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Category: News
Airport Staff in Japan Send a Thank You
It’s not surprising to hear stories of service providers in Japan doing amazing things to provide the best possible service to their customers. Be it in small details of daily work or customer services that border on a treatment I say of a deity! Japanese Twitter user ChoroHaha ( @Chorouzu1017 ) recently shared an example… Read more
This is how Nissin Cup Noodle will reduce tons of plastic per year
The official Nissin Cup Noodle Twitter account announced on June 4 that it will stop producing the “cover seal” that it includes on its instant food products. Instead, add one more tab to the lid so it can be closed securely after you’ve added the hot water. This is part of Nissin’s environmental strategy on… Read more
Esports and English for Kids in Japan
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many children continue to spend more time at home, and English lessons combined with esports (electronic or digital sports) have grown in popularity among the youngest gamers, with the complicity of parents seeking how to entertain your children inside the house in a constructive way. Tokyo-based Gecipe Inc., which launched… Read more
Nintendo opens its Gallery Museum in Kyoto with completion scheduled for 2023
Mama mia! Nintendo announced on June 2 that it will open the “Nintendo Archive Gallery” (tentative name)” facility to display the products that have been released by the company throughout its history and is scheduled to be completed in 2023. The “Gallery Archive” will be built in the city of Uji, Kyoto, a factory that… Read more
Kamikatsu, a waste-free town in Japan that sets an example to the world
A remote village on the island of Shikoku in Japan has been practicing a low-waste economy for almost 20 years now. In contrast to Japan’s national record for being the world’s second-largest producer of plastic waste, the Kamikatsu people are on a mission to reuse, recycle and reduce as much as possible to combat overflowing… Read more
The Imperial Couple Performs the Tree Planting Ceremony in virtual mode
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako “attended” the National Tree Planting Ceremony that took place in Shimane Prefecture this Sunday, in virtual mode. His first virtual appearance at a large-scale event outside of Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Imperial Couple took part in this event, which had been postponed for a year, from the… Read more
Themed installation opens in Yokohama with “life-size” Gundam statue
A themed installation featuring an 18-meter “life-size” movable statue of Gundam , a giant robot featured in a Japanese science fiction animation series, opened in the city of Yokohama. The new statue, which has more than 20 moving parts, was built at the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex after the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of… Read more
Pine trees on the Japanese coast that were destroyed by the Tsunami
Rikuzentakata, Iwate – Young pine trees are growing again along the coast of this city thanks to an effort to restore the famous pine trees that were destroyed by the tsunami that hit the area in March 2011. Before the tsunami, the 2-kilometer long coastline was populated by more than 70,000 pine trees, making it… Read more
Tokyo police officer found dead in the mountains of eastern Japan
Maebashi, Japan – A police officer was found dead while his partner remains “lost” on Tanigawa Mountain in eastern Japan, local police said Tuesday, two days after receiving a call for help. The body of 43-year-old Kenji Konagai was found by the police helicopter at around 8:40 a.m. after his trekking partner, a 52-year-old woman,… Read more
Japanese banknotes are renewed
In 2019 it was announced that the Japanese banknotes will change their design . The new banknotes are expected to enter circulation around 2024 , the first change since 2004. If you have planned your trip to Japan for those dates, you should know what the new banknotes will look like and make it easier… Read more