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Hiroshima Pref. / Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe)
Hiroshima Prefecture and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe)* will announce a new proposal, “Hiroshima Watch 2025,” aimed at realizing a peaceful world without nuclear weapons, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. This proposal will be unveiled for the first time at an online press conference for foreign media on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. From Hir...
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
Key Points ・The Technology Catalog Ver. 4.0 for the Asia-Monsoon region, in line with Japan’s Strategy for Sustainable Food Systems, MIDORI, was published on the JIRCAS website on October 1, 2025. ・The new version updates two existing technologies and adds four new ones, expanding the total to 44 technologies. ・By aligning with the ASEAN-Japan MIDORI Cooperation Plan, which includes the c...
Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project-ODYSSEY / SAI Inc.
Reporting Opportunity: HINOTORI – Phoenix, beyond borders through cultural collaboration
Global ensemble to present theatre in six languages with live music, traditional performing arts, and contemporary circus and dance – Building cultural bridges in Asia, South America and Europe Tokyo, Japan – An international ensemble of performers, dancers, and musicians from Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Poland, and Malaysia comes together to present HINOTORI: Phoenix of Mountain and Phoenix o...
Shochiku Co., Ltd
2025 Autumn Kabuki Events in Japan
In Tokyo, the full-length performance of “Yoshitsune Senbonzakura”, kabuki’s representative classic will be staged at the Kabukiza Theatre. A special exhibition “This is KABUKI –Explore the Magic of Traditional Japanese Culture and Performance” will be held at the Kabukiza Gallery at the same timing, introducing customers to interactively enjoy the world of the work. In Kyoto, a special prog...
Association of Japanese Animations
================================== Making ANIME more interesting, Bringing ANIME far into the future “Anime Watch Party” Special Program Screenings of “Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits,” “Samurai 7,” and “The White Snake Enchantress”! Plus Guest Appearances From Animation Studio GONZO! Dates: October 1 (Wed) & October 18 (Sat) ================================== Anime Tok...
Secretariat of the Niigata International Food Award Foundation
Request to Nominate Candidates for the Niigata International Food Award
We are a fellowship of concerned volunteers from Niigata’s academic, industrial, agricultural, and administrative sectors who formed the Niigata International Food Award Foundation in March 2009. Niigata Prefecture and Niigata City (the prefectural capitol, and the only city designated by government ordinance on the Sea of Japan coast) have historically been places where farming and food...
Tokyo Festival Executive Committee
Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo Opening on Wednesday, October 1!
[The inaugural Autumn Meteorite held under Artistic Director Toshiki Okada. New programs and the director’s latest message announced.] Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo, centered around the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in Ikebukuro, will finally open on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. We would greatly appreciate your media coverage and attendance. For the first year under the...
Niigata Prefecture
【Press Event for Foreign Media】 Craftsmanship Recognized Worldwide—Tsubame Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture Honing Skills and Touching Hearts Time and Date: 11:00–13:30, Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Venue: 3rd floor Event Space, Ginza Niigata Information Center, THE NIIGATA The Tsubame San...
Sakai City
【Expo 2025 Event: Sakai City】Sep.25 Alphonse Mucha’s world enhanced by Japanese craftsmanship.
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STS forum (Science and Technology in Society forum)
The STS forum (Science and Technology in Society forum) will hold its 22nd Annual Meeting for three days from Sunday, October 5 to Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the Kyoto International Conference Center. This year's opening ceremony will be honored by the attendance of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and His Majesty the Emperor is scheduled to deliver an address in English t...
The Asahi Glass Foundation
The Results of the 34th Annual “Questionnaire on Environmental Problems and the Survival of Humankind”are available in the report of the "34th Annual Questionnaire on Environmental Problems and the Survival of Humankind," or online at the Foundation's website: https://www.af-info.or.jp/en/ed_clock/news/results-of-the-34th-annual-questionnaire.html The Asahi Glass Foundation (Chairman: ...
Association of Japanese Animations
Anime Tokyo Station, an anime exhibition center that utilizes Japanese anime content with a strong fan base around the world, will host the TV anime SPYｘFAMILY Special Exhibition from August 16 to November 9, 2025. Ahead of the opening, a press preview was held on August 15. The special exhibition will look back on various memorable scenes while exploring the appeal of each character...
JETRO Nagoya/ Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium
In January 2026, TechGALA Japan 2026, a startup event, will be held in Central Japan (Nagoya). Ahead of this, a hybrid press briefing will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025, to introduce key aspects of TechGALA Japan 2026. TechGALA Japan 2026 is being positioned as an entrance for players in the startup ecosystem from around the world to connect with Central Japan, with the goal of ...
Roppongi Art Night Publicity and Promotion Office
The Roppongi Art Night Executive Committee will hold Roppongi Art Night 2025, an art festival set in the streets of Roppongi, for three days from Friday, September 26 to Sunday, September 28, 2025. With the theme of “A Festival of City, Art, and Future,” the entire city of Roppongi will once again be immersed in creative energy. - - - - - - Since its inception in 2009, this event has continue...
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
The “World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 (WCH Tokyo 25),” the world’s pinnacle of athletic sports championships, will take place at the Japan National Stadium for 9 days from Saturday, September 13, through Sunday, September 21. During the Championships, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will hold “TOKYO FORWARD 2025 for WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS,” a series of events to bring additional...
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