One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned during this global pandemic is that nothing is as stable as it seems. I had a great job...
Like many countries around the world, Japan has released citizens from the state of emergency it had imposed to fight COVID-19. Most of the population...
There have been various attempts all around the world to thank medical workers for the tireless efforts to fight the novel coronavirus. In...
It is a little-known story how the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) played a remarkable role in dispatching disaster relief assistance amid the rapid spread of...
How can we cheer each other up during the lifestyle restrictions imposed by COVID-19? With those clapping and singing from balconies all across the...
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It roughly translates as “Don’t let yourself...
Right now the internet is blowing up with entertainment aimed at keeping us all sane whilst under lockdown. A simple google search will bring you...
The Japanese government unveiled on May 26 its stimulus plan to boost the economy, particularly the tourism sector, once the COVID-19 outbreak is contained. Out...
You might have heard the mantra, “We don’t have time to develop something new, let’s use medicines we already have.” Many academics in Japan...
What have you been doing in lockdown? So many kimono events have been cancelled this year. In more usual times, I would have been...
When the Japanese government first announced that Tokyo would be placed under a state of emergency, I felt that it wouldn’t be long before it...
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus from Wuhan in late 2019 has thrown the world into a frenzy, and individuals, business, and governments have...