Summer in Tokyo
July 20, 2017
After Japan Meteorological Agency announced central Japan, including Tokyo finished the rainy season of Tsuyu, people are now spending there summer time in different places in Tokyo. Some people spend their time at a swimming pool in amusement parks. Visitors
Major Fukushima beach reopens after 7 years
July 16, 2017
IWAKI, FUKUSHIMA PREF.- Usuiso Beach in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, reopened Saturday to bathers for the first time in seven years since the summer before the March 2011earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent nuclear accident. Usuiso on the Pacific coast is one of the largest
JICA launches photography competition
July 7, 2017
In time for the commemoration of the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month this July, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched this week its first photography competition in the Philippines dubbed “JICA and the Filipinos: Images of a Better Tomorrow.” The photography
Japanese picture books published in Vietnam
July 2, 2017
HANOI- A ceremony was held on Friday in Hanoi to celebrate the launch of a project to publish Vietnamese translations of Japanese picture books in the Southeast Asian country. People involved hope that the picture books will offer opportunities for children in Vietnam
Sony to resume making vinyl records
June 30, 2017
Tokyo- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. said Thursday that it will make vinyl records for the first time in nearly 30 years as they are regaining popularity. The company, affiliated with Japanese electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corp. , has introduced a pressing
Yoshinoya’s new “gyudonˮ said to curb glucose level rise
June 30, 2017
Tokyo- Yoshinoya Holdings Co. said Thursday that it will launch a “gyudon” bowl using extract of salacia, a plant that helps curb a rise in blood glucose levels, at its restaurants across Japan on Monday. The company hopes that the new beef-on-rice bowl,
40 year old, “Gashaponˮ capsule toys attract adults
June 27, 2017
Tokyo- Over the past 40 years, “gashapon” capsule toys of Bandai Co. have remained popular with buyers keen to find out what are inside of the capsules. Toys in the capsules have shifted from simple rubber dolls to sophisticated artworks that
Four-day United Nations tourism conference starts
June 21, 2017
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) said holding the 6th International Conference on Tourism Statistics: Measuring Sustainable Tourism in the Philippines can be used to attract tourists amidst the ongoing fighting in Marawi City. Marcio Favilla of UNWTO said
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