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Enjoy Japanese Shaved Ice “Kakigori” Using Natural Ice in Nikko’s Summer 2018!

| Foods and Drinks News, News, Tochigi News, Tochigi Reports, Tourism Reports, Travel and Tourism News | 07/13/2018

Nikko Coffee Goyoteidori's Shaved Ice

Summer Treat in Nikko, Japan: Natural, Hand-Crafted Shaved Ice “Kakigōri” Cool Off and Quench Your Thirst!

Date: June 24, 2018
Source: Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.

NIKKO, Japan – June 24, 2018 – Nikko, an area just less than two hours north of Tokyo on the Limited Express Tobu-railway line, has been famous in Japan for more than a century, providing a respite for cooling off and immersing in nature, during Tokyo’s hot and humid summers.

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Pacifico Energy successfully completed acquisitions of two additional solar power plant projects, Yanai (12.3MWdc) and Yuza (23.9MWdc)

| Energy News, Green Business News, News, Yamaguchi News | 07/10/2018

Solar Plant at Yanai City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Pacifico Energy: Announcement of the Completion of Asset Acquisitions

Date: July 10, 2018
Source: Pacifico Energy K.K.

TOKYOPacifico Energy K.K. (“Pacifico”), a company involved in the development, construction, and operation of some of the largest solar power plants in Japan, announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisitions of two additional solar power plants, Yanai (12.3MWdc) and Yuza (23.9MWdc), into its first solar investment fund (the “Fund”).

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Shiseido Announces Three Tips for Yukata Hair & Makeup Styles 2018

| Beauty & Fashion, News | 07/09/2018

Shiseido - 2018 Yukata Makeup

2018 Trends for Cute & Cool Yukata Hairstyling and Makeup

Date: Jul. 4, 2018
Source: Shiseido Co., Ltd.

Summer is approaching, bringing along a lot of fun events such as summer festivals and firework shows. A fashion item that lifts you up and helps you fully enjoy the summer season in Japan is definitely yukata. It has been increasingly popular especially among the younger generation as it is perfect for summer events and makes you look different in an instant. Many people agree that yukata is a must-have for Japanese summer.

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ActPro, a business solution provider, to install approx. 350 automatic currency exchange machines in Japan

| News, Travel and Tourism News | 07/09/2018

ActPro: SMART EXCHANGE

ActPro to Install Pioneer Japan Made Automated Currency Exchange Machines at Approximately 350 Sightseeing Spots in Japan

Date: Jul 05, 2018
Source: ActPro Co., Ltd.

Resolving an inconvenience of the money exchange location shortage within two years in Japan

TOKYOActPro Co., Ltd. installed approximately 350 units of SMART EXCHANGE automated currency exchange machine in Japan within 2 years. The machines can exchange 12 foreign currencies.

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Daiwa House and Itochu Corporation jointly launch high-rise rental housing development project in Dallas city, Texas

| Manufacturing and Production, News | 07/05/2018

Daiwa House, ITOCHU, ZOM Living

Daiwa House Industry Starts High-Rise Rental Housing Development Project in Dallas, Texas in U.S.

Date: Jul 03, 2018
Source: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., together with ITOCHU Corporation held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Atelier Project — a high-rise rental housing development project — on June 29, 2018, in Dallas in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Renovated 10 Rooms, Moreover 3 New Luxury Type Rooms with Flexibility of Accommodation Options Newly Opened

| News, Travel and Tourism News | 07/05/2018

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo - Universal Design Room

Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Renovates Universal Design Guests Rooms

Date: Jul 03, 2018
Source: Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo

TOKYOKeio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will begin renovation of its ten universal design guest rooms (35.5 square meters) on the 30th floor of our Hotel from the middle of July 2018, and add three new luxury type universal design rooms, including two 47.0 square meter and one 67.4 square meter rooms, bringing the total number of universal design rooms to 13 to be reopened in the middle of December 2018.

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Daiwa House and Odakyu Electric Railway will jointly develop the first large-scale residential housing in New South Wales, Australia

| Manufacturing and Production, News, Osaka News, Tokyo News | 07/03/2018

Box Hill Project - Daiwa House Industry and Odakyu Electric Railway

Daiwa House Industry Announces “Box Hill Project,” First Large-Scale Joint Residential Housing Development Project in New South Wales, Australia

Date: July 2, 2018
Source: Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd., Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. and Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. are set to begin the “Box Hill Project (provisional name),” a large-scale residential housing development project in the suburbs of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia.

Ahead of the development project, Daiwa House Industry established DH Box Hill Pty Ltd. on April 13, 2018, to serve as a company in charge of land development. The company is also pleased to announce that the inspection conducted by the Australian government’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has been concluded. As such, it is set to begin site preparation and lot division sales from July 2018.

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Toyoda Gosei collaborate with EBM Corporation to develop prototype surgical training simulator for reproduce heart beating

| Aichi News, Manufacturing and Production, News | 07/02/2018

Super BEAT (prototype) cardiac surgery training simulator

Toyoda Gosei and EBM Corporation Develop a Prototype “Super BEAT” Medical Simulator Using e-Rubber

Date: Jul 02, 2018
Source: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.

KIYOSU, JapanToyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. and EBM Corporation1 have developed a prototype “Super BEAT” surgical training simulator that can reproduce the beating of the heart with extreme accuracy using e-Rubber,2 an artificial muscle that functions with electricity.

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Japan’s cutest bike and craftsman bike available in USA! – Honda’s Monkey and Super Cub

| News, Tokyo News, Transportation News | 06/29/2018

Honda - Monkey & Super Cub

Honda to Bring Monkey and Super Cub C125 to U.S. Market

Date: June 7, 2018
Source: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

TOWNSEND, Tenn. – During a special welcome dinner at the popular Smoky Mountain Crawl rally, American Honda announced this evening that the Monkey and Super Cub C125 ABS models will be made available to U.S. customers for the 2019 model year. First unveiled in concept form last September at the Tokyo Motor Show, the models are both closely based on iconic motorcycles from Honda’s past, and are the latest examples of the company’s aptitude for developing pocket-sized motorcycles that capture the fancy of enthusiastic subcultures.

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Asahi Glass Collaborate with Silicon Valley’s Ubiquitous Energy to Develop Transparent Solar Window

| Manufacturing and Production, News, Tokyo News | 06/28/2018

Square Foot ClearView Power™ Prototype Window

AGC and Ubiquitous Energy Announce Strategic Development Agreement for Transparent Solar Glass

Date: Jun 28, 2018
Source: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.AGC (AGC Asahi Glass), the world’s largest producer of flat glass, has entered into a strategic development agreement with Ubiquitous Energy, the leader in transparent solar technology. The collaboration will focus on the development of Ubiquitous Energy’s transparent and color neutral solar coating to create windows that produce electricity.

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NGK, World’s Largest Electrical Insulators Manufacturer, Receives Order NAS Battery from Dubai – First Installation of Large-scale Energy Storage System

| Manufacturing and Production, News | 06/27/2018

NAS Battery in Dubai

NGK Receives NAS Battery Order for Demonstration Project in Dubai

Date: June 22, 2018
Source: NGK Insulators Ltd.

NGK Insulators Ltd. announced on June 22 that NGK received an order for a NAS (R) battery for use in an energy storage technology demonstration project to be conducted in Dubai.

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One of the finest hotels, Hotel Okura Tokyo, will be reborn as The Okura Tokyo in Sep 2019 and available to book from Apr 2019

| News, Tokyo News, Travel and Tourism News | 06/27/2018

The Okura Heritage Wing Yamazato

Hotel Okura Tokyo to be Reborn as The Okura Tokyo in September 2019

Date: June 25, 2018
Source: Hotel Okura Co., Ltd.

TOKYOHotel Okura Co., Ltd. announced today the much-anticipated opening of The Okura Tokyo in early September of 2019, replacing the highly reputed but aging Hotel Okura Tokyo. The Okura Tokyo will reprise the former Hotel Okura Tokyo’s famed traditional Japanese beauty as well as its cherished simplicity and elegance to offer a new combination of “traditional luxury” and “contemporary luxury.”

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Borderless world emerges in Odaiba! – Mori Building and teamLab collaborate to launch the Mori Building Digital Art Museum

| Culture and Society News, News, Tokyo News | 06/22/2018

Borderless World - 01

Mori Building and teamLab Launch Unprecedented Digital Art Museum

Date: Jun 21, 2018
Source: Mori Building Co., Ltd.

“MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless” presents a borderless world that visitors explore freely without following routes

TOKYO – “MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM: teamLab Borderless,” an unprecedented digital art museum – jointly created and operated by Mori Building Co., Ltd., a leading urban landscape developer, and teamLab, a world-leading digital art collective — opened today, the two organizers announced.

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Nitto, Industrial Adhesive Tapes Manufacturer, to Provide Reverse Osmosis (RO) Membrane to Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant in Singapore

| Green Business News, News, Osaka News | 06/22/2018

Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant

Nitto’s RO membrane to be used for Singapore’s first dual-mode desalination plant

Date: Jun 21, 2018
Source: Nitto Denko Corporation

Nitto Denko Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan; President, CEO COO: Hideo Takasaki; hereafter “Nitto”) won the bid to provide Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane to “Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant (also known as KMEDP).” The plant is designed to be able to treat both seawater and freshwater to produce up to 137,000m3 of drinking water per day. Shipping of the membranes is slated to begin this fiscal year 2018 to meet the requirements for the plant’s operational start scheduled in 2020.

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Umitron, a pioneer of aquatech, had raised $11.2 million SGD, and it will strengthen its existing services and R&D through this finance

| Ehime News, News, Science and Technology News | 06/21/2018

UmiGarden(R) installed image

Aquatech pioneer Umitron closes $11.2 mil investment to lead sustainable development of aquaculture through technology

Date: Jun 21, 2018
Source: Umitron

SINGAPORE, June 21, 2018UMITRON PTE. LTD. (Location: Singapore, Co-founder / Managing director Masahiko Yamada, hereinafter Umitron) announced that it had raised $11.2 million SGD on 8 June as the first enterprise equity finance. The financing is a co-investment by Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, D4V(Design for Ventures) participated by IDEO, and angel investors.

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GA-ASI’s First Large-Scale RPA in Japan, Successfully Concluded Demonstration Flights in Iki Island of Nagasaki Prefecture

| Nagasaki News, News, Security & Defense | 06/21/2018

GA-ASI Guardian Concludes Demonstration Flights

GA-ASI Guardian Concludes Demonstration Flights – Conclusion of successful first large-scale RPA flights in Japan

Date: Jun 21, 2018
Source: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

TOKYO – General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced that the Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) has concluded the first large-scale demonstration flights in Japan. The demonstration flights, which took place from 10 – 23 May, were intended to promote the civil and scientific applications of the RPA.

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Good news for roller coaster lovers! Fujikyu Highland will be exempted admission fee of 1,500 yen from 7/14

| News, Travel and Tourism News | 06/20/2018

Fujikyu Highland

Free Admission to World-Class Magic Wonderland Fujikyu Highland from July 14th

Date: Jun 19, 2018
Source: Fuji Kyuko Co., Ltd.

TOKYO – From July 14th, 2018, visitors to Fujikyu Highland Park (hereinafter referred to as “Fujikyu Highland”) will be exempted the admission fee of 1,500 yen (approximately RMB 86). Located in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan and next to Mount Fuji and Fuji Five Lakes, Fujikyu Highland is a perfect destination that adds more fun to your visit to Mount Fuji.

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AGC, World’s Largest Flat Glass Manufacturer Establish Joint Venture Companies with Kinestral to Sell Smart-Tinting Glass

| Manufacturing and Production, News, Tokyo News | 06/20/2018

Halio before(Upper Image) and after(Lower Image) tinting example - at 8 AM.

AGC and Kinestral Technologies Establish Joint Venture Companies to Sell and Service Halio™ Smart-Tinting Glass

Date: Jun 20, 2018
Source: Kinestral Technologies Inc.

HAYWARD, Calif. – Kinestral Technologies, maker of Halio™ smart-tinting glass technologies, and AGC, the world’s largest manufacturer of flat glass, today announced that the joint venture companies they formed, Halio North America (HNA) and Halio International (HINT) are now open for business. HNA and HINT are the exclusive sales and service agents for Halio smart-tinting glass for the building industry.

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The World Mega Sushi Roll Celebrates International Sushi Day on the Culinary Aficionado Cruises

| Foods and Drinks News, News, Travel and Tourism News | 06/19/2018

Largest Sushi Roll at Sea Created by Holland America Line 05

Largest Sushi Roll at Sea Created by Holland America Line Culinary Council Member and Sushi Master Andy Matsuda Aboard Koningsdam

Date: Jun 18, 2018
Source: Holland America Line

SEATTLE, June 18, 2018 – Today is International Sushi Day, and Holland America Line is celebrating the beloved delicacy by revealing the Largest Sushi Roll at Sea made on June 9 by Culinary Council Member Andy Matsuda while he sailed aboard Koningsdam on a special Food & Beverage Aficionado Cruise in Norway. Dubbed the “World Mega Roll,” the creation measured 49 feet long (15 meters) before getting rolled, 3.3 feet (100 centimeters) wide and used 70 pounds of sushi rice.

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World’s Most Advanced Japanese-made Massage Chair is Now Available at Dealers Nationwide

| News, Osaka News, Sports and Health News | 06/19/2018

Worlds Most Advanced Massage Chair

Synca Wellness Launches the Only Made-in-Japan Massage Chair to Feature a Foot Roller in All of North America

Date: Jun 18, 2018
Source: Synca Wellness

COMPTON, Calif., June 18, 2018Synca Wellness has officially launched the flagship of its massage chairs line nationwide: the JP1100. The JP1100 has won the 2017 Good Design Award and is designed by master engineers in Osaka Japan and manufactured by Japanese company that invented massage chairs in 1954. With key components manufactured by Hitachi and master upholstering done by the supplier to Nissan you know you’re getting a chair made with the best materials by the best craftsmen in Japan.

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