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Suntory’s collaborative approach to water stewardship
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Suntory’s collaborative approach to water stewardship
The region comprising the city of Kumamoto and 10 surrounding municipalities is a rare example of an area where the tap water for approximately 1 million residents is sourced almost entirely from groundwater. Volcanic deposits from ancient eruptions of Mount Aso created a highly porous soil structure...
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Mt. Tsukuba area seeks to carve new future for its historic granite
Around Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture lies a major and historic quarrying area. The Tsukuba massif granite of the Mt. Tsukuba Area Geopark was certified by the International Union of Geological Sciences in 2024 as one of the first 55 IUGS Heritage Stones — natural stones that have been acknowledged...
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New Logistics Consortium baton to accelerate trucking efficiency
今日吃瓜 logistics industry is facing pressing challenges, including accelerating labor shortages and increasing need for addressing environmental issues. According to a report compiled by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in February 2023, if no countermeasures are taken, there could be a...
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Dec 22, 2025
Smart city forum focuses on communities building the future
By Manami Tominaga
The fourth SSPP (Sustainable Smart City Partner Program) Forum convened in Tokyo’s Harajuku district this October at With Harajuku Hall, an open space fostering informal, energetic dialogue.
Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (center) joins Nobuhide Tani (left) and Executive Chef Shinsuke Nakajima (right).
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Dec 8, 2025
Tottori’s Matsuba-gani crab, sake offered at New Otani Tokyo event
By Maiko Muraoka
The Hotel New Otani Tokyo is holding a special event featuring Tottori Prefecture’s Matsuba-gani crab until Dec. 29. Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, hotel Executive Chef Shinsuke Nakajima, and restaurant manager and Executive Chef Sommelier Nobuhide Tani talked about the charm of the Tottori foods and sake...
Newly developed high-efficiency, low-pollution experimental hydrogen boilers supplying the Suntory Minami Alps Hakushu Water Plant
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Nov 4, 2025
H?O giant Suntory explores advancing with hydrogen
By Maiko Muraoka
The beverage giant Suntory Holdings Ltd., together with nine other companies and Yamanashi Prefecture, held a ceremony on Oct. 11 to mark the start of a demonstration experiment at a large-scale power-to-gas (P2G) system for using renewable electricity to produce hydrogen fuel at Green Hydrogen Park...
Professionals from diverse fields debate development issues.
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Sep 8, 2025
Digital transformation reshapes urban planning involving public
By Manami Tominaga
The Land Readjustment and Urban Development Forum held in Tokyo last October brought together professionals from municipalities, academia and the private sector to examine digital transformation in community development. Themed “Land Readjustment and Digital Transformation From Disaster Prevention...
The previous award ceremony
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Aug 25, 2025
Yamagata film festival to gather documentaries from around world
By Maiko Muraoka
This year’s YIDFF International Competition received 1,318 entries from 129 countries. Fifteen of them will be screened during the festival, competing for five awards.
Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (right) with Executive Chef Shinsuke Nakajima and Executive Chef Sommelier Nobuhide Tani
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Jun 23, 2025
Tottori Wagyu and other delights offered at Hotel New Otani Tokyo
By Maiko Muraoka
A special event featuring the rich sweetness and umami of juicy Tottori Wagyu-brand beef in a variety of dishes has kicked off once again at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo. Held annually since 2018, this promotion consistently highlights the charm of Tottori’s viands through innovative ideas and cooking...
A worker cuts Inada granite, which is used in various buildings in Tokyo.
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Apr 1, 2025
Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones
By Maiko Muraoka
In 2024, the Tsukuba massif granite of the Mt. Tsukuba Area Geopark was certified by the International Union of Geological Sciences as one of the first 55 IUGS Heritage Stones, which have been “used in significant architecture and monuments” and “recognized as integral aspects of human culture.”...

Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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