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 ¡ª 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, Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 ...
A rich tapestry of culture, creativity and cocktails marks Frank Lloyd Wright¡¯s legacy at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, an iconic institution that cemented the city¡¯s reputation as a global destination. A century later, his subtle union of styles and careful intricacy lives on, ...
With eyes on future, working to support people in need
Emperor Naruhito, known as the first emperor to have studied abroad, will turn 64 on Friday. The eldest son of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, he began traveling abroad in his early teens. After completing his undergraduate degree at the Department of ...
Ranch works to circulate natural resources in producing food for Tokyo hotel
The Tohoku Bokujo Ranch in Aomori Prefecture, which supplies organic produce to the Hotel Continental Fuchu in Tokyo, runs on an ideal circulation of natural resources. The 30 or so thoroughbreds kept there are fed with chemical-free grass, hay and wild herbs grown on the ...
Non-Japanese and Japanese alike had the opportunity to view and create their own works of sho (Japanese calligraphy) at the 72nd Dokuritsu Sho Exhibition held from Jan. 11 to 21 at the National Art Center, Tokyo. Organized by the Dokuritsu Shojindan Foundation, the exhibition saw ...
ATFX is excited to announce the name change for Rakuten Securities Australia Pty Ltd. is complete. From now on, the entity will be known as AT Global Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd., with the brand name ATFX to continue serving retail clients and the brand ...
Persisting in the challenge of building peace through dialogue
It is tragic that violent conflict is still affecting so many of the human family today, from the Gaza Strip and Israel to Ukraine, Yemen and the Central African Republic. The Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights is currently monitoring over ...
Leading American scholars characterized next year¡¯s U.S. elections as being of ¡°existential¡± importance for Japan and the Indo-Pacific region in a recent online seminar titled ¡°Prospects for the 2024 U.S. Elections and Implications for U.S.-Japan Relations.¡± The seminar, the last of a three-part series, was ...
