Tsukiji fish market's outer shopping area invites suggestions for new name
The outer shopping area adjacent to Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market is asking the public to give it a new name as the wholesale fish market run by the metropolitan government will move to a nearby waterfront area in October. Through Friday, representatives of the ...
Swazi king's order to change country's name challenged by activist
A human rights activist in Swaziland is challenging King Mswati III's decision to change the tiny southern African nation's name to the Kingdom of eSwatini. Africa's last absolute monarch announced the new name in April at celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Swazi independence ...
Tokyo government calls on the public to name Ueno Zoo's new panda cub
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Wednesday unveiled the process for public submissions to name of the female giant panda cub born in June at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo. From Friday morning through Aug. 10, anyone who would like to participate can suggest a name ...
The female panda cub born a month ago at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo is set to be named by the public, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government planning to accept suggestions from July 28. The name will be decided in September when the cub turns ...
Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo: Menswear sells out
While Tokyo's womenswear seems to be content fighting for a place in the domestic market, the endlessly repeated adage that Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo's menswear is the collection's most viable export product appears to have finally come true, with many of the brands tipped ...
Tokyo fashion week: Menswear is caught in the great divide
Trends for normcore restraint in current Japanese menswear have taken the mainstream hostage, prompting a divisive splinter on the Tokyo fashion week runways. At one end of the spectrum, we find a push toward an exaggeration of restraint exemplified by the likes of design partnership ...
Shizuoka zoo names baby giraffe after rugby star Ayumu Goromaru
A male baby giraffe at a zoo in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, has been named after rugby star Ayumu Goromaru. The Hamamatsu Zoological Gardens announced Sunday that it had named the giraffe, born in September, "Goromaru," taking the family name of the fullback who played a ...
