Christianity sites in Japan seen gaining World Heritage status
May 4, 2018
Tokyo- A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended that sites related to Christianity in southwestern Japan be inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage list, the Cultural Affairs Agency and the Environment Ministry said early Friday. In line with the recommendation, the
Kimono
May 4, 2018
Tokyo- This picture taken on March 1, 2018 shows hand-cut stencils for dyeing patterns at the Hiroshe dye factory in Tokyo. Once a standard of the Japanese wardrobe, the kimono is now often a garment reserved for special occasions, such
Shipments of blue carnations start for Mother’s Day
May 3, 2018
Shibayama, Chiba Pref.- A warehouse in Shibayama near Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, started on Wednesday shipments of blue carnations for Mother’s Day on May 13. Roughly 900,000 flowers will be distributed to about 5,000 florists nationwide
Japan aiming to promote cashless payment services
May 2, 2018
Tokyo- Japan will promote public-private efforts to spread cashless payment services in order to help businesses, mainly local companies, reduce costs and tackle labor shortages, and to improve the convenience of foreign visitors. In its “Cashless Vision,” compiled in April,
Sakura
May 2, 2018
Libya- People enjoy the Japanese cherry blossom (sakura) on trees in Riga, Latvia, Tuesday, 01 May 2018. Riga has got sakura trees as a gift from Japan embassy in 2010. EPA-Jiji Press A bee searching for nectar from the Japanese
Hosting conferences in unique venues gaining attention
May 1, 2018
Tokyo- A move to hold international conferences and receptions at galleries, museums, gardens, shrines, temples and other facilities that usually do not host such events is gaining attention in Japan. As historical buildings and cultural facilities give visitors a feeling
Okawa awarded “Soul of Dance” prize in Russia
May 1, 2018
Moscow- Japanese ballet dancer Koya Okawa was awarded Monday this year’s prestigious Soul of Dance prize in the category Rising Star from the Ballet magazine of Russia. The 26-year-old received the prize in a ceremony at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko
Forest bathing
April 30, 2018
Spain- Japanese immunologist Qing Li poses for the photographer during an interview with Spanish Press agency Agencia EFE, in Barcelona, northeastern Spain, Monday, 30 April 2018. Qing Li stated that taking a walk through the forest, what he calls ‘forest
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