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JAPAN / Explainer
Aug 5, 2022
How to self-test for COVID in Japan, and which antigen kits to use
Two kinds of antigen test kits are available, but most municipalities only accept those identified as being for medical use. Here's a guide on where and how to get them.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Jul 30, 2022
Myaku-Myaku's unnerving cuteness wins over netizens
After organizers for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka revealed the name and final globulous form of its mascot, social media users quickly embraced Myaku-Myaku's strangeness in all its glory.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 27, 2022
Possible sale of Nagasaki theme park adds to uncertainty around casino project
With the sale timeline and conditions, as well as a potential buyer, being unclear, plans for a casino on the site of Huis Ten Bosch have been thrown into uncertainty.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2022
Osaka Expo's nightmarish mascot given official name
The unusual red and blue mascot has been named Myaku-Myaku after organizers considered 33,000 suggestions from the public.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2022
PSG arrives in Japan for three-game tour
PSG, featuring attacking trio Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Lionel Messi, will take on the J. League's Kawasaki Frontale, Urawa Reds and Gamba Osaka during a 10-day stay in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2022
Cheaper yen lures Hong Kong's rich to Japanese real estate
International property agents said sales have increased this year as the yen fell to multi-decade lows against the Hong Kong dollar.
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Jun 29, 2022
Unpacking Japan's latest ruling on same-sex marriage
While the Osaka and Sapporo courts agreed on one key point, they diverged on whether the lack of same-sex marriage violates the Constitution's equality principle.

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.