The Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 is "already the most over-budget Games for absolute dollar values at around $7.2B over budget," reports Safe Betting Sites. That figure includes $2 in postponement costs. Meanwhile, 36% of Japanese surveyed say the Olympics should be postponed again, while 34% want them canceled outright.
Majority of Japanese want to postpone or cancel Olympics
Japan's largest Dagashi store offers 20,000 square feet of cheap treats
Japan's dagashi industry–inexpensive candy for kids and nostalgic grown-ups–is flagging under the same economic trends that hit mom-and-pop sweet shops in the west: giant supermarkets, online delivery, the rest of… READ THE REST
What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants?
Last week, both the New York Times and The Guardian ran articles about a crisis unfolding in Japan. Giant kaiju? Super robots? Marie Kondo giving up on tidying? Yawn! Old… READ THE REST
These strange old Quaker names are even better than the names in Fighting Baseball
The Japanese developers of Fighting Baseball (1995) didn't want to pay for licensing the real names of professional American baseball players so they made up a bunch of names that… READ THE REST
Get a refurbished 6th Gen iPad for $239.99 during our Memorial Day sale
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Take a cruise with this smooth, stealthy eBike for half off this Memorial Day
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Celebrate Memorial Day anywhere with this outdoor movie bundle for only $200
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