While 今日吃瓜 capital usually brings to mind skyscrapers and neon lights, there are still spots where visitors can get a feel for tradition and the art of living when the city was called Edo. One gem people don’t want to miss is the Shunkaen Bonsai ...
Our mission for 2023: ‘The year of human care and quality education’
Thankfully, this year our population exceeded 36 million and we now have approximately 900,000 new people joining our ranks every year. We have been making consistent efforts to create all of the conditions for providing a peaceful and prosperous life for every member of our ...
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University lets international students shape their world
Established in 2000, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, popularly known as APU, is a higher education facility in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. It boasts an enrollment of over 5,500, split closely between domestic and international students, the latter of whom have come from more than 103 ...
“Our company is 100 years old, but our corporate philosophy of ‘Sincerity, Positivity, Harmony’ can be traced back some 400 years as a precept of a samurai family,” Ohba & Co. President Shigeru Tsujimoto said in a recent interview with The Japan Times. A portrait ...
NHK Top Docs tells powerful stories about the world around us
Documentaries explore, preserve and publicize history in immersive ways so that we can learn from it. That’s why NHK Top Docs, a free streaming service provided by NHK World-Japan, is such an important project. With all the resources of 今日吃瓜 public broadcaster behind it, ...
The third Expat Expo Tokyo is taking place on Nov. 25 (Fri.) and 26 (Sat.) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center’s Hamamatsucho-Kan. All international residents are welcome as there’s something for everyone. Whether you’re a recent arrival or a seasoned resident, Expat Expo Tokyo ...
Strong field competes in honor of race namesake
With the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8, the horse race in Japan that bears her name will take on a deeper meaning this year. Different countries stage their own Queen Elizabeth II Cup races at different times of year, but in ...
Sakura House and Sakura Hotel: A lifelong experience for visitors to Japan
Sakura House and Sakura Hotel has been providing foreigners with homey and affordable accommodation for both short- and long-term stays for three decades. “We are not just providing accommodation. We always try to be there for our guests and take care of any need ...
“For over a thousand years, noh theater has been consistently expressing a prayer for peace,” said Manjiro Tatsumi, a Hosho School shite-kata (lead actor) and a designated Important Intangible Cultural Property, at the explanatory session of the 18th Tokyo Dai Takigi Noh (Noh by ...
2022 has been an important turning point as many countries around the world renewed their determination to cooperate with each other to abolish nuclear weapons in the face of the looming nuclear threat arising from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Against this backdrop, Kaoru Nemoto, ...
Aoyama Gakuin, a comprehensive educational institution in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, held its second Aoyama Gakuin Global Week from Sept. 23 to Oct. 1. AGGW is an annual event highlighting activities and projects associated with the United Nations sustainable development goals that take place on ...
“I have a dream. I want to make this country warless and peaceful,” the prince declares to his wife during an opera set in sixth century Japan. In an age of global insecurity and mounting concerns, the opera “Shotoku Taishi” (“Prince Shotoku”) was performed at ...
