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A Coronavirus Explosion Was Expected In Japan, But Where It?

TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan was one of first countries outside of China hit by the coronavirus and now, it is one of the least-affected among developed nations. That’s puzzling health experts. Unlike China’s draconian isolation [...]

Is Pachinko Headed for Extinction in Japan?

Studies reveal huge drop in players, hall operators Casey Baseel reports: A grim mortality rate for pachinko parlor management companies shines a light on the poor health of the industry. I’ve lived in the same neighborhood of Yokohama for more [...]

‘Yokohama Mary’: Looking Back at the Life of One of the City’s Most Mysterious Figures

Around the dinner table over the New Year holiday, in my wife’s family home not far from the Isezakicho district, I discovered that I was the only one the table who hadn’t seen Yokohama Mary, in person. I’d recently seen the [...]

Dinner at Imaichi Shoten, Yokohama

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Marvel-ous in Yokohama

A display to promote the new Spider-Man movie, Spider Man: Homecoming, located inside the Yokohama train station. When I spotted this, while browsing the layers of shopping venues, I got excited, thinking this was the entrance to a comic book [...]

[PHOTOS] An Afternoon Yokohama, Japan

Translated: The kanban says “Family Pub”. Near the Nishi ward office in Yokohama. I wonder how long this establishment has been serving liquor to families? Like many of the building exteriors in the neighborhood, it appears to be [...]

Princess Mako Heading to Altar After 5-Year Romance

Princess Mako, the oldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, dated Kei Komuro for about five years before deciding on their upcoming engagement — a happy surprise to her friends and people who have met her during her official visits. [...]

Barbie Cafe, Yokohama Japan

At the heart of the busy streets of Miyagawacho, Yokohama, you can find a small yet an all pretty café called the ”Pink Holiday”. It’s a café that would most certainly make all the pink and Barbie fans fall in love. Yes you guessed it; [...]