My 7 years in
#Japan
flew by.
It's been such a privilege to see this part of the world with my own eyes. Work, of course, has been so fulfilling — but even more so — | feel like l now know where l really come from 🇯🇵
Look it's working 👇
Japanese TV introducing the story behind each person on
@NaomiOsaka
's masks throughout the tournament
#USOpen
On Tamir Rice: "He was just 12. I can't believe it."
Woke up to shaking in Tokyo. Turned on TV to learn Magnitude 7.1 earthquake just hit off Fukushima prefecture — just 3 weeks ahead of the 10 year anniversary. Hope everyone is okay.
It’s official! The very first
#SuperNintendoWorld
is set to open on Feb. 4th in Osaka, Japan!
I got a first-hand look and can confirm the Mario Kart ride uses AR headsets but is ON RAILS. So no falling off Rainbow Road 🌈 😆
Full thread below👇
LATEST from ER doctor who operated on Shinzo Abe:
* They were able to stop major bleeding, but by then too much blood was lost
* bullet pierced Abe’s neck and heart
* died after about 3 hours of surgery
* declared dead at 5:03pm
Tokyo Medical University officials admit the school rigged exam scores of female applicants to keep women out. #東京医大
#tictocnews
Keisuke Miyazawa [right]: "When I think about the female applicants who could have been admitted but were denied, my heart aches for them."
🚨JUST IN: Japan earthquake upgraded to magnitude 7.3 from prior M 7.1 off the coast of Fukushima prefecture.
12 aftershocks were felt, according to Japan Meteorological Agency.
Less tourists in Nara = less people feeding the deer in the parks 🌷🌱 Now they're venturing out into the city eating flowers and plants, per Fuji TV
#coronavirus
#新型コロナウイルス の影響で海外観光客の減少が続く奈良公園で、鹿せんべいをもらえなくなってしまったシカちゃん達 😢
Super Nintendo World means you can now step into a real-life Mario Kart race! 🏁🚗🎮
Slated to open before the Summer Olympics at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka
#Nintendo
#MarioKart
BREAKING: Former Prime Minister Abe collapses in Nara, apparent gun shots heard. Taken away by ambulance after being possibly shot in the chest, NHK reports.
🏠 Japan's Hikikomori problem has not gone away.
Japan has an estimated 613,000 middle-aged hikikomori, or socially withdrawn people who hole up in their bedrooms, according to a gov survey.
@ynohara1
digs deeper into the "8050 problem"...
@BW
Protest in response to Tokyo Medical University lowering test scores to keep
#women
out.
"We are angry about gender discrimination."
"Let's take this opportunity to stop discrimination at other colleges and companies."
#equality
#東京医大
Today was hard.
Going to the scene of the shooting, and standing near the exact spot. Then heading to Nara hospital to hear Shinzo Abe was declared dead. A former leader of Japan was just assassinated. Still in shock
RIP Shinzo Abe (1954-2022)
NOW: Japan's Princess Mako finally marries boyfriend Kei Komuro after years of controversy.
Under Japanese law, female imperial family members forfeit their status upon marriage to a "commoner" although male members do not. They are now moving to the US, headed to NY 🗽
Today marks 75 years since the U.S. dropped the first of its two atomic bombs on Japan. First in
#Hiroshima
and a second 3 days later over
#Nagasaki
.
I visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in 2017 and couldn't believe some of what I saw and read. Just absolutely devastating.
More dramatic footage of the earthquake. This is inside a home in Kanazawa city. Can hear a child crying out. Thankfully, the family says they’re safe.
Video verified by Storyful
#Japan
#earthquake
#震度7の地震
Absolutely terrifying footage.
Mudslide in Atami city leaves at least 20 missing and 2 dead following torrential rain. Atami is bordered by mountains with steep slopes.
静岡県熱海市の伊豆山地区で発生した土石流。これまでに女性2人の死亡が確認され、安否が不明な人はおよそ20人
🚨BREAKING: Tsunami warning in effect for Japan’s Hokuriku region after the area was rocked by a preliminary magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
5-meter tsunami expected — Evacuate and seek higher ground ASAP
石川県能登に大津波警報。
より高い場所に今すぐ逃げて下さい#津波警報
"A life-size, living video game" -- Thierry Coup shows us the new app used to enjoy Super Nintendo World with a wrist band, touting an interactive experience
#Nintendo
Super Nintendo World will use tech + smartphone app⚡ Wearable wrist bands called the "Power Up Band" will make you feel like you're part of the game world 🎮 You can collect digital coins and compete with others
#SuperNintendoWorld
#MarioKart
TMU admits to lowering entrance test scores of female applicants from the year 2000 or even earlier... which means this has been going on for AT LEAST 18 years.
#insane
The owner of a sake brewery near the epicenter of the Ishikawa earthquake shows collapsed buildings nearby. Can hear her hoping to salvage any of the remaining sake.
📹 Kimana Seiko of Matsunami Sake Brewery in Noto. Verified via Storyful
NASCAR says a noose was found in the garage stall of
@BubbaWallace
at the NASCAR race in Talladega. Bubba's message below.
[BACKGROUND FYI: Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black driver, successfully pushed to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks two weeks ago.]
Tokyo Medical University presser:
"Unfortunately, we've found it is possible Tokyo Medical University altered entrance test scores over many years... especially those of female applicants who faced discrimination for being women. This is inexcusable."
#東京医大
🇸🇸 ✨ Of course they’re impressive as athletes… but also very cool to see just how much they can speak, read and write Japanese.
Thank you
@MajokMatet
and the entire team for having me over 2 days! 🙏🏻
Good luck at
#Tokyo2020
⛑ Anchors reporting from Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi with helmets on. Smart.
Power outages have been reported in Fukushima prefecture. Some traffic lights are also out.
🚨 JUST IN: A magnitude 7.3
#earthquake
hits off Japan’s Fukushima, triggering a tsunami advisory, NHK.
Waves of up to 1m may hit Japan’s northern coast
I did not have the calm to record video during the shaking myself... just jumped out of bed to find a safer place away from my wall hanging and contemplated putting on shoes and a jacket.
Some really have their phones on them at all times. Glad he was safe.
🎨 Banksy in Tokyo?
"This may be the work of Banksy! We found a cute painting of a rat in our city. A gift to Tokyo? Looks like the rat's holding a bag."
Discovered near Hinode Station. Officials trying to judge the authenticity of the graffiti
#TicTocNews
Bit past 9pm now in Japan -- streets all cleared 🚨 Residents advised to stay on 2nd floor or higher as rain and strong winds hit Tokyo.
Stay safe everyone!
#TyphoonHagibis
#台風19
NHK reporting NO THREAT of tsunami as of now.
Still, felt like a pretty long one even in Tokyo. It started with sideways shaking, then turned into up and down shaking. I’ve never felt that before.
#earthquake
#地震
Every rider is given a slim headset with a visor, presumably for AR. Each Mario Kart has 4 seats and each seat has a steering wheel. The kart is definitely on rails but riders are given some control. They also collect items and “throw shells” at other karts.
👀 Look inside China Railway high speed train. Pretty nice with solid wifi and outlets.
Just got to Zhangjiakou for today's snowboarding events
#Beijing2022
📣 JUST IN:
#Japan
eyes allowing foreign visitors to book trips directly and travel freely within Japan, FNN reports.
Prime Minister Kishida may decide on the move as soon as this week. Would likely apply to travelers with 3 Covid-19 vaccine shots or those who test negative
The Mario Kart attraction is called Koopa’s Challenge and is located inside Bowser’s castle. The castle was really cool with themed walls, doors, banners, ceilings, lights and a giant statue of Bowser. Visitors see all this and a trophy room while lining up for the ride.
LATEST: Shooting suspect used 手製の銃 a hand made gun, per police report.
Shinzo
#Abe
speaking at that location was only decided last night. So unclear how attacker had time to plan, reports NHK. Footage is of the hospital.
Tokyo Governor says access to cherry blossom viewing paths at 3 city parks will be limited: Ueno, Inokashira, Yoyogi
In effect through the end of hanami season to discourage gatherings. Koike urges residents to stay home this weekend to prevent an "overshoot" of infections 🏡
Sources say
#Abe
revealed his plan to step down to deal with his health problem. He visited a hospital twice over the past 2 weeks.
In 2007, Abe stepped down for the same medical issue -- inflammatory bowel disease. He could have served one more year in office.
Reports surfacing about the
#Olympics
.
📝 JUST IN: Tokyo releases statement. Note last paragraph.
“...TMG, as the Host City, will continue to exert its utmost efforts in order to materialize holding a safe and secure Games in close collaboration with all parties concerned...”
Now need to download these 4 apps when entering Japan.
Every day I fill out a 2Q questionnaire and ping my location to confirm quarantine. Also got a call via MySOS app. Was asked to turn on cam & show my surroundings aka me in a robe making coffee in my messy kitchen
#COVID19
🚨 Japan State of Emergency
Biggest change = No alcohol served. No drinking on streets.
To close:
🍻 Bars, karaoke
🛍 Big stores like department stores, movie theaters
👩🏻🍳 Restaurants close at 8pm
Not closed:
📚 Schools
🛒 Grocery stores, conbini
(h/t
@NHK
)
Final victory ceremony of
#Tokyo2020
Marathon 🇰🇪🇺🇸🇳🇱🇧🇪 We hear the Kenyan anthem 2x for both men’s and women’s
#Gold
PS. The only medal ceremony where it feels like there are fans (with all the athletes cheering behind them). Also Kenyan press came well-prepared with a flag
🍱 In Japan we have a holiday for eating a biiig sushi roll without cutting it up.
Made up of 7 fillings to represent the Seven Gods of Fortune. We eat it for good luck and to celebrate the start of spring 🌷 #節分2021
Shiori Ito is sitting in the same room.
Yamaguchi calls her "more or less like a habitual liar" and suggests she has benefitted from the rape case in some ways.
LATEST: 13 confirmed dead, dozens more injured after a suspected arson attack at
@KyoAni
animation studio in Kyoto: NHK
Witnesses heard the 41-year-old man scream "Die!" as he set the fire. He's among the injured and is in the hospital
#tictocnews
#京アニ放
#PrayForKyoani
So much for Japan staying calm. The panic buying has now begun 🚨 #スーパー #買い占め
Last night Tokyo Governor Koike held an emergency presser telling residents to WFH and stay home this weekend. Aka no hanami picnics! 🌸
Got to visit extended family in stunning Izu peninsula last month.
My uncle runs a beautiful 4th generation wasabi farm — but says he won’t pass down the fam business to any of his 3 kids because of
#climatechange
🌱🌏 💔
Election Day in Japan 🇯🇵 #衆議院選挙2021 Went to local school on this rainy Sunday. There was no line so took just 10 min.
After I was done, took an exit poll for Kyodo news. One of the qs asked about the government’s handling of
#COVID19
We saw two side-by-side rail tracks, suggesting your kart could be racing a competitor. Universal said each ride will be a unique experience and visitors aren’t guaranteed to win.
Riders set off from Bowser's castle and race through different scenes including a lava level, underwater, a spooky area, Rainbow Road and more. The course uses AR, projection mapping and other tech for immersion.
⛩ Went to Kyoto to report on a machine that turns food super *soft* with tech team
Learned the inventors are 2 strong women who went to SXSW and this isn’t just for the elderly. Helps anyone with trouble chewing, swallowing… including me if I have a toothache 😬
@DeliSofter
I’M MELTING. Tokyo’s heat is no joke 🔥 93°F today but also over 50% humidity.
#Tokyo2020
PCR test done. Now heading to the women’s soccer match:
Team USA 🇺🇸 vs. Sweden 🇸🇪
#USWNT
#Olympics
- There is potential of aftershocks. Stay alert.
- Check for any gas leaks or fires nearby.
- Look out for falling debris.
- No disruption in cell service reported so far.
🚨 Another one. Magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck in northeastern Japan.
Small tsunami advisory issued in Miyagi prefecture. Felt the shake in Tokyo too but not as strong as last month #津波注意報
In terms of COVID measures, Universal said headsets will be sanitized and social distance enforced.
Overall, we didn’t see the whole park, but the castle seemed fairly compact. I hope they can manage the crowds and keep everyone safe.✌
$1 sushi night with this goofball
@leeminjeong83
-- here are my honest 👍s & 👎s
EAT:
🐟 Fatty tuna
🍤 Shrimp tempura roll
🍧 Kakigori (250 yen)
DON'T EAT:
🐲 Unagi
❇ Uni
🍡 Warabi mochi
Kura Sushi is expanding into U.S. and Taiwan. Would you try it?
#tictocnews
Wanna feel zen in Tokyo? Minimalist master is opening MUJI HOTEL in Ginza. Food excites me 🍤, room makes me sleepy 💤 Watch
@tictoc
Insta story for videos of me taking you around
#travel