Last Saturday, a group of student from Queen’s University was wearing surgical masks and drinking corona beer at a party that was decorated with biohazard signs. A post captioned, “INFECT ME DADDY” on social media […]
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Breaking the ‘one-inch taller barrier of subtitles’: Parasite makes Oscar history
This week, Parasite made Oscar history last week for being the first non-English language film in Oscar history to win the award for the Best Picture. That very night, the film also won three other […]
Expect an early start to Japan’s Sakura Season
You can tell spring has arrived when its cherry blossoms bloom. It’s only January, but some sakura trees are already 50-percent in full bloom in Japan. Each year, the sakura bloom on different dates depending […]
【COVID-19】Coronavirus Pandemic: Not an excuse to be racist or xenophobic
Misleading, unverified and false information about the coronavirus has spread across social media platforms, with some accounts only a few days old reaching millions of views with a mix of fearmongering and racial stereotyping. https://t.co/Q1Rim3wdaB […]
The magazine retailed by homeless people, the ‘Big Issue Japan’—magazine’s attempt to help them help themselves
Being homeless carries a powerful stigma in Japan, where society places strong importance on self-reliance. This October, in the midst of Japan’s worst storm in decades, homeless men were turned away from shelters. According to […]
Japan firms pull out staff in Iran due to intense tension: Say no to World War Three
I want to start my article with my deepest condolence to the losses in the plane crashof Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in Tehran, Iran. The year has just begun and the first sign of […]
Vancouver’s Japanese Hall designated a national historic site Social Sharing
A building in Vancouver housing Canada’s oldest Japanese-language school has been designated by the government as a national historic site, according to a report by CBC. A ceremony was held Wednesday at the Vancouver Japanese […]
Bengali Japanese Super Star Rola Urges Fans to Donate to the Australian Red Cross
Japanese-Bengali model, actress, TV personality Rola is putting her massive social media following to good use. The star who has moved to Los Angeles and has donated a large sum of money to UNICEF in […]
Awkwafina: First Asian Actress to win Golden Globe Award’s Best Actress
Awkwafina has made Golden Globes history for being the first performer of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award in a lead actress film category. Awkwafina Among the Five Nominees for the BAFTA Rising […]
Russia is banned from Tokyo Olympic 2020: disclose state sponsored doping program for athletes
Last Monday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has unanimously agreed to ban Russia from global sporting competition for the next four years, including the up-coming Japan Olympic. View this post on Instagram Сегодня отмечается Международный […]