Welcome to Japan! No-one really knows what's going on, only that everyone's miserable. But don't worry, because we have robot pet cafes, beer (with spelling errors), cherry blossoms (for a couple of weeks), and the 2021 Olympics (note: may not actually contain Olympics).

What a magical place!

Sources:

https://soranews24.com/2021/01/15/we-take-a-trip-to-japans-lovot-robot-cafe-cuddle-with-a-bot-and-learn-how-to-love/

https://soranews24.com/2021/01/14/sapporo-decides-to-sell-new-japanese-beer-with-english-mistake-on-label/

https://livejapan.com/en/article-a0002756/#:~:text=Legal%20Drinking%20Age%20in%20Japan%3A%2020,-If%20you%27re&text=While%20this%20age%20differs%20from,20%20also%20cannot%20purchase%20alcohol

https://soranews24.com/2021/01/11/japans-craziest-coming-of-age-day-is-back-with-kitakyushu-seijin-no-hi-2021%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91/

https://soranews24.com/2021/01/15/cherry-blossom-forecast-2021-released-sakura-set-to-bloom-early-in-tokyo-again-this-year/

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210117/p2g/00m/0sp/021000c

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210117/p2g/00m/0sp/051000c

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/01/17/national/japan-scrambles-deny-reports-olympic-cancellation-possible/

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210116/k00/00m/010/277000c

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/01/16/national/japan-february-pfizer-vaccine-coronavirus/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/01/12/national/suga-gates-vaccines-developing-countries-olympics/

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