Japan Removes Mask Requirements! The COVID Nightmare is Over
We've all had a rough three years with COVID, which forced us to stay home and avoid social interaction, then ...
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Foreign Tourists Return to Japan with No Restrictions!
Japan finally opened up to foreign tourists earlier this month, as the country struggles to return to normal. Even those ...
Japan to Reopen to Foreign Tourism
I don't think anyone had "viral pandemic" on their bingo board as we left 2019 and entered 2020, but a ...
Uncle From Another World Anime Enters Indefinite Hiatus
One series from the summer 2022 season that has had people talking favorably for the last few weeks is Uncle ...
EMS Shipping to Australia Resumes!
The COVID crisis has been frustrating, with government regulations about masking and social distancing and all the rest making life ...
San Diego Comic-Con is Back! Four Things We Love About the Show
Two years ago, we all had to learn to deal with a terrible pandemic and the economic and social fallout ...
Japan Cautiously Restarts Foreign Tourism
The Japanese government recently announced that it will cautiously begin accepting foreign tourism again in June. Much to the chagrin ...
Japan Cautiously Restarts Foreign Tourism
The Japanese government recently announced that it will cautiously begin accepting foreign tourism again in June. Much to the chagrin ...
Japan in the Covid Era — A Travel Guide for Japan, 2022
In 2019, through means hitherto unclear, a coronavirus made the zoonotic jump into humans in the vicinity of a wet ...
That Time Stephen Colbert Dissed Anime Fans for Having Friends
2021 is drawing to a close, and COVID-19 continues to bring frustration to our lives, especially the new Omicron strain ...
Back in Japan! How Did San Diego Change During COVID-19?
Greetings from Japan! I had a nice two-month vacation to my home city of San Diego, and have finally made ...
Let’s Try to Sum Up 2020 in an Anime Image!
2020 is finally coming to an end, and none of us are likely to shed a tear to see it ...
What’s Tokyo Disneyland Like During a Pandemic? Click to Find Out!
2020 has been a remarkably crappy year for most of us. While things have been hard here in Japan, they've ...
How a Foreigner Finally Found his Way Home to Japan
I recently traveled from Portugal (where I'm from) back to my home in Japan. I was amazed at how many ...
Virtual Convention Report: Anime Lockdown 2020
Like pretty much everyone else, I am quite bummed about the 2020 anime convention season ending before it even had ...
J-List’s Epic-Level Lockdown Survival Guide
Life’s full of surprises. I realized, while fixing myself a chocolate spread sandwich, that I never imagined the Apocalypse could ...
Final Sword Art Online Anime Season Delayed to July 2020
COVID-19 causes yet another delay. In an announcement posted to Twitter on Friday, April 10th, it was confirmed that the ...
Ishikawa Governor Receives Ire for Promoting Tourism
It's a stressful time, and being told to stay at home as much as possible to slow the spread of ...
