“Tonari no Totoro” Hits Screen in China
December 15, 2018
Shanghai–“Tonari no Totoro” (My Neighbor Totoro), directed by Japanese anime giant Hayao Miyazaki and released in Japan 30 years ago, started being screened in cinemas across China on Friday. This is the first time that any movie produced by Japanese
Japan Enters Flu Season
December 14, 2018
Tokyo–Japan has entered the influenza season, the health ministry said Friday. The timing of the full season start was almost the same as in usual years, according to the ministry. Some 5,000 regularly monitored medical institutions had a total of
Visitors to Japan in 2018 Seen Hitting 30 M. Soon
December 14, 2018
Tokyo–The number of visitors to Japan in 2018 is expected to reach 30 million as early as next week, Japanese tourism minister Keiichi Ishii said Friday. It would be the first time for Japan to have 30 million visitors in
Tourism dept. confident to hit 2018 goal of Japanese arrivals
December 13, 2018
The Department of Tourism (DOT) said they are confident in hitting their target on Japanese tourist arrivals for 2018. In a media briefing Thursday, Tourism and Development Undersecretary Benito Bengzon Jr. said 530, 228 Japanese arrived from January to October
“Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind” to Get Kabuki Remake
December 12, 2018
Tokyo–Shochiku Co. said Wednesday that it will remake “Kaze no Tani no Naushika” (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind), a manga series by Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, into a kabuki traditional theater performance. Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke V will
Scientist Tasuku Honjo Becomes 26th Japanese Nobel Laureate
December 11, 2018
Stockholm–Japanese scientist Tasuku Honjo, 76, and U.S. researcher James Allison, 70, jointly received the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Monday, for their achievements that paved the way for cancer immunotherapy. Honjo
TOKYO REPORT: More Scenic Sites Collect Entry Payments in Japan
December 4, 2018
Tokyo–An increasing number of national parks and other scenic areas in Japan are collecting voluntary entry payments from visitors for environmental protection and infrastructure improvement, including the creation of footways and installation of lavatories. Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain at
Japanese Princess Aiko Turns 17, Enjoying School Life
December 1, 2018
Tokyo–Princess Aiko, the only child of Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, turned 17 on Saturday. The princess, who started her second year at Gakushuin Girls’ Senior High School in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, is enjoying both her school
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