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Japan-related travel, food, sake, photography in English. Tag with #JapanTravel
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One of the biggest threats to Japan's fantasy-industrial complex is that bad actors can co-opt your nation's content for propaganda purposes. The latest bad actor is the White House, which is using Sega's logo, Sonic's music, and more to p…
When the late Sonny Rollins played in Miyazaki in 1994, the promotional materials featured ukiyoe-style artwork by Takaaki Okumura. Rollins had the poster hanging in his house. jazztokyo.org/column/jazz-...
Earlier in Nagoya, apparently.
Japan has had some success in petitioning foreign governments to take down pirate sites. But what do you do when the pirate IS a foreign government? blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/the-presid...
Shinjuku ward is considering a ban on minpaku airbnb-style rentals in residential areas and around schools. Article says this may affect 2,000 of the 3,775 such properties operating in the ward. Legislation will be proposed in February. ww…
There's an increasing number of local stories about foreigners hit by the higher capital requirements for a business visa. This Vietnamese chef says he would have thought twice about opening his sushi joint in Izu if he'd known. www.47news…
A number of Tokyo municipalities have announced school closures tomorrow, owing to forecasts of heavy rain. Yokohama has also seen a number of closure notifications. news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ba9...
The proposed replacement mascots for the Suica penguin. A is a squirrel, B is a rabbit, while C is a mystery creature with a mole in a bag. Online voting has started today. news.ntv.co.jp/category/soc...
It is pretty wild seeing someone who launched his entire political career based on Japan-bashing have to rely so heavily on Japanese content to appeal to his base.
Retailers aren't only turning their minds to Halloween and Christmas campaigns. Takashimaya is taking orders for New Year's osechi. prtimes.jp/main/html/rd...
Ikebukuro yakitori joint has a 6kg Mega Challenge with 30 yakitori, fried chicken and 2.8kg of rice. Free if you finish it, or 11,000 yen if you don't. ikebukuro.keizai.biz/headline/3988/
Kura Sushi is running a campaign with Chiikawa merchandise. The firm says it is ending the campaign early, as it turns out staff at one store post the merch for sale online. www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/2026...
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