Creative (horrifying?) Scarecrows in Japan It's better not to go to the fields at night.. 　 Twitter @haraherazu

Glasses get all fog up while wearing masks? Japan's new "ramen mask" design makes the fog natural Twitter @iine_piroshiki

Kyoto Kiyomizu-Dera Temple today unveiled the "Kanji of the year" The character 密 means "close", which appears frequently in Japanese gov's intructions for citizens to avoid close contact with others during the pandemic..but zooms out a bit and the irony is real 👀 Twitter @ありえい ariei2000