Children's library opens Family restaurant Hyappon No Spoon (100 Spoons) in Yokohama's Azamino Gardens appeals to parents for their wide range of healthy meals served in a relaxing atmosphere. On March 1, the restaurant made a move to make itself more appealing to children by ...
3-D indoor mapping Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Munich-based NavVis GmbH to sell and market NavVis's products, services and value-added services in Japan. One of the products is the M3 Trolley, a 3-D indoor mapping system that captures and ...
Free gallery tours in English will be held at the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store to provide non-Japanese with the opportunity to learn about Japanese kogei traditional crafts on Sept. 19 and 20, starting at 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. The tours are part of the ...
Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. has begun marketing the latest version of a video-based marketing support solution, "People Counter," with new features. Developed by Vitracom AG, People Counter is video-based customer tracking software that helps capture the behavioral tendencies of shop visitors. The software helps businesses ...
SEMINARS Nuclear-free world Crayon House, a multistory building selling children's books, toys and organic products in Tokyo's Omotesando district, has resumed monthly lectures on topics related to nuclear power, "Morning Study of SilentSpring." Author and screenwriter James Miki will head the discussion for the 55th session this ...
SEASONAL Meat treat for New Year Kakiyasu Honten Co., a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of fresh meat and processed meat products, has launched a series of meat "osechi" this month. Osechi are traditional Japanese New Year's food items packed in special boxes. Kakiyasu ...
Applications are now being accepted for the Tokyo Marathon Friendship Run 2015, scheduled for Feb. 21. The 5K running event will take place one day before the 2015 Tokyo Marathon and aims to provide hospitality and promote exchanges with runners from overseas. This year, organizers ...
new services Tourist information tablet Best Western Hotels is collaborating with Kachikaihatsu Co. to improve the information and content they provide hotel guests by installing "ee-TaB*" tablets in its hotel rooms. The service was introduced Nov. 1 in Best Western Tokyo Nishikasai and the ee-TaB* is now ...
Competitions Boosting MBA programs The second Japan MBA Case Competition (JMBACC) will be held Nov. 30 at Aoyama Gakuin in Shibuya, Tokyo. The current champion, McGill University, will defend its title against nine Japan-based schools and two Asia-based schools, to compete for the JMBACC trophy. During the event, ...
New network Welcoming kabuki lovers Shochiku Co. Ltd. has created a multilingual social community on OKWave Thank You for kabuki fans around the world as part of its efforts to expand its services to foreigners. The community site of Ginza Kabukiza, launched Oct. 24, allows users to ...
SIM card for visitors Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) has released "Japan Travel SIM powered by IIJmio," a 2 GB prepaid SIM card package for visitors to Japan, allowing them to make inexpensive domestic and international calls using the Brastel IP phone service. Available in English, ...
exhibitions Business with Vietnam The ASEAN Promotion Centre on Trade, Investment and Tourism will hold an "ASEAN Showcase — Vietnam" trade exhibition with business-matching activities at the ASEAN-Japan Hall in Minato Ward, Tokyo, from Oct. 20 to 23. Fifteen Vietnamese companies in the marine product and handicraft ...
