Today 10 Years Ago: Remembering The Great 2011 Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami In Japan

Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby

The date of March 11, 2011 lives on as a reminder of one of the worst disasters Japan as a country has ever faced: The Great Tohoko Earthquake, the tsunami that followed and the nuclear catastrophe it eventually culminated in. The magnitude 9 earthquake lasted for 6 whole minutes and in the aftermath 16,000 people […]

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Japan Lifts Coronavirus State Of Emergency In Six Prefectures Outside Tokyo Region

Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby

The Japanese Government has lifted the state of emergency outside the Tokyo region today as improvement of the infection situation and concerns about resurgence of COVID-19 cases slowly makes way to more optimism. The state of emergency was lifted a week earlier than the planned March 7 expiry date, after the six prefectures met conditions […]

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Wyndham Says They Dropped The Ball, Beware Of These International ATMs, The Biggest Hazard Of Traveling Nowadays

Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

Happy Sunday to all our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, so…

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Arriving Passengers In Japan (Japanese & Foreigners With Residence) Now Have To Sign A Written Pledge To Allow Location Tracking

Written by Sebastian Powell @ LoyaltyLobby

Since yesterday January 14, 2021 all Japanese nationals and foreign nationals with status of residence are newly required to sign a written pledge to provide the location data to the health centers or other institutions if requested. Those who do not submit the “Written Pledge” are requested to stay at a location designated by the […]

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Lemurs In Kobe

Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs

What’s more fun than watching a Lemur? Watching a lemur get high! 🙂 Daily Photo – Lemurs In Kobe I thought these guys were pretty cute. Zoboomafoo! As cute as I thought they were, Japanese people thought they were even cuter. They would watch them for hours and hours and just giggle. Hearing them giggle […]

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Okinawa Adventure

Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs

Daily Photo – Okinawa Adventure I feel lucky to have gone to Okinawa twice in one year! Lucky me! Regular readers know I love Japan, and Okinawa is a special little island that has its own little cultural ecosystem. Things are a little bit different here and it’s fun to notice the delta between the […]

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Japan To Allow Foreign Visitors At Tokyo Olympics, No Vaccine Or Quarantine Needed

Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

The Nikkei Business Daily has reported that Japan plans to allow “large scale” numbers of international visitors into the country ahead of the Summer Olympics, scheduled to be held in…

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Drill into the Map Data in Japan

Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs

Amazing 2198 Drones Flight This one recently broke the world record! Daily Photo – Drill into the Map Data in Japan Here’s kind of a cool trick! If you click on this photo, you’ll get all the interesting info including a satellite photo of where it was taken from. This is a super cool feature […]

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