Japan
Japanese aerospace company ispace suffered its second lunar failure after its lander “Resilience” lost contact during descent and likely crash-landed on the moon. The mission was intended to deliver a mini rover and symbolic cargo—including a toy-size red house by Swedish artist Mikael Genberg—to the Mare Frigoris region. While descent initially appeared successful, communications were […]
A 27-year-old Chinese university student living in Tokyo was rescued twice in five days on Japan’s Mount Fuji after ignoring safety warnings and returning to retrieve his lost cellphone. First airlifted on April 22 due to altitude sickness and missing crampons, he was again found injured and disoriented on April 27. He was carried down […]
Lake Suwa in central Japan has long experienced the Miwatari, a sacred ice ridge believed to be the trail of a god. However, the phenomenon has not appeared in seven consecutive winters, a worrying sign attributed to climate change. Records of the Miwatari date back to 1443, making it one of the world’s longest-running natural […]
7-Eleven announced its closing 450 underperforming stores nationwide. The convenience store parent company Steven & I Holdings based in Japan said a drop in sales with cigarettes, inflation and slow foot traffic are the main reasons. There wasn’t a list of closing stores released. 7-Eleven closing nearly 450 underperforming stores (nypost.com)
The FAA Grounded all West Coast flights Monday afternoon For 7 minutes. All West Coast flights were grounded because North Korea was doing missile testing and fired a ballistic missile into the sea of Japan. No reports about any targets being hit. Click Here To More. Source: Daily Mail
I don’t know if this is becoming a thing but Japan’s Princess Mako left her royal family for love. The former Princess married her college sweetheart after a four-year engagement. Of course, her decision to marry outside of royalty didn’t go over well with the public. Because of that, she did not take the million-dollar […]
On Wednesday Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper is calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled. With the Olympics set open on July 23. the newspaper said in its editorial under a headline that read: “We Demand PM Suga Decide Cancellation.” Earlier this week, the Japanese government said a warning by the U.S. to avoid travel to […]
Amusement parks in Japan just reopened after months of being shutdown. There’s a new stipulation for people attending to those amusement parks to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The new guidelines at amusement parks includes increase cleaning procedures, face mask requirements, temperature checks at all entrances, and a screaming ban on rollercoasters. That’s right no […]
Americans citizens in Japan are being told by the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to make plans to leave now or plan on staying there indefinitely due to the future high cases of COVID-19. Japan reported over 650 new Covid-19 case in just three days being the country’s biggest spike since April 2nd. Experts say unless […]
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