What’s Happening Now in Fukuoka & Japan in December 2020
- 12-31-2020
Japan to tighten entry from Britain over new coronavirus strain – Nationwide
Japan has decided to tighten border controls on arrivals from Britain as it seeks to prevent the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus detected in the European country, the government said. Starting on the 24th of Dec... READ MORE
What’s Happening Now in Fukuoka & Japan in November 2020
- 12-17-2020
Gov't to exclude Sapporo, Osaka from Go To travel campaign for 3 weeks – Nationwide
The Japanese government will exclude Sapporo and Osaka from its domestic travel subsidy campaign for three weeks starting Tuesday due to a recent resurgence of coronavirus cases in the two popular tourist destinatio... READ MORE
Essential Tips on Saying “No” in Japanese
- 12-03-2020
It is said that compared to people from other countries, Japanese tend to view themselves as belonging to a shy nation. Manners and politeness are of great importance within Japanese society, and thus a how to say no in Japanese is hardly done in a straightforward way.
Even if Japanese people wou... READ MORE
What’s Happening Now in Fukuoka & Japan in October 2020
- 11-12-2020
Gov't calls for longer New Year holiday to curb virus spread – Nationwide
The Japanese government will ask companies to extend the upcoming New Year holiday by about one week in a bid to mitigate crowding by people visiting relatives or going on vacation and lower the risk of spreading the coronavi... READ MORE
Essential Tips on Saying “Thank You” in Japanese
- 10-29-2020
If you have ever been stuck on the crowded trains of Tokyo, you know the relief of being offered a seat (though it rarely happens!). So when somebody is nice enough to give your aching legs a rest, what would you say to them?
Sure, you could say ありがとう — “thank you,” but that phrase simply will no... READ MORE
What’s Happening Now in Fukuoka & Japan in September 2020
- 10-15-2020
Japan to ease entry ban to allow long-term stays from Oct 1, but not tourists – Nationwide
The Japanese government plans to allow more foreigners to enter for stays of three months or longer from Oct 1, sources with knowledge of the plans said, significantly easing travel restrictions meant to curb... READ MORE
Essential Tips on Attending a Japanese Tea Ceremony
- 09-30-2020
Tea was introduced to Japan from China by Zen Buddhists around the 12th century in the Heian Period. They were also the first consumers of tea. The monks would sip it out of a bowl to fight off drowsiness during long hours of meditations. However, tea drinking had only become a common practice a... READ MORE
Essential Tips on Visiting A Temple
- 09-15-2020
So in the previous article, we gave you essential tips when visiting a Japanese shrine. This time, however, we will be talking about Japanese temples. Temples are known as “tera” (寺) in Japanese. Joined with other characters, this becomes “-dera”, or the pronunciation changes entirely to become ... READ MORE
What’s Happening Now in Fukuoka & Japan in August 2020
- 08-30-2020
Japan to ease entry restrictions for foreign students – Nationwide
Japan has decided to ease entry restrictions for foreign students, imposed to curb the coronavirus, possibly within this month, government sources said Saturday. Japan also plans to fully lift the re-entry ban on foreign nationals w... READ MORE
Essential Tips on Visiting A Shrine
- 08-15-2020
Praying at the temples and shrines in Japan is largely out of tradition rather than a full-blown belief in the tenets of each religion; Japan is a nation of traditionalists rather than believers in the church-going sense. Today there are about 160,000 shrines and temples throughout Japan. Shrine... READ MORE
