Tokyo, Japan – When Eriko Serio, a 30-year-old professional living in Shizuoka, Japan, saw American pop singer Gwen Stefani accused of “cultural appropriation” in Western media, she couldn’t fathom the controversy. “I personally think it’s very cool that people want to incorporate Japanese styles into their fashion,” Syrio, who works in the medical device industry, … Read more
China on Saturday recorded nearly 60,000 deaths in people who contracted COVID-19 since early December, providing hard numbers for an unprecedented rise that was evident in overwhelmed hospitals. packed crematoriums, Even as the government released little data on the state of the epidemic for weeks. Those numbers may still understate the extent of losses, though … Read more
Chinese embassies stopped issuing new visas to South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in an apparent response to the COVID-19 measures these countries recently imposed on travelers from China. It was not clear whether China would extend the visa suspension to other countries that have mandated virus testing on passengers from China after the COVID-19 … Read more
