is Tokyo, Japan. This is what the website says about this most instagrammable place: Ancient shrines, other-worldly artContinue Reading
The Tokyo Fire Department warns that choking incidents occur every December and January due to eating rice cakes, or mochi–as there is more opportunity to eat them. Nine people were rushed to hospitals in the capital after choking on sticky mochi rice cakes on Friday and Saturday. One of the victims was laterContinue Reading
