Japanese team finds Pokemon Go reduces stress in workers
September 7, 2017
TOKYO- The smash-hit smartphone game Pokemon Go eases stress and depression in workers when played for at least a month, according to a Japanese team including University of Tokyo Prof. Norito Kawakami. The research, also involving Kazuhiro Watanabe, a graduate
Ajinomoto to Open “Gyoza” Restaurant Mainly for Foreigners
September 7, 2017
Tokyo- Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co. on Monday unveiled to the media a “gyoza” pot sticker restaurant set to open in Tokyo’s posh Akasaka district on Thursday, hoping to let more visitors to Japan enjoy the popular food. The menu at
Duty-Free store for arrivals in opens at Narita
September 2, 2017
NARITA, CHIBA PREF.- A duty-free store for people who have just arrived in Japan, the first of such store in the country, opened on Friday at Narita International Airport, near Tokyo. With the opening of the new store, located at
88 anime “pilgrimage” sites picked in Japan
August 27, 2017
CHIBA- The Anime Tourism Association on Saturday announced 88 locations closely related to Japanese animation works, including the central Japan city of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, tied to the “Kimi no Na wa” (Your Name) blockbuster movie. Based on votes from
Four-day dance festival held in Tokushima
August 15, 2017
Dancers and performers showcased their talents during the Awa Odori festival in Tokushima. Different traditional dance were seen in the streets, performers also played the shamisen- a three-stringed instrument. Awa Odori festival is part of the Obon festival in Tokushima
Pikachu Outbreak! event at Yokohama
August 15, 2017
Hundreds of Pikachu character were seen during the Pikachu Carnival Parade in Yokohama, South of Tokyo last Monday. Visitors cheered as Pikachu mascots dance and perform during the parade as part of the “Pikachu Outbreak!” event. Jiji Photo (EPA/CHRISTOPHER JUE
Wall painting of doves made under Japan-Vietnam project
August 13, 2017
TOKYO- A wall painting of flying white doves has been completed at a museum in Ho Chi Minh City by Japanese and Vietnamese painters, students and other people to express a wish for peace. Participants in the painting project included
“Spa-Musement Parkˮopens
July 30, 2017
BEPPU, OITA PREF.- A unique “spa-musement park” combining hot spring with an amusement park opened on Saturday, though operating for only three days, in the famous spa resort city of Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. In the park, created at
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