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Warehouse TERRADA
(Tokyo, Japan) Warehouse TERRADA will hold TERRADA ART AWARD 2023 Finalist Exhibition at our event space from January 10th* (Wed) until January 28th (Sun), 2024. (* Limited access for invitational guests only on January 10th) TERRADA ART AWARD is one of the most notable contemporary art awards in Asia and aims to support emerging artists. To discover artists who can play an active role on th...
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Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
1. Newly Opened-Princess Mononoke-themed Area in Ghibli Park, Aichi Located in Nagakute, Aichi, Ghibli Park offers a journey into the world of Studio Ghibli and has already attracted many customers. Recently it added a new area. Anime fans worldwide rejoice as about 25 years after the film's release, Mononoke Village is set on November 1st, 2023. This area features a hands-on learning center, ...
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Japan Office
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. WIPO Japan Office will hold an online symposium on November 22nd, to explore the role of intellectual property in the energy industry and realizing the SDGs which are increasingly important subjects in recent years. Intellectual property plays a very important role in business. Understanding and ut...
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Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)
The Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) will hold the JIRCAS International Symposium 2023 entitled "Innovations to enhance the resilience of tropical forests and sustainability of the forest industry" on Friday, November 17, 2023, both on-site (United Nations Univ.) and online webinar. In recent years, there has been a growing international debate on the ne...
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Warehouse TERRADA
(Tokyo, Japan) The Collectors' Museum of Contemporary Art, WHAT MUSEUM, operated by Warehouse TERRADA is currently holding an exhibition titled "SENSE OF STRUCTURE: The World of Structural Engineering That Designs the Flow of Forces" until February 25th (Sun), 2024. It is exhibiting over forty structural models from ancient to modern architecture and a lunar base camp. This year marks 100 ye...
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The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) established the Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI technology (G-QuAT) on July 27, 2023, and will hold a symposium for the inauguration of the center on Tuesday, November 14th, 2023, from 14:00 to 18:00 at Toranomon Hills Forum. To mark the start of G-QuAT's activities, we will present an ...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) will be holding its SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 event in the Tokyo Bay area in April and May of 2024, promoting TMG’s “Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo (SusHi Tech Tokyo)” vision for the creation of sustainable new value. The event is intended to bring together Tokyo’s innovation creators, solving the issues faced by the world’s urban centers, and to s...
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Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
[JNTO] Transformative Adventures Through the Soul of Japan
Travel has changed. Nowadays, people no longer want to be mere passive sightseers but active participants in foreign cultures who contribute positively to the development of local communities. Adventure Travel (AT) is an increasingly popular answer to the changing demands of international tourism. The quintessence of AT, which is to seek to foster sustainability and connections with the land...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
On October 1, 2020, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government launched the Tokyo Center for Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control (Tokyo iCDC) as a new center for integrated infectious disease countermeasures. Based on the knowledge and experience of the expert board, we have been working on countermeasures against COVID19. This report summarizes the efforts of the Tokyo iCDC over the past three ...
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"Exploring NARA, The Heartland of Japanese Food Culture" Project
Six special tours to experience Japanese food culture with roots in Nara. Promoting the new brand image for tourism in Nara Prefecture centered on food. ~ Selected as a project to promote regionally integrated gastronomy tourism by the Japan Tourism Agency ~ The "Exploring NARA, The Heartland of Japanese Food Culture" will begin "Six tour trials", "Production of English tools for ...
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Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
1. Tokyo’s Newest Global Innovation Hub: Toranomon Hills Station Tower, opening on October 6 Tokyo continues to innovate, attracting attention from businesses and travelers from around the world with the newly opened Toranomon Hills Station Tower. Conveniently connected to the new Toranomon Hills Station on the Hibiya Line and the Ginza Line with a bus terminal on the ground floor, the multi-p...
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Ryoudenji Temple
In a life centered on digital devices such as smartphones, modern people unknowingly accumulate stress. As a result of the spread of mindfulness and other practices to reset the mind from digital detox, Japan’s Zen culture is attracting attention from all over the world. A shukubo is a place where you can experience such an extraordinary Zen experience by staying at a temple. Ryoudenji Temple i...
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Nippon.com
[Event Announcement] Sabakeru: Sustainable Seafood Culture from the Japanese Kitchen, Nov. 29, Tokyo
Come experience the culinary culture of Japan and learn about sustainable seafood at Sabakeru: Sustainable Seafood Culture from the Japanese Kitchen, a hands-on cooking event at the Tokyo Kaikan Cooking School on Wednesday, November 29, hosted by The Nippon Foundation’s Sea and Japan Project (the “Umi To Nippon Project” in Japanese) and the multilingual web publication Nippon.com. EVENT IN...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) cordially invites members of the media to the “TIME TO ACT Forum 2023: Energy Decarbonization - Toward Accelerating the Implementation of Renewable Energy in Cities.” TIME TO ACT is a climate action movement aiming to accelerate climate actions through effective measures to achieve decarbonization. The TMG continues to work together with cities, busines...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
[TMG] Invitations Open for the Tokyo-London Green Finance Seminar 2023
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is pleased to announce the upcoming Tokyo-London Green Finance Seminar 2023. This seminar is held jointly by the two cities in collaboration with the City of London and with the cooperation of the British Embassy in Japan. This will be the sixth seminar, which aims to expand the green finance market. This year’s event, which may be viewed in-per...
