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Codo Advisory
19/04/22, Fukuoka, Japan | Established last month in the western region of Kyushu, Codo Advisory (www.codo.jp/en), an independent consultancy for companies and investors, opens today its services to support a real decarbonization of the Japanese economy. Japan aims for carbon neutrality by 2050, but this ambition still needs to be translated into concrete action plans. Firms are setting clim...
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The National Art Center, Tokyo
Exhibition: Lee Ufan, 15th Anniversary of the National Art Center, Tokyo (Aug. 10-Nov. 7, 2022)
We are pleased to announce that National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT), will be holding an exhibition "Lee Ufan , 15th Anniversary of the National Art Center, Tokyo" from August 10th (Wednesday) to November 7th (Monday), 2022. NACT presents a major retrospective by Lee Ufan (born in 1936), a contemporary artist who has received a great deal of attention internationally as a prominent member of th...
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Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. (JFTC)
JFTC publishes “Foreign Trade 2022”
JFTC publishes “Foreign Trade 2022” ~Second highest exports and imports brought Total Trade Value at all-time high. Japan’s balance of trade turns deficit again, reflecting rising prices of energy and natural resources. ~ Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc., JFTC (Chairman: KOBAYASHI Ken, Chairman- Mitsubishi Corporation) is pleased to announce the new release of “Foreign Trade 2022...
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Meiji University
● Research confirms salty taste enhanced by approximately 1.5 times by subjects ● A major step toward making low-sodium food tastier to aid in maintaining low-sodium diets ● Electrically-stimulating chopsticks under development TOKYO, April 11, 2022 –The Meiji University Dr. Homei Miyashita Laboratory of the Department of Frontier Media Science, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sci...
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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 videos introduce the work of HONDA Takayuki, School of Science and Technology, and MORINAGA Yuki...
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ArcDR3 Exhibition Production Committee Office
Eleven universities around the world, led by the xLAB at UCLA and the International Research Institute of Disaster Science [IRIDeS] at Tohoku University, present disaster-responsive architectural and urban design. xLAB, IRIDeS, and the ArcDR3* Exhibition Production Committee welcome you to the exhibition Living with Disaster: Stories from Seven Regenerative Cities at Muromachi Mitsui Hall ...
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Suntory Holdings Limited
*To get the full version of the press release, please visit: https://www.suntory.com/news/article/14114E.html Tokyo, Japan (March 29th, 2022) — Suntory Group today announced that from April 1st, the company will purchase 100% renewable electricity for all 30 directly owned manufacturing sites and R&D facilities in Japan (*1). This will amount to a reduction equivalent to approximatel...
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Japan Airport Building Co Ltd., Haneda Future Research Institute, Inc.
Haneda Airport hosts Japan’s First Bonded Art Auction by the International Auction Alliance
Japan Airport Building Co., Ltd. (JAT) and its subsidiary company, Haneda Future Research Institute, Inc., (HFRI) invite and host a special bonded art auction*1 United Asian Auctioneers "Shinwa Auction × LARASATI x iART auction x KUANGSHI x A|A|A x ISE COLLECTION" in Haneda Airport on March 30, 2022. Haneda Airport has been serving as the gateway to Japan, a hub to connect domestic and in...
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The Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
The Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) has launched “IDE Research Columns (IDERC)”, a new online column providing novel insights on economic, political, and social issues of developing countries and the world, based on original research. IDERC provides an opportunity for a broad range of readers to learn about pressing issues and challenges of developing countries and the world, and ...
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition / The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will host an online international forum to encourage official participation and to facilitate awareness and comprehension of the theme for Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan: Designing Future Society for Our Lives. This Expo will be the next Internation...
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Fukushima Medical University
1. Purpose of the Symposium Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University (hereinafter referred to as "the Center") will hold its international symposium entitled "Science for Society: Advancing Fukushima's Well-Being," aiming to disseminate the latest information obtained from the "Fukushima Health Management Survey" both domestical...
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Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture has published the new public relations booklet and movie “Awesome AICHI! 2022”
Aichi Prefecture, geographically located at the center, or heart, of Japan. It boasts a wide variety of appealing features, including the world’s most advanced industrial technologies, traditional culture, beautiful scenery, and a rich food culture. Aichi also has many big projects planned, not least of which is the opening of Ghibli Park scheduled for late in 2022 and the 20th Asian Games i...
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Saitama Prefecture
SDG Initiatives at Tourist Sites in Saitama Prefecture
Saitama Prefecture, which had its 150th anniversary last year, is an area with an abundance of diverse attractions, including urban landscapes and nature coexisting in harmony, and opportunities to sample history and culture with a bonsai village, Japanese paper, and kurazukuri (a type of traditional construction) buildings. In Saitama Prefecture, with all its diversity, there are uniq...
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Tokyo-London Financial Seminar 2022 Registration is Now Open
We are pleased to inform you that “Tokyo-London Financial Seminar 2022”, organized jointly by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) and the City of London Corporation, will be held on Tuesday, February 15. The theme of this year’s seminar is FinTech and speakers at the forefront of both cities’ FinTech communities will take the stage to present on the latest trends and initiatives. We welcome...
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Nagasaki University
The report is produced as part of a joint 3 year research project, Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Weapon Use in Northeast Asia, to assist policymakers in identifying ways to avoid nuclear conflicts through identifying and modelling nuclear weapons use cases, and assessing what lessons the use cases can offer for policy development. The report looks at hypothetical cases for nuclear weapons use i...
