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With Tokyo still under state of emergency orders due to covid-19, and the country closed to tourists, businesses…
Another arcade is closing in Tokyo. Taito Station Shinjuku West Exit, which opened in 2018, will shutter on March 21. With fewer customers, and tourists banned, arcades are hurting.
The winter Wonder Festival, the biannual garage kit model event held in Tokyo, has been canceled. The event was supposed to be held on February 7, but was nixed due since a state of emergency has been declared because of covid-19.
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In years past, massive crowds descended on Tokyo’s Shibuya. But this year, with the global pandemic, things were…
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While Tokyo’s Shibuya has been a hot spot for Halloween (even descending into chaos!), this year, because of covid-19, organizers will be asking revelers to visit a virtual version of the event.
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When people in Japan buy masks, then typically shop at drug stores, purchasing disposable ones. But increasingly,…
The Mimaru hotel chain has locations in Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo. While most of its rooms are apartment-type hotel…
Typically, parts of Tokyo are overrun with tourists. These are not typical times.
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