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Shinshiro City Hall
[Press Release] Newcastles of the World Alliance Conference Host
【Summary】 The Newcastles of the World Alliance Conference in an international conference which gathers every two years among member cities that hold different cultures and histories but are united under the same name, "Newcastle" or "New Castle". Each of the cities takes turns hosting the conference to acknowledge the significance of the connections among the cities and the people, to cla...
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City Of Yokohama
=============================================== - Date and Time: 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 25, 2018 - Location: Sotetsu Bunka Kaikan parking lot (4-3-28, Ryokuen, Izumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa) - Openings: 5 - There will be a Japanese-English interpreter *Click here for details on the House of the Future Project 2nd Proof of Concept (Japanese only) http://www.city.yokohama...
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Fukuoka Prize Committee
FUKUOKA PRIZE 2018 MEDIA INVITATION PRESS TOUR (Sep 20-21)
Fukuoka City and the Fukuoka City International Foundation would like to invite the representatives of foreign media to a press tour in Fukuoka highlighting the Awards Ceremony and other official functions of the Fukuoka Prize, with a unique opportunity to cover Fukuoka’s various policies regarding Asia and its traditional cultures. ...
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NIES
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) Press Release
Global and local degradation of coral reefs and macroalgal beds can have ecosystem-wide impacts on biodiversity, ecological functioning, ocean resources and biogeochemical cycle. However, recently reported community shifts from temperate macroalgae to tropical corals offer conservation potential for corals at the expense of macroalgae under climate warming. Although such community shifts are sp...
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City of Yokohama
Pikachu Outbreak! Press Invitation
Pikachu Outbreak! Press Invitation The City of Yokohama, in partnership with The Pokémon Company, has held the city-wide event Pikachu Outbreak! for four years in a row. This year, the fifth year for this event, parades and shows will be held at locations throughout the Minato Mirai area during both the day and in the evening. This press event will cover two events th...
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Sawakami Opera Foundation
【Media Invitation】Open-Air Opera “TOSCA” at Nagoya-Castle
Japan Opera Festival, hosted by Sawakami Opera Foundation, has held at all the places of Japan every year from 2015. The most distinctive feature of the festival is Open-Air Opera at the special stage of Japanese historical structures (most of them are national treasures) like Himeji-Castle (Hyogo), and Heijyo-kyo Daigokuden (Nara). This year, the stage of the festival is going to be Nago...
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公益社団法人 日本グラフィックデザイナー協会
「ヒロシマ・アピールズ」ポスターを広島市長へ贈呈／「ヒロシマ・アピールズ展」プレス内覧会のお知らせ（8月3日）
This press release is available in Japanese only.
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Meiji University
*For details, check the page below: http://www.meiji.ac.jp/cip/english/about/news/2018/enjsp30000009qe0.html Situated in Akaiwa City, Okayama, Isonokami Futsumitama Shrine will commemorate 350 years since its re-establishment in 1669 by order of the domain lord Ikeda Mitsumasa. Taking this opportunity, an optical illusion work created by Professor Kokichi Sugihara (Director, MIMS) wil...
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Mobile mosque project planning committee
Mobile Mosque Project Debut Ceremony Invitation (July 23 at Toyota Stadium)
Heartfelt Hospitality Toward Muslim Society Debut of a “Mobile Mosque” featuring 48㎡ for Worship Space 50 Individuals Can Perform Salat (Worship) at Toyota Stadium Mobile Mosque Project Debut Ceremony Invitation Monday, July 23, 15:30 The mobile mosque project planning committee (http://mobile-mosque-pj.com/), has been developing portable mosques to show hospitality toward Muslims. ...
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PR office for the 2018 1000km long-distance relay “Ashita Eno Michi (Road to Tomorrow)”
Fukushima press tour for foreign press (August 2, 2018 to Fukushima City – Naraha City）
The “2018 1000km long-distance relay Ashita Eno Michi (Road to Tomorrow)” makes a connection between disaster areas by supporting recovery efforts through the power of sports. Fukushima Prefecture press tour for foreign press ■Date: August 2nd (Thu) ■Location: Fukushima Prefecture (Fukushima City – Naraha City) --------------------------------------------------------------...
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Tokyo International Viola Competition
Winners of the 4th Tokyo International Viola Competition announced
Tokyo International Viola Competition (TIVC) is the only international competition in Asia-Pacific exclusively for the viola. It was launched in 2009 as a part of Viola Space, a festival for viola founded in 1992 and dedicated to "celebrating the viola, introducing outstanding works and new works for viola, and promoting young artists". Please refer to the press release from April 24. http://fp...
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National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
Mapping the resilience of chemosynthetic communities in hydrothermal vent fields around the western Pacific Ocean Hydrothermal vents support unique ecosystems populated by numerous species with unique adaptations. We aimed to determine the resilience of vent communities by investigating whether they are vulnerable or robust to natural disturbances, such as volcanic activity, and anthropog...
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MINATO CITY
Japan is earthquake-prone country and yet there are not many chances for foreign people to know about disaster prevention measures. Minato City is planning to hold “Minato Bosai Festa” proceeded in English and easy Japanese to further ensure the safety and security of foreign people. We want foreign people to get basic knowledge of disaster preparedness, so that they will be able to protect th...
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FOOMA JAPAN
[Press Event Notice] FOOMA JAPAN 2018
*This press tour is only for foreign media. FOOMA JAPAN 2018 International Food Machinery & Technology Exhibition is one of Asia's largest general trade shows focusing on “technology of food”. It includes all industries related to food, proposing “the rich future that food technologies lead to” by exhibiting cutting-edge technologies, products, services and more for automat...
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PS Solutions Corp.
Webinar Organized by the US Journal “Science” Sponsored by a Japanese Company for the First Time
A 1st for a Japanese company--PS Solutions Corp. sponsored a webinar held by the peer-reviewed, comprehensive science magazine Science on May 23, 2018 (Wednesday local time). PS Solutions Corp. (hereafter PS Solutions, of Minato Ward, Tokyo; chairman & CEO Amane Kito) is a member of the Softbank Group. The theme of agriculture is also a first for this webinar, as is a speech being given by ...
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Itako City
The Bridal Boat and Iris Festival in Itako –The Traditional Japanese Bridal scene-
The Suigo Itako Iris festival will be held from May 26 from to June 24 in the Suigo Itako Iris Garden. The Bridal boat is one of main events of the iris festival. This year 29 couples will participate in the bridal boat. About 50 years ago, the bridal boat was used to be usual ceremony of marriage in Itako. The bridal boat has reproduced as the most popular event of the iris festival since 19...
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KYOCERA Corporation
The Kyocera Group will be exhibiting the company’s automotive technology innovations at the Automotive Engineering Exposition Yokohama 2018 ― one of the largest trade shows in Japan for automotive engineers ― from May 23 to 25 at the Pacifico Yokohama (Kanagawa pref., Japan). The company’s booth will feature the theme “cutting edge automotive devices for safe, secure and comfortable dr...
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Tokyo International Viola Competition
The 4th Tokyo International Viola Competition to be held from May 26 to June 3, 2018
“Viola Space 2018” – a festival for viola – hosts the 2018 edition of the triennial viola competition Contestants from 13 countries/regions selected Press conference to be held after the announcement of the final results, followed by a concert by the winners on the next day From May 26 – June 3, 2018, Viola Space 2018 will host the 4th Tokyo International Viola Competition (T...
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Soundrope LLC
According to an announcement by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) on annual recorded music production in 2017, the number of analog records manufactured rose 133% over the previous year to 1,060,000 units, a double-digit increase over four consecutive years. This marks the first time in 16 years that production numbers reached 1 million, an event heralding a revival of the anal...
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Shimizu Corporation
【Press Announcement】Construction Robot Laboratory Tours (April 23)
As we fret over the large exodus of skilled technical workers, we seek to build a forward-thinking production system where autonomous robots outfitted with Shimizu's state-of-the-art technology collaborate with humans to carry forward construction projects. This ambition drives our development of construction robots. As part of this effort, we have opened a construction robot laboratory inside ...
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NIES
Global Warming Stimulates CO2 Emissions from Forest Soil in Shirakami-Sanchi
Globally, 360 Gt of CO2 is emitted from soils (soil respiration) and released to the atmosphere every year. About 70% of soil respiration is derived from decomposition of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) by soil microbiota (heterotrophic respiration). Heterotrophic respiration exponentially increases with increasing temperature; consequently, the carbon released t...
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Food Chemicals Newspaper Inc.
＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Date: May 16 (Wed.) to 18 (Fri.), 2018 Venue: Tokyo Big Sight (East Hall 1・2 & Conference Tower) Organizer: Food Chemicals Newspaper, Inc. http://www.ifiajapan.com/en ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ What is ifia JAPAN? Intern...
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Yumi Katsura International Co., Ltd
BEYOND EAST & WEST (Event Report)
Traditional Japanese Craftsmanship presented to the world at the State Guest House, Akasaka Palace (February 20, 2018) Event Report Yumi Katsura International and its president, the fashion designer Yumi Katsura, held floor shows featuring 60 kimono and dresses created using traditional Japanese handicraft techniques. These shows help convey both in Japan and overseas the innovati...
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RISTEX
This press release is available in Japanese only.
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PACIFICO Yokohama
Official and popular names decided for the new Minato Mirai MICE facility opening in spring 2020
The new facility, including one of the largest multi-purpose halls in Japan, can respond to increasing demand in the MICE market. PACIFICO Yokohama (official name: Pacific Convention Plaza Yokohama; location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; President and Representative Director: Takashi Suzuki), one of the largest MICE*1 complexes in Japan, is delighted to announce that the official...
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Ito City
【Press Announcement】6th All-Japan Pillow Fighting Tournament in Ito Onsen
Pillow fights are a normal part of school trips in Japan, when several students sleep in the same hotel room and start throwing pillows at each other. Known for its onsen (hot springs), Ito City in Shizuoka is the first place in Japan to turn pillow fights into a competitive sport. This unique event in which competitors can relieve stress by throwing pillows at each other is held in order to pr...
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Miyazaki Prefecture
[Notice] Shochu Nonjoruno Miyazaki in Tokyo 2018, Media Presentation and Tasting
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NIRA Nippon Institute for Research Advancement
Press Conference (Feb.5): Structural Reforms for Regional Revitalization in Japan
=================================================================== Press Conference on Structural Reforms for Regional Revitalization in Japan Dr. Tatsuo Hatta, one of the core supporters for regulatory reforms in Japan, and two other Japan’s leading academics explain the key issues on structural reforms for regional revitalization in Japan. =============...
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Ministry of the Environment, Japan
The Ministry of the Environment to Cohost “Update Fukushima,” a Panel Discussion
The Ministry of the Environment , Japan(MOEJ) will cohost a Panel Discussion “Update Fukushima”—Cheer Fukushima by Knowing It More and Sharing That Knowledge More, to be hosted by the Update Fukushima Executive Committee and held at the United Nations University’s U Thant International Conference Hall (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) on Saturday, February 10, 2018. While environmental recovery in Fukushima...
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POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. joins the MIT Media Lab Consortium
POLA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC. (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; President: Kazuya Kugimaru) of the POLA ORBIS Group will join the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab*1as a Consortium*2Lab Member (CLM) as part of a new mid-term management plan that looks toward the group’s approaching 100th anniversary in 2029. Becoming a CLM will spark creativity and ...
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Toyama Prefecture
We have closed registration since there are no more openings available. Thank you! - Date: Thu. February 1st from 11:00 to 13:00 (reception desk will open at 10:30) - Location: Toyama Hamasaku in the Nihonbashi Toyama (Nihonbashi Daiei Building 1F, 1-2-6 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo City, Tokyo) =============================================== -- “Know and Taste the Wonders o...
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Toyama City, Toyama Television Broadcasting
Notice: Toyama City Press Tour (Jan. 22, 2018)
*This tour is targeted at foreign media With the declining birthrate and aging population, increasing the number of permanent residents is a goal of regional cities throughout Japan. With nuclear families and households where both parents work now common, policies to assist families in raising children are an urgent issue for society as a whole, including businesses and local communiti...
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Ministry of the Environment, Japan
The MOEJ cooperates with the production of select broadcast programs aired overseas to help widely communicate correct information on Fukushima and eliminate misconceptions about the area. The ministry has added this new website segment to allow users to view such programs, free of charge. Specifically, the MOEJ has so far cooperated with the production of certain programs aired mostly in Sou...
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Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
PR Office for Public Call for Project Proposals for Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and the Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) are proceeding a “Tokyo Cultural Program”(*1) in order to create a big wave to achieve a society based on arts and culture towards 2020 and hand it over to future generations. This call, inviting innovative and creative plans and ideas involving m...
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IUCN
Unsustainable food systems threaten wild crop and dolphin species
Embargoed until: 07:00 GMT (16:00 JST) 5 December 2017 -------------------------------------------- Elaine Paterson, IUCN Media Relations, t+44 1223 331128, email elaine.paterson@iucn.org Goska Bonnaveira, IUCN Media Relations, m +41 792760185, email goska.bonnaveira@iucn.org [In Japan] Cheryl-Samantha MacSharry, IUCN Media Relations, t+44 1223 331128, email samantha.macsharry@iucn...
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University of Chicago
Professor Raaj Sah has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, by the Government of Japan on behalf of the Emperor of Japan, for his analysis of economic and financial policies. He is Professor of Public Policy and Economics, at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Conferred on behalf of the Emperor of Japan in Autumn 2017, the award ...
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OG Wellness Technologies Co.,Ltd.
OG Wellness will introduce cutting-edge care systems at MEDICA 2017 (Nov. 13-16/Dusseldorf, Germany)
Cutting-edge Care Systems! creating “a society where people remain active throughout their whole lives” OG Wellness (OG Wellness Technologies Co. Ltd., Headquarters: Okayama, Japan, President & Representative Director: Mr. Hiroshi Okuda) will be exhibiting at MEDICA 2017, the world’s largest medical industry trade fair, to be held from November 13-16, 2017 in Dusseldorf, G...
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JR Central
JR Central Announces “Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen Reservation App”
JR Central and JR West released a new free smartphone app, the Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen Reservation App through which users may purchase tickets for the Tokaido Sanyo bullet train line, Japan’s main artery connecting Tokyo, Mt. Fuji, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Hakata and other destinations. Please download: https://smart-ex.jp/en/lp/app/ For travelers and businesspeople visit...
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Tokyo Dome City
Takashi Amano NATURE AQUARIUM Exhibition will be held at Tokyo Dome City (Nov. 8 – Jan.14)
Takashi Amano NATURE AQUARIUM Exhibition will be held in Gallery AaMo, Tokyo Dome City http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/aamo/exhibition/amanotakashi/ November 8th, 2017 to January 14th, 2018 Takashi Amano, popularized as “The Master of Aquascape,”will be featured in an exhibition showcasing his wildly unique and visionary series of aquariums where natural ecosystems are meticulously re...
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Miraikan
[Notice] Press event “Science Centre World Summit 2017”
November 15 (Wed), 2017, 16:00 –18:45 ※This event is targeted at foreign media In a period from November 15th to 17th, Miraikan - the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo will host the Science Centre World Summit 2017 (SCWS2017) where representatives of science centres from around the world will gather to discuss new roles science centres...
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Niigata City and the Niigata International Food Award Foundation
[Notice] Niigata’s Food and Agriculture Presentation Session and Reception
Niigata City is famous throughout Japan as a production center of various agricultural products, including the most delicious rice in Japan. It is a treasure trove of food, with thriving food businesses that make full use of Niigata’s abundant produce. In 2014, the Japanese government designated Niigata City as an Agricultural Special Zone. This prompted Niigata City to invite companies to en...
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Greek Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Event announcement: Meeting&Presentation with Alexis PAPAHELAS
The recent Austrian and German election results came as a surprise to many. Complex issues such as geopolitics, immigration and technology will increasingly dictate future developments worldwide. Mainstream analyses fall short in making sense of societal turmoil and small bubbles are making pockets of society – across the whole spectrum – more and more isolated from each other. Where will this ...
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Nihon Onkyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
Press Tour Notice: Experience “Acoustic Grove System (AGS)”
**This press tour is only for foreign media and embassies.** [About the Event] This event has been created for those who want to hear their favorite music on the best and finest Japanese sound system. Nihon Onkyo Engineering Co., Ltd., one of Japan’s leading companies that designs sound related. On October 27th (Friday), we will invite to our laboratory in Chiba Prefecture ...
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Meiji University
“Local Meijiros” Take Flight in All 47 Prefectures!
As part of celebrations to mark Meijiro’s 10th birthday, the official university mascot, Meiji University created a different version of Meijiro for each of Japan’s 47 prefectures. Meijiro, the official mascot of Meiji University, is based on the motif of an owl, known as the “wise creature of the forest.” It features school color bluish purple wings and large eyes that see far into the dis...
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Shizuoka Prefecture Tokyo Office
Date of tour: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Organizer: Shizuoka Prefecture Tokyo Office *This press tour is for the foreign media. Wasabi is an essential ingredient of Japanese cuisine, and clean water is essential for wasabi’s cultivation. Shizuoka Prefecture, which looks up at the nearby Mount Fuji, a World Heritage site, and has abundant clean water, is the birthplace of wasabi cultivat...
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Chiba Prefecture
【Press Preview】Visit Japan’s Largest Floating Mega Solar Power Plant on a Dam Reservoir
*This press event is for foreign press only. *This event is organized and sponsored by Chiba Prefecture, with the FPCJ handling applications. This press event will introduce a project to install and operate a floating mega-solar power plant at the Yamakura Dam in Chiba Prefecture, with the largest production capacity of its type in Japan, as an example of renewable energy initiativ...
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Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Notice: Press Tour for Tokushima Indigo Dyeing
Tokushima City and JETRO Tokushima will hold a press tour in this October to provide foreign media in Japan with the opportunities to experience historical Tokushima Indigo dyeing or “Awa-Ai”, through visiting local Indigo dyeing companies, having interest in expanding their products worldwide. You will also be able to try the actual dyeing process on your own. This will surely be a spectacular...
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OG Wellness Technologies Co., Ltd
As the aging society progresses, demand is growing for a bathing equipment for use by care recipients such as bedridden and wheelchair-bound bathers. Rehabilitation equipment manufacturer OG Wellness Technologies Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Okayama, Japan; President & Managing Director: Mr. Hiroshi Okuda) has successfully developed a new Shower Bath model for use by care recipients, which will...
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Meiji University
The videos make the results of our university’s cutting-edge research, which aims to contribute to society, easily accessible to and engaging for a broad general audience, rather than simply to other researchers. They combine animation and explanations by the researchers themselves, paired with catchy music and narration to create highly ingenious and attractive movies. Meiji University’s int...
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Setouchi city, Okayama Prefecture
The Video ‘Bizen Osafune Japanese Sword’ took the world by surprise!
Setouchi city would be pleased to welcome journalists who wish to come visit and cover what Setouchi has to offer. English, Spanish and French speaking staffs are available. Please send an email to the address provided below. Setouchi city is located in the south east part of Okayama prefecture. Around half of the existing swords were made around this area, the city being thus dubbed '...
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Ministry of the Environment, Japan
English version of Manga: Nasubi no Gimon—Food Edition is Available!
Thank you again for your kind support after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011. After six years, people in the areas affected by this catastrophic event are working together for reconstruction and revitalization, as well as environmental remediation, along with the national, prefectural and local governments. The Japanese Ministry of the Environment has been publicly communi...
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FOOMA JAPAN
Press Event Notice: FOOMA JAPAN 2017 Press Tour
Date: June 14 (Wed), 2017 9:30-12:00 Organizer: FOOMA JAPAN Secretariat *This press tour is only for foreign media. FOOMA JAPAN（INTERNATONAL FOOD MACHINERY & TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION）is a largest comprehensive trade show for food machinery and food processing technologies in Asia. It is held in Tokyo Big Sight and draws 100,000 visitors each year from all over the world. In 2017 it ...
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World of Engay-Foods
Symposium on “Japanese Engay (easy-to-swallow)-foods” to support a super aging society
The Engay-Foods Symposium for foreign media and embassies will be held on February 3, 2017 (Fri.). As the first super aging society, Japan faces increasing numbers of patients with swallowing disorders (dysphagia) due to aging and disease. Because dysphagia limits the foods that can be eaten, it can be accompanied by problems such as aspiration pneumonia, undernutrition, dehydration and depriva...
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Foreign Press Center Japan
Press Release Listing Service Begins
-Press Release Listing Service Begins Foreign Press Center Japan (Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo; President Kiyotaka Akasaka; FPCJ below) will be starting a new Press Release Listing Service. The FPCJ will list press releases from local and national government bodies, universities, businesses, and other organizations that want to release information targeting a foreign audience, on its website ...
