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Japan to Declare State of Emergency over Covid-19

6 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

In an attempt to help combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated that as early as Tuesday, the nation will declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures. Though the state of emergency is...

Japanese plum blossoms

4 Apr 2020 1 minute read 11 comments PantheraNegra

Plum Blossom in Japan During my recent visit to Japan to see the winter festivals in the north of the country, our timing was perfect to discover plum trees blossoming further south around Tokyo just before we ended our trip. You may have seen my rec...

JENESYS (JAPAN EAST ASIA NETWORK OF EXCHANGE FOR STUDENTS AND YOUTHS) 2.0 REPORT 2013

2 Apr 2020 21 minute read 0 comments 0fajarpurnama0

  Preface I would like to express my gratitude to JICE (Japan International Cooperation Center), Consulate General of Japan, Udayana University and Prof. Dr. IGP Wirawan, MSc. for allowing me to participate in this program. I would like to thank my m...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed to 2021

30 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

The International Olympic Committee decided that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games will be postponed by one year because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Despite the Olympic games taking place from July 23rd, 2021 to August 8th, 2021 a...

Onibaba (1964) Japanese Horror Review

27 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Genaro

Plot: Two women try to survive in deserted land of feudal Japan. One is waiting for her husband, who went to fight in war, the second is her mother of law. They survive because of their killer instinct, Which they use for killing deserters or samurai...

Sakura! Japanese cherry blossom season

27 Mar 2020 2 minute read 8 comments PantheraNegra

Cherry blossom in Japan Welcome back to my Japanese travel blog. Today I'm writing about the beautiful cherry blossom season that sweeps across Japan in springtime. If you plan your trip there carefully you can visit many parks, gardens, castles, lak...

Philippine Currency during Japanese Invasion

23 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments psychkrhoz

The Japanese invasion of the Philippines started on December 8, 1941. Japan's initial attack just hours after the pearl harbor, crippled the american aircraft and naval's artilleries. As our big white brother's (U.S Soldiers) aircraft were severely d...

Himeji, a Japanese castle

20 Mar 2020 2 minute read 10 comments PantheraNegra

A Magnificent Japanese Castle Continuing on my series of blogs on travelling Japan, I'd like to show you some more of the amazing places I have visited. There is something special about visiting castles around the world, and Japanese castles are uniq...

The Crypto-World stands still: Blockchain Summit moved

18 Mar 2020 2 minute read 0 comments SylarHeisenberg

Even the crypto-ecosystem is not spared by the corona crisis and so more and more events are being cancelled and postponed to far away places. The most recent example is the Blockchain Summit in Tokyo, the largest crypto-event in Japan. In view of cu...

Temple of the Golden Pavilion: Kinkaku-Ji

8 Mar 2020 1 minute read 2 comments PantheraNegra

This beautiful golden temple Japan is an extraordinary place to explore, so much to see and so many incredible and unique sights to behold. This golden temple is one of my many favourite places to visit. It is called Kinkaku-Ji, located in the city...