ATFX is proud to announce the strategic appointment of Siju Daniel as its chief commercial officer, marking a significant milestone in the company’s pursuit of global expansion and excellence in the financial services sector. With over two decades of distinguished leadership across various international markets, ...
Higher education in Japan is in a constant state of renewal as it responds to global issues such as the climate crisis, social divisions and growing inequality. By engaging with these issues in their research, curriculum and overall practices, universities should play a pivotal ...
The allure of Japan’s food culture spread by visitors via social media
Amid the growing global interest in Japanese cuisine, the Japan External Trade Organization and its Japan Food Product Overseas Promotion Center (JFOODO) recently welcomed international visitors deeply interested in Japanese food and food culture. In partnership with the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations ...
Symbiosis between ranch and hotel creates unique guest experience
Hotel Continental Fuchu, which owns the Tohoku Bokujo Ranch in Aomori Prefecture, creates many opportunities for its guests to experience the rich nature and contrasting seasons of the Tohoku Region alongside the food it serves. Every Monday and Thursday, fresh vegetables, fruits and eggs are ...
With the advent of the cherry blossom season, the festive arts event Toshu Fukami Exhibition 2024 was held at the Asia-Pacific Trade Center in the Osaka seaside area of Nankokita from March 14 to 20, drawing more than 16,000 visitors, including many celebrities from ...
At a preparatory meeting for the U.N. Summit of the Future, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve cooperation on critical challenges that is to be held at U.N. Headquarters in New York in September, Zimbabwean education advocate Varaidzo Kativhu welcomed the Pact for the Future’s ...
University courses with names such as Challenges and Prospects of Cross-Cultural Communication in Japan; How to Enjoy Buddhist Art; The Japanese and Their Bowl Culture; and Interactive Computer Graphics may conjure images of several weeks in lecture halls. But these are all courses offered ...
Soaring above sorrow: The Oriental white storks of Kinosaki Onsen
The hot spring town of Kinosaki Onsen in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, has made leaps and bounds in recent years as a destination of choice for international visitors to Japan, jumping to the top of many a traveler's itinerary due to its seven tattoo-friendly hot ...
Fire Rites Festival offers calm, certainty in a changing world
Religious rituals are a time-honored way of finding calm and certainty in an unstable, changing world. Never has that been more true than today, when war, the climate crisis and ever-faster technological change threaten our very existence. Which is why tens of thousands of people ...
More and more foreigners are looking for real estate in Japan — not only for investment purposes, but also for long-term and repeat stays related to tourism and business. There is also increasing demand among foreign residents for holiday homes. Offering a broad array of ...
ATFX proudly announces the appointment of Drew Niv, a distinguished pioneer and thought leader in the foreign exchange industry, as its chief strategy officer. With an illustrious career spanning over two decades, Niv brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his new role ...
Sunrise Tours, Japan’s first operator of package tours for international visitors, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. To commemorate this milestone and the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sunrise, a unit of JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc., is promoting travel packages along ...
