First year shows steady progress amid COVID-19 rush
At the same time commercial 5G services were launched last March, the world became engulfed in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has changed the lifestyles of many people. Ironically, however, the pandemic has somehow helped develop digitalization and increased the need for 5G technology to make ...
Sustainable Brands 2021: The year of regeneration
When we organized Sustainable Brands for the first time in Japan in 2016, when the word sustainability still sounded novel, about 300 people, including experts and researchers, came together. Four years later, the participants have grown significantly diverse to include people from businesses, nongovernmental ...
Toyama's rich industrial culture marked by innovation, flexibility and change
The circular rings found in cut tree trunks are said to age a tree and tell its story. A visit to the Uozu Buried Forest Museum in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture, also reveals how surprisingly adaptable nature can be. The museum, through its exhibits and ...
Aichi Prefecture boasts long history of technological innovation, development
The puppeteer’s hands move quickly, deftly pulling ropes tethered to a mechanical karakuri doll used in yama floats in local festivals. The doll, clad in jewel-toned finery reminiscent of that worn by Japanese feudal nobility, moves its arms and head from side to side. The ...
Accommodation plan offers guests a chance to experience the world of Murakami’s art
Those familiar with contemporary Japanese art have surely come across the works of Takashi Murakami. Known for blurring the line between high and low arts, the renowned artist’s style incorporates themes from traditional and popular culture, producing works with vibrant colors and striking imagery. Through ...
Mie Prefecture's sacred foods, ocean riches vital part of culture, industry
A woody aroma fills the air at the Grand Shrines of Ise, Japan’s foremost Shinto shrine complex in Mie Prefecture. Towering hinoki cypress, at once heavy-scented and majestic, dot the landscape, an area measuring roughly 5,500 hectares and home to 125 shrines. Of these, Kotaijingu ...
Suntory Museum of Art exhibition focuses on new beauty created by crossing borders
Since relocating to Tokyo Midtown in Tokyo’s Roppongi district in 2007, the Suntory Museum of Art has highlighted the aesthetic connections between old and new, national and local, and East and West. The museum’s latest exhibition, open from Dec. 16 to Feb. 28, focuses ...
Majestic sand dunes stretch out under the Milky Way. The 1,729-meter Mount Daisen, also known as Hokifuji, is enshrouded with old-growth forests. The Uradome Coast is like a museum of stark rocky outcrops sculpted over thousands of years by the Sea of Japan. The Tottori ...
DRONE FUND, established by Kotaro Chiba in 2017, has provided capital to help develop the drone business. It launched the third round of funding to accelerate social implementation of drones and air mobility in May, aiming to raise ?10 billion. NTT DOCOMO INC. is ...
Drones have been used in pesticide spraying in agriculture since the 1980s. Drones have become smaller, lighter and more high-performance machines. In addition to agriculture, they have been used in various fields, including the construction, medical and entertainment industries. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and ...
The Japan-U.S. Leadership Program (JUSLP) of The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs offered a seminar series on the U.S. electoral process and the impact of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory on the Indo-Pacific region and U.S.-Japan relations. JUSLP is co-organized by The ...
The number of international students enrolled in Japanese universities and vocational schools is on the rise. In May 2019, this number stood at 312,214, up from 164,000 in 2011, and the number of students who chose to work in Japan after graduating has more ...
