Loading
Search
Singing in The Service of Japan: Classically Trained ‘MSDF Diva’ Yukari Miyake Sails to The Pop Side of Nation’s Musical History
- Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
Yukari Miyake has two different duties in the Maritime Self-Defense Force: This petty officer 3rd class in charge of maintaining the appropriate discipline of personnel is also a performer in the MSDF’s Tokyo Band. She is the first singer to be employed by the Self-Defense Forces...
Yukari Miyake has two different duties in the Maritime Self-Defense Force: This petty officer 3rd class in charge of maintaining the appropriate discipline of personnel is also a performer in the MSDF’s Tokyo Band. She is the first singer to be employed by the Self-Defense Forces...
- November 29, 2017
- Comment (2)
- Trackback(0)
Japan, Germany Both Appreciate Long-term Thinking
- Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s tourism industry has flourished due to the steadily increasing number of foreign visitors over the past few years. Donald Bunkenburg, senior director for Japan and Korea of the Lufthansa Group (see below), has more than 30 years of industry experience, and is carefully wa...
Japan’s tourism industry has flourished due to the steadily increasing number of foreign visitors over the past few years. Donald Bunkenburg, senior director for Japan and Korea of the Lufthansa Group (see below), has more than 30 years of industry experience, and is carefully wa...
- November 14, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Tamaki Elected Kibo’s Coleader
- Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Yuichiro Tamaki, a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, was picked as the coleader of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s Kibo no To (Party of Hope) in an election on Friday.
Tamaki, 48, defeated Hiroshi Ogushi, 52, another lower house lawmaker, in a one-on-one co...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Yuichiro Tamaki, a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, was picked as the coleader of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s Kibo no To (Party of Hope) in an election on Friday.
Tamaki, 48, defeated Hiroshi Ogushi, 52, another lower house lawmaker, in a one-on-one co...
- November 11, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
KANTA ON MANGA / Dystopian Rom-com Engaging in More Ways Than One
- Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
A dystopian world similar to that in George Orwell’s “1984,” where governments interfere in romance and marriages, would be truly horrible.
Recently, such worlds have served as backdrops to otherwise carefree romantic comedy novels and TV shows. I personally classify such works a...
A dystopian world similar to that in George Orwell’s “1984,” where governments interfere in romance and marriages, would be truly horrible.
Recently, such worlds have served as backdrops to otherwise carefree romantic comedy novels and TV shows. I personally classify such works a...
- November 6, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Art a la Ukiyo-e We Can All Relate To
- Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
FUKUOKA — In an illustration, the kimono-wearing figures appear to be straight out of ukiyo-e, but the setting is contemporary: at an office. One of the three figures, who seems to be the boss, says: “You lack ‘motivation!’ ‘Motivation!’” Right next to the line is another sentenc...
FUKUOKA — In an illustration, the kimono-wearing figures appear to be straight out of ukiyo-e, but the setting is contemporary: at an office. One of the three figures, who seems to be the boss, says: “You lack ‘motivation!’ ‘Motivation!’” Right next to the line is another sentenc...
- October 7, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Cardcaptor Sakura’s Schoolgirl Costume Now a Stylishly Cute Anime Backpack To Take Back To School
- Category:Other
ROCKET NEWS
Eye-catching backpack and Sakura Card pass case are ready to make your commute to school or work feel a little more magical.
In an industry full of teen protagonists, Sakura Kinomoto, the star of anime/manga Cardcaptor Sakura, stands out by being just 10 years old. That means that s...
Eye-catching backpack and Sakura Card pass case are ready to make your commute to school or work feel a little more magical.
In an industry full of teen protagonists, Sakura Kinomoto, the star of anime/manga Cardcaptor Sakura, stands out by being just 10 years old. That means that s...
- September 13, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Developing Nations To Get Help with Mercury Collection
- Category:Other
THE JAPAN NEWS
In response to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (see below) coming into effect last month, the Environment Ministry will begin disseminating to developing countries Japan’s know-how on collecting mercury products, such as thermometers and blood pressure gauges.
The convention r...
In response to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (see below) coming into effect last month, the Environment Ministry will begin disseminating to developing countries Japan’s know-how on collecting mercury products, such as thermometers and blood pressure gauges.
The convention r...
- September 6, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Kimono Dress Shirt Is a Sleek Reimagining of Japan’s Most Feminine Type of Traditional Clothing
- Category:Other
ROCKET NEWS
Furisode fashion gets a modern makeover.
Japan has sort of a conflicted relationship with kimono. Yes, the traditional garments are widely considered elegant and beautiful, but arranging the robe and properly tying the sash takes for more time than putting on Western-style clothing,...
Furisode fashion gets a modern makeover.
Japan has sort of a conflicted relationship with kimono. Yes, the traditional garments are widely considered elegant and beautiful, but arranging the robe and properly tying the sash takes for more time than putting on Western-style clothing,...
- September 5, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Sea Shepherd Pulls Plug on Campaign to Disrupt Japan Whale Hunt
- Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
SYDNEY - Activist group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday pulled the plug on its annual campaign to disrupt Japanese whaling, saying it can no longer match the country's military and economic power.
The organisation has waged a 12-year high-seas battle against whaling in the Southern Ocean, c...
SYDNEY - Activist group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday pulled the plug on its annual campaign to disrupt Japanese whaling, saying it can no longer match the country's military and economic power.
The organisation has waged a 12-year high-seas battle against whaling in the Southern Ocean, c...
- August 30, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Smartphones In Japan: How to Buy, Unlock and Change Plans
- Category:Other
JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A lot has changed in the mobile phone landscape in Japan the last few years.
Cell phones used to be very heavily restricted. You had a choice of three large companies, all offering near-identical packages and prices, with customer service standards that generally fell well b...
TOKYO - A lot has changed in the mobile phone landscape in Japan the last few years.
Cell phones used to be very heavily restricted. You had a choice of three large companies, all offering near-identical packages and prices, with customer service standards that generally fell well b...
- July 22, 2017
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)