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Japanese Researchers Discover Compound Effective in Treating Eczema

| Awards and Honors, Reports | 09/19/2013

Assoc. Prof. Kabashima(Left), Postdoc fellow Otsuka(Right)

Possible new therapeutic strategy to regulate atopic dermatitis via upregulating filaggrin expression
Date: September 17, 2013
Source: Kyoto University

Associate Professor Kenji Kabashima (Department dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine), and Postdoctoral fellow Atsushi Otsuka (Innovation Center for Immunregulation Technology and Therapeutics :AK project) found the compound to regulate atopic dermatitis via upregulating filaggrin expression.

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Japanese Luxury Cruise Train “Seven Stars” Makes First Appearance

| Transportation News, Travel and Tourism News | 09/13/2013

Seven Stars

Kyushu Railway unveils luxury sightseeing train
Date: Sep. 13, 2013
Source: NHK WORLD

A railway operator in Kyushu, southwestern Japan, has unveiled a luxury sightseeing train that will debut next month.

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DIGITAL CONTENT EXPO 2013 in TOKYO Oct 24-26

| Events, Tokyo Events & Expo | 09/10/2013

DIGITAL CONTENT EXPO 2013 Tokyo

DIGITAL CONTENT EXPO 2013
Date : October 24(Thu) – 26(Sat), 2013
Time : 10:00am – 17:00pm
Venue : National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Location : 2-3-6 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Website : www.dcexpo.jp/?lang=en

Outline
Digital content has flourished alongside advancements in computer technology. In addition to furthering progress in the game and anime industries, advances in digital content have provided new avenues for artistic expression and given birth to new culture. Furthermore, related technologies such as computer graphics and virtual technology have not just helped to further the growth of the digital content industry, but have also been utilized in a wide-range of fields such as medicine and biotech.

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OMOTENASHI – Japanese Hospitality

| Japanese Culture & Traditional, Reports | 09/10/2013

Omotenashi - Japanese Hospitality

Omotenashi – The Heart of Japanese Hospitality
By Muneyuki Joraku

I think it’s about creating a non-dominant relationship between a person who’s offering the service and a person who is receiving it. It could be the CEO of a big company, a famous star or an ordinary housewife, but there’s only one simple relationship between host and guest. An example of the best Omotenashi is when the host anticipates the needs of the guest in advance and offers a pleasant service that guests don’t expect. They should not wait for instructions from their guests, as guests who make their requests directly are considered unsophisticated in Japan.

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TV Commercial: NTT DoCoMo Touch Wood SH-08C “XYLOPHONE (PLAY WOOD)”

| Cool Advertisements, Reports | 09/04/2013

TV Commercial: NTT DoCoMo Touch Wood SH-08C "XYLOPHONE (PLAY WOOD)"

Anatomy Of A Cannes Winner: NTT DoCoMo Xylophone
Anatomy of a winner takes us through the key decisions that took a piece of work from good to great–and won the campaign for NTT DoCoMo Touch Wood SH-08C a Golden Lion at Cannes. Here, creative director Morihiro Harano breaks down his process.
Source: Teressa Iezzi

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TV Commercial: Honda “Hands”

| Cool Advertisements, Reports | 09/04/2013

Honda "Hands"

Honda: W+K’s captivating new spot puts the brand’s 65-year history in a single engineer’s hands
Source: Sam Thielman

Full disclosure: I have a collection of Transformers toys that is way too large for a sane adult man to reasonably own. And this new Honda advertisement from Wieden + Kennedy in London makes the part of me that refuses to age very, very happy.

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Award of Honor Gala 2013 – Japan Society of Northern California

| Events, Science and Technology Events & Expo | 08/25/2013

Award of Honor Gala 2013 – Japan Society of Northern California
Venue: The Westin St. Francis in Union Square
Location: 335 Powell St., San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2013
VIP Reception: 5:30 PM
General Reception: 6:00 PM
Dinner Program: 7:15 PM
Organizer: Japan Society of Northern California

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Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd. – Yasuyuki Yoshinaga

| Key Persons Reports, Reports | 08/08/2013

Fuji Heavy Industries: Yasuyuki Yoshinaga

Fuji Heavy Industries, Ltd.
President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga
Source: Japan International Broadcasting Inc.

Fuji Heavy Industries, known for its Subaru line of cars, approaches the production of autos without preconceptions. Its global market share may be only one percent, but many of its customers are so enthusiastic that they’re called “Subarists.” Recently, the brand’s popularity has been increasing, especially in the United States. Sales continued to rise even after the global financial crisis of 2008. The company is expecting record high sales and profits in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013.

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JAPAN JEWELLERY FAIR (JJF) 2013, August 27-29 in Tokyo

| Fashion and Apparel Events & Expo, Tokyo Events & Expo | 08/03/2013

JAPAN JEWELLERY FAIR 2013 (JJF 2013)
Date: 27-29 August 2013 10:00-18:00
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Center
Organization: UBM Japan Co Ltd, Japan Jewellery Association
Supporters:
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Chamber of Commerce of Japan, Japan Pearl Promotion Society, Japan Gold Metal Association, Japan Watch Importers Association, All Japan Watch Retailers Association, Japan Jewellery Designers Association, The Japan Direct Marketing Association

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World’s 5 Hottest Stock Markets – No.1 Japan: +34%

| Business & Economy | 07/17/2013

Tokyo Stock Exchange Building

World’s 5 Hottest Stock Markets
Date: April 28 2013
Source: CNNMoney

  1. Japan: +34%
  2. United Arab Emirates: +28%
  3. Argentina: +27%
  4. Kuwait: +23%
  5. Philippines: +20%

Japan’s stock market has been surging since November thanks to new stimulus measures that are expected to pull Japan out of the deflationary spiral it’s been in for nearly two decades.

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Can Green Tea Prevent Against Alzheimer’s Disease?

| Foods and Drinks Reports, Reports | 07/02/2013

Iced Green Tea

Green Tea May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease, Say Four New Studies
Date: June 30, 2013
Source: Melanie Haiken

Could something as simple as drinking green tea protect you from developing Alzheimer’s? A host of new studies have looked at various aspects of how green tea affects the brain, and concluded yes.

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Amino Up Chemical’s AHCC will reduce side effects of chemotherapy and improve Breast Cancer Patients’ Quality of Life

| Products & Services | 07/02/2013

AMINO UP CHEMICAL: AHCC

Amino Up Chemical’s AHCC on Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Is Reported by The University of Tokyo
Date: February 05, 2013

AHCC will reduce side effects of chemotherapy and improve Breast Cancer Patients’ Quality of Life

The research group of Satoru Iwase, MD., PhD. (Department of Palliative Medicine, The University of Tokyo Hospital) reports effects of AHCC, a food material manufactured by Amino Up Chemical, on breast cancer chemotherapy at ASPEN’s Clinical Nutrition Week 2013 (Phoenix, AZ) on February 9-12, 2013.

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Begins Construction of Next Generation Cruise Ships with Leading-edge Technologies

| Manufacturing and Production | 07/01/2013

MHI: AIDA Cruise Ship

MHI Begins Construction of New Generation AIDA Cruise Ships with Leading-edge Environmental Technologies
Date: June 30 2013
Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Tokyo, June 30, 2013 – Today Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) began construction at its Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works of the first of two new generation cruise ships for AIDA Cruises, the German cruise company part of Costa Group, Europe’s largest cruise company member of Carnival Corporation & plc.

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Japanese Company(MODEC) Has Developed Ocean Power Generation System in World First

| Energy News | 06/30/2013

MODEC SKWID

Floating wind and current hybrid power generation system
Date: 1 Jul 2013
Source: IDTechEx

Japanese company Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Company (MODEC), has developed the SKWID, a floating wind and current hybrid power generation system capable of converting two inexhaustible ocean energy sources into abundant power.

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By succeeding and evolving “Faceted Pearl” which was created employing diamond-polishing techniques, a new global market has been cultivated

| Products & Services | 06/21/2013

Komatsu Cutting Factory: Hana Pearl (Faceted Pearl)

By succeeding and evolving “Faceted Pearl” which was created employing diamond-polishing techniques, a new global market has been cultivated
Source: The Japan Machinery Federation

Defying commonsense that pearls should be in perfect spherical by carving them, thus producing unconventional luster
Hana Shinju (Faceted Pearl), which was created by carving pearls for the first time in the world, has shine and texture completely different from those of original pearls.

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HYPER JAPAN 2013 July 26-28 Earls Court, London

| Events, JPOP and Culture Events & Expo | 06/16/2013

JPOPHYPER JAPAN 2012

HYPER JAPAN 2013 July 26-28 Earls Court, London
HYPER JAPAN 2013 will be a celebration of Japan’s traditional heritage as well as its vibrant pop culture. Immerse yourself for a day or two and soak up the atmosphere of this fascinating culture.

Venue: Earls Court Two, Earls Court, London SW5 9TA (MAP)
Web: www.hyperjapan.co.uk
Date: 26-28 July 2013
Time: Fri: 2pm-8pm, Sat: 9:30am-8pm, Sun: 9:30am-6pm

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The Growth Strategy of Abenomics: An Inside View of the Third Arrow

| Economy & Markets News, News | 06/16/2013

Japanese PM Abe Shinzo

The Growth Strategy of Abenomics: An Inside View of the Third Arrow
Event Date: Friday, June 28, 2013
Time: 8:00AM – 10:00AM

Prime Minister Abe’s three arrows of Abenomics—bold monetary policy; flexible fiscal policy; and a growth strategy—have attracted much attention from all over the world.

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Do you know the birthplace of Wasabi?

| Foods and Drinks Reports, Reports, Shizuoka Reports | 06/10/2013

Wasabi Farm: Yuma Mochizuki

Wasabi: A Visit to Its Birthplace in Shizuoka!
Source: Shizuoka Tourism

The other day I received a phone call from my good friend Dominique Corby, the Chef/Manager of Michelin-starred 6eme Sens in Tokyo.
He told me that the French/German ARTE TV Channel was coming to Shizuoka City on September 12th~13th to make a long report on green tea (Shizuoka produces 45% of all green tea in Japan), wasabi (Shizuoka produces 80% of all wasabi in Japan) and the fishing industry in our Prefecture (they will visit the Fishing Harbour of Yaizu City)!

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Urushi – Japanese Lacquer in modern Design

| Products & Services | 06/07/2013

Stone Implement Bowl by Takeshi Igawa

Urushi – Japanese Lacquer in modern Design
Source: Susanne Fritz

An important component of the Japanese art of lacquerwork is the special technique known as “urushi”, which uses many layers of wafer-thin, semi-transparent lacquer to create a surface of almost mystical radiance and sensual depth.

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Japan’s 310 mph (500 km/h) maglev trains to begin testing in fall

| Reports, Vehicles & Transportation | 06/06/2013

Japan Maglev

Japan tests 310mph bullet train
Japan’s “floating” trains of the future, designed to travel at speeds of 311mph, have undergone their first test tracks.

Source: Telegraph – By Danielle Demetriou, Tokyo
1:08PM BST 04 Jun 2013

The new generation L0 Series trains, which employ the latest magnetic levitation technology instead of conventional wheels, will begin commercial services in 2027.

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