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, ...
How KonMari's phenomenal book can help put your house in order
Before wrapping up my interview with Marie Kondo, who might well be world's foremost cleaning consultant, I promised I would put one of her de-cluttering lessons to the test prior to reviewing her book "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up." And so here I ...
Business with Vietnam; Yokohama Oktoberfest; chestnut treats
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 ...
Premium highballs; Noritake dinnerware fair; Hennessy pop-up bar
New Products Premium highballs Two special blends of highball are now available for a limited period at the Royal Park Hotel The Shiodome in Tokyo. Customers who visit The Bar on the 24th floor of the hotel can enjoy the night view from the bar lounge while ...
New products Tuna tea In collaboration with Ninben Co., Kachikaihatsu Co. is selling original packages of "katsuobushi odashi" (fermented and smoked skipjack tuna) for drinking at its Best Western hotels in Japan from August. The drink releases strong aromatic flavors of katsuobushi when brewed for three to ...
International woodblock art; an airport space for kids; heating up the hoodie
exhibitions International woodblock The Embassy of Canada is organizing a free exhibition of "mokuhanga" woodblock prints by three Canadian artists and one Japanese artist in conjunction with the International Mokuhanga Conference 2014. The exhibition will be held at the Prince Takamado Gallery at the embassy in Akasaka ...
EVENT Tropical resort getaway Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is organizing its fourth annual Red Brick Resort in August. During the opening event on Saturday, Mitsuo Shimizu, a world-class ice sculptor, will carve a unicorn beetle while spectators look on. Looking to convey an image of a tropical resort, ...
event Belgian beer festival This year's Bruxellensis Beer Festival, also known as The Brussels Festival of Characterful Beers, will be held from July 29 to Aug. 3 in Tokyo's Ikebukuro West Gate Park. This will be the fifth year this festival is being held in Japan. More than ...
Dear Alice, On my first trip to Japan, my host took me to an up-market hot-springs resort on the island of Awajishima. There I was introduced to a small tiled "box" within the large soaking tub. I noticed there were small panels along the sides, ...
Pain in the body may start in the mind
Good diagnosis takes persistent questioning and good analytical skills. It's a bit like a detective piecing together a puzzle from seemingly unrelated bits of information. So argues Dr. Hillel Finestone, a rehabilitation specialist who has treated countless numbers of patients complaining of pain-related problems, be ...
How about better health through good choices?
The premise that health is the product of medicine leads the U.S. government to believe it can deliver health by judiciously distributing preventive or therapeutic medicines rather than disseminate cost-effective public health information.
