Kimonos of 196 nations created to revitalize craft
July 25, 2017
TOKYO- A project to create kimonos representing 196 countries is in progress, taking the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as an opportunity to spread the wonders of Japan’s master craftsmanship across the country and overseas. With the output of
Smartphone game Pokemon Go strikes series of records in first year
July 23, 2017
TOKYO- The smash-hit smartphone game Pokemon Go has struck a series of records since its launch in Japan on July 22 last year. While the product helped invigorate the game market, it caused a lot of problems, such as fatal
Festival begins in disaster-hit Ishinomaki
July 23, 2017
ISHINOMAKI, MIYAGI PREF.- An art, music and food festival kicked off in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Saturday to help revitalize the Tohoku northeastern Japan region hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. In the event, “Reborn-Art Festival,” which will run through Sept.
Lantern Festival for Marine Day
July 20, 2017
People lit candles inside paper lanterns while looking out at Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo last Monday as part of their lantern festival. The festival is held every July as summer tradition during the celebration of “Marine
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
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