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Shiga Prefecture
Online press conference by the Governor of Shiga Prefecture Creating a “new affluence” after the pandemic: The challenge of Shiga, living in harmony with the biggest lake in Japan, Lake Biwa! Date: February 17, 2023 (Friday) 13:00-14:00 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Governor of S...
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Fukushima Medical University
Mar. 4 Int’l Symposium on the Fukushima Health Management Survey
2023 Fukushima Medical University (FMU) International Symposium on the Fukushima Health Management Survey, to be held on Mar. 4, 2023 1. Purpose FMU’s Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey (hereinafter, "the Center") invites you to join us for "Thinking Together about Health, Life, and our Future in Fukushima," a symposium for domestic and internat...
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
On Monday, February 13, TEPCO will hold a press conference for overseas media representatives to give an update on the status of the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and preparations for the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea provided by the Chief Decommissioning Officer and the Chief Officer for ALPS treated water management. In this second pres...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG)
Tokyo will create a "new value system to build a sustainable society" and overcome common global urban challenges through cutting-edge technology, diverse ideas and digital know-how. The PR concept is "Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo," or "SusHi Tech Tokyo.” As specific initiatives, we are holding "City-Tech.Tokyo" and "Global City Network for Sustainability (G-NETS) Leaders Summit" at the ...
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Warehouse TERRADA
(Tokyo, Japan) Warehouse TERRADA is hosting the special exhibition "Falling upon the soil" by plaster craftsman Syuhei Hasado until February 14th (Tue), 2023. Syuhei Hasado's wall art and installations are exhibited in a large renovated space in one of our warehouses. Sakan plasterwork is a technique for plastering walls that has been in use in Japan for around 1,300 years. Using natural mat...
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Call for Nominations for the 39th (2023) International Prize for Biology
The International Prize for Biology was instituted in April of 1985 by the Committee on the International Prize for Biology. From its establishment, the Prize has commemorated the 60-year reign of Emperor Showa and his longtime devotion to biological research. Now it also pays tribute to the Emperor Emeritus, who has striven for many years to advance the study of gobioid fish taxonomy, while co...
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Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) in collaboration with The World Bank, The Asahi Shimbun Company will hold an international symposium on the current status of plastic pollution in developing countries in Asia on February 6. Today the problem of marine plastic debris is a serious global environmental concern. While plastic products have made...
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Cabinet Office
The annual International Forum on SDGs for Regional Revitalization 2023 (online & onsite)
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The National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties (CPCP) and the Tokyo National Museum (TNM)
The National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties (CPCP) and the Tokyo National Museum (TNM) are pleased to announce the opening of the Digital Gallery of Hōryūji Treasures, an interactive, technology-based exhibit that will become part of the regular exhibition in the museum’s Gallery of Hōryūji Treasures from Jan. 31, 2023. A press preview with a guided tour in English will be prov...
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Dream Yosakoi Festival Global Promotion Foundation
The 21st Dream Yosakoi Dance Festival “Closing Event” will be held at Tokyo Tower’s e-sports park
～The first 4-sided LED virtual space Yosakoi performance as a Japanese festival. Special collaboration with Japanese brand "KANSAI YAMAMOTO"～ The Dream Yosakoi Festival Global Promotion Foundation (Minato-ku, Tokyo) will hold the “Special closing Event of 21st Dream Yosakoi Dance Festival " on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Tokyo Tower, including RED° TOKYO TOWER, one of the la...
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International University of Japan
On behalf of International University of Japan and the Japan Cabinet Office, I would like to invite you to an upcoming international symposium, “Digital Garden Cities and Green Transformation: How are rural communities driving Japan forward?” This will be a hybrid event presented both at the university and online. All interested persons can join via online without registration at the followi...
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The Sumida Hokusai Museum
The Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo will hold the second half of the Ukiyo-e exhibition "Hokusai at Play with the 100 Poems" from January 24, 2023. This exhibition focuses on Hokusai’s One Hundred Poems Explained by a Nurse, joined by a wide range of other works of art related to One Hundred Poets, One Hundred Poems, in introducing that anthology. You will enjoy these works, in which the powers ...
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Nara Prefectural Government
【Information for the Press】Nara Forum 2023 Asia Cosmopolitan Awards (Jan. 19, 20)
The 5th Asia Cosmopolitan Awards Ceremony and Commemorative Forum will be held in Nara. It is an international award for individuals or organizations who have made significant contributions in the fields of culture and economy. ■Event Nara Forum 2023 Asia Cosmopolitan Awards (See the website for the latest programs: https://www.nara-cosmo2023.jp/) ■Date and Time Ceremony ...
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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (TEPCO)
Treated Water Portal Site has been Redesigned
Treated Water Portal Site used to Present Information about ALPS Treated Water has been Redesigned. In order to increase the public’s understanding regarding the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea as part of the decommissioning work, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “TEPCO”) has been disseminating information based on scientific evidence...
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National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
NIES Editorial Board Office (Public Relations Office, Planning Division) 1. Overview NIES Annual Report 2022 is the official record of activities at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) in Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021: April 2021 to March 2022). This report introduces our institute and its research outcomes during FY 2021 for overseas, in English. The current volume deta...
