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Nakasone Peace Institute
Accepting Applications for the 21st Nakasone Yasuhiro Award
Nakasone Peace Institute established the Award to honor the efforts of younger generations who have made internationally significant achievements in such fields as politics, economics, culture, and science and technology, and to encourage new and further achievements. This year again, we look forward to receiving many applications for this Award, which respects diversity and inclusion, from ind...
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The Association of Japanese Animations
【PRESS RELEASE】 ===================================================================== A Special Exhibition of an Anime Popular in Japan and Overseas Anime Tokyo Station Let’s Enjoy together!! History of Anime Series【OSHI NO KO】 Dates: February 8 to May 6, 2025 ===================================================================== Anime Tokyo Station is an anime exhibition site fo...
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Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
Japan Tourism Topics -2025 January Vol.2- by JNTO
1. Two Japanese Towns Selected as Best Tourism Villages 2024 Two Japanese towns have made the Best Tourism Villages list: Nishikawa in Yamagata Prefecture and Amagi in Kagoshima Prefecture. In 2021, the UN Tourism began this initiative to facilitate rural tourism and encourage the preservation of local landscapes and traditions. The 2024 list of Best Tourism Villages has been announced, consis...
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Fukushima Medical University
2025 Fukushima Medical University International Symposium on the Fukushima Health Management Survey (FHMS) to be held on Feb. 20, 2025 "Fukushima’s lessons for the future: promoting health and responding to disasters" 1. Purpose FMU’s Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey (hereinafter, "the Center") invites you to our International Symposiu...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and the City of London Corporation are pleased to announce they are co-hosting the “Tokyo-London Financial Seminar 2025”. Following the signing December 2017 of the Memorandum of Understanding Between The City of London Corporation and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, both cities are working together to grow as international financial centers. They ar...
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2025年日本国際博覧会(大阪・関西万博) 日本館広報事務局
【展示公開 第3弾】「ごみ」が微生物によって分解される過程を「BE@RBRICK（ベアブリック）」が紹介 話題の「火星の石」を日本館で公開決定！実際にサンプルに触れるコーナーも！
This press release is published only in Japanese version. Photos (From the left): 1 循環の過程をナビゲートするベアブリック 2 微生物の営みを表現したインスタレーション 3 5色のベアブリック Ⓒ 2025 MEDICOM TOY 4 「火星の石」 5 イトカワサンプル 6 リュウグウサンプル 7 はやぶさ 再突入カプセル 8 「水素酸化細菌」の活用事例を紹介するコーナー 9 バイオガスプラント
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Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
Japan Tourism Topics by JNTO -2025 January Vol.1
1. A Tranquil Stay Within a Historical Section of the Lively City of Osaka, Opening Spring 2025 At Patina Osaka, Japanese tradition beautifully melds with modern luxury. Though set among the bustling metropolis, the hotel is situated right between landmarks that stand as testaments to Osaka's long-standing history, such as Osaka Castle and the Remains of Naniwa-no-Miya Palace, and it boasts ...
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2025年日本国際博覧会(大阪・関西万博) 日本館広報事務局
日本館アテンダントユニフォームが決定 「日本の美意識を纏う」をコンセプトにデザイン
This press release is published only in Japanese version. ※写真に登場する人物は、モデルです。
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2025年日本国際博覧会(大阪・関西万博) 日本館広報事務局
【展示公開 第2弾】日本館に「ドラえもん」が登場！ 日本ならではの「循環型ものづくり」の考え方を楽しく解説
This press release is published only in Japanese version. Photos (From the left): 1 “やわらかく作る”日本のものづくりを紹介する展示コーナー 2 「流れ橋」と小型月着陸実証機SLIMの展示 3 ©Fujiko-Pro 4 藻類からスツールを生み出すファクトリー 5 制作されるスツール
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Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
Japan Tourism Topics -2024 December Vol.2- by JNTO
1. Japan’s Breweries and Distilleries Celebrate UNESCO Heritage Listing Japanese sake, one of the most well-known elements of Japanese cuisine, has a history that stretches back centuries, with regional varieties made all across the country. This fermented alcoholic beverage is made with rice, "koji" mold, and water. While seemingly simple, the techniques and conditions required to make Japane...
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Japan Tourism Agency
Overview The Japan Tourism Agency supports the production and distribution of manners awareness videos, printed materials, and pictograms about travel etiquette for tourists visiting Japan. Inbound tourism has rapidly recovered in the last few years and is now exhibiting strong growth. With the increase in tourists, instances of inappropriate behavior have risen in some regions of the countr...
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Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
Japan Tourism Topics -2024 December Vol.1- by JNTO
1. Stay in the Middle of the Metropolis That Never Sleeps at lyf Shibuya Tokyo, Opening December 19 The Shibuya neighborhood in downtown Tokyo is one of the city's main entertainment hubs, with the famous Shibuya Crossing, Shibuya109, Miyashita Park, the Hachiko statue, and more. Only a seven-minute walk from Shibuya Station, the prime location of the new lyf Shibuya allows easy access to th...
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Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
Japan Tourism Topics -2024 November Vol.2- by JNTO
1. Experience the Beauty of the Seasons at the Newest Hotel in Niseko’s Famed Ski Resort, Opening December 15, Hokkaido The winter wonderland of Hokkaido is home to Niseko, one of Japan's premier ski resorts. The Nikko Style Niseko HANAZONO will open in the region this December, offering visitors a superb new accommodation option right next to the mountain gondola and ski slope. The hotel'...
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Meiji University
Meiji University creates a series of promotional videos, “Incredible Senseis at Meiji University,” and a landing page to tell the world about its research, which leads the field not only at home in Japan but also abroad. Using English-language narration and subtitles in English and Japanese, the new video introduces the work of Hiroshi Nagashima, School of Agriculture. The video makes the re...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
We are pleased to announce that the course and other details have been decided for the bicycle road race “THE ROAD RACE TOKYO TAMA 2025” to be held next year. (１) Name of the event THE ROAD RACE TOKYO TAMA 2025 (２) Date Sunday, July 13, 2025 (３) Event details ・Men’s Elite Road Race ・Women’s Elite Road Race ・Para-cycling ・Ge...
