American travel magazine has placed three Japanese cities such as Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka among some of the best big cities in the world. For the first time, Osaka in western Japan has been included on the list. Tokyo is at the top of this year’s Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards, retaining the place for the 3rd year in a row. Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto is ranked 2nd, up from 3rd place last year. And Osaka is ranked 12th.
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Date: Aug 18, 2018
The Japan Products introduce Japanese brands from Hi-Fi category in EISA AWARDS 2018-2019, and linking to product detail page of EISA. We also provide information of Japanese manufacturers and their awarded products.
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Date: Jun 25, 2018
Source: Kyocera Corporation
KYOTO, Japan – Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) today announced that its innovative Aquala technology received Japan’s “Prize of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry” during the 2018 National Invention Awards held in Tokyo June 12 by the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (JIII).
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Date: Jun 19, 2018
Source: Hotels.com
DALLAS, June 19, 2018 – Paris (27%), Tokyo (23%) and Rome (22%) have topped a list of the hottest spots on earth for foodies, according to the Hotels.com® Tasty Travels* report.
Paying tribute to these delicious destinations, Hotels.com has collaborated with food artist Carl Warner to bring foodies’ favorite hangouts to life, using each city’s famous food ingredients – Parisian buildings made of cheese, the Pantheon made of pasta and Mount Fuji made of seaweed. Every city looks good enough to eat.
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Date: May 31, 2018
Source: Daifuku North America Holding Company
NOVI, Mich. – Daifuku North America Holding Company – the leading provider of material handling solutions – has, together with its parent company and affiliated entities, been recognized as the Number One Worldwide Systems Supplier in Modern Materials Handling’s annual “Top 20 Systems Suppliers” list.
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Six contestants from the world competed for their highly skilled Japanese cooking
Date: Feb. 22, 2018
Source: Washoku World Challenge Executive Committee
TOKYO – Washoku World Challenge Executive Committee, runs the Washoku World Challenge, a cooking contest in which Japanese cuisine chefs from around the world compete in technical expertise and passion for Japanese food, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan. On Feb. 13th-14th, 2018, six finalists from 5 countries and regions gathered for the final tournament held in Tokyo, and David Israelow (private chef) from the United States won 1st Place. The second place was a tie between two contestants, Christopher Brian Massad (Tankuma Kitamise) from the United States and Daniele Codini (The Ned London) from Italy.
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Japan Products announced the Proud Products and Services 2017. We are very pleased to introduce these products, and these products will be highly successful to the global marketplace.
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Date: Dec. 7, 2017
Source: istyle Inc.
istyle Inc. (TSE First Section, Company Code: 3660), a Tokyo-based operator of @cosme, one of Asia’s largest beauty information and review sites, announced “@cosme THE BEST COSMETICS AWARDS 2017” on December 7, 2017. The awards reflect Japan’s beauty trends of 2017.
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Date: Nov 8, 2017
Source: Tokyo Metropolitan University
The layered superconducting material is characterized by a crystal structure in which a SnAs layer (wherein Sn and As are two-dimensionally bonded to develop superconductivity) and a Na layer (the spacer layer) are alternately laminated. Considering that such a layered structure is similar to that of a cuprate- or iron-based high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductor, it is possible that in SnAs-based layered materials, superconductivity is developed as a result of the unconventional pairing mechanism.
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Date: July 25, 2017
Source: nikon.com
Founded in 1917, Nikon began as a manufacturer of precision optical glass.
In 1925, the company expanded into optical instruments, introducing the world’s first microscope with a revolving nosepiece and interchangeable objectives — JOICO. Since then, Nikon microscopes have helped to advance science and technology all over the world, such as playing a key role in recent Nobel Prize winning stem cell discoveries.
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Outstanding inventors honoured with the European Inventor Award
Date: June 11, 2015
Source: European Patent Organisation
The EPO today presented the European Inventor Award 2015 in the heart of Paris. The prestigious annual award, now in its 10th year, honours outstanding inventors who through their work have made an exceptional contribution to social development, technological progress and economic growth. More than 400 guests from the worlds of politics, business and academia attended the award ceremony at the Palais Brongniart, the historical Paris stock exchange.
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Japanese researchers win Gairdner Intl. Award
Date: Mar 25, 2015
Source: NHK World
Two Japanese researchers have won a prestigious international medical award for their work on cellular functions.
The Canadian Gairdner Foundation gives the award each year to scientists for discoveries or contributions to medical science. It announced the winners of the 2015 Gairdner International Award on Wednesday.
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Japanese whisky wins top prize for 2nd year
Date: Mar 20, 2015
Source: NHK World
A Japanese whisky has won the world’s top prize in a prestigious contest in Britain for the second straight year. The organizers of the World Whiskies Awards chose the “Taketsuru 17 Years Old” malt of Japan’s Nikka brand as the best blended malt whisky for 2015.
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2015 Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ winners
Date: Dec 23, 2014
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Vehicles can qualify for one of the awards with either a good or acceptable rating in the small overlap front crash test, along with good ratings in the other four crashworthiness evaluations. In addition, Top Safety Pick+ winners must have an advanced or superior rating for front crash prevention.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014
Date: Oct 7, 2014
Source: Nobelprize.org
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”.
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Sharp’s “8K full-spec LCD Display” receives Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award of “CEATEC AWARD 2014” in Japan
Date: Oct 7, 2014
Source: Sharp Corporation
Sharp’s “8K full-spec LCD display” exhibited at CEATEC Japan, a comprehensive annual exhibition showcasing the latest in IT and electronics from October 7 to 11, has received “Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award of CEATEC AWARD 2014”.
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All-New Subaru Legacy and Outback Awarded
IIHS’ Highest Standard of Safety “2014 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) +”
Date: Aug 20, 2014
Source: Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI)
Tokyo, August 20, 2014 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announced that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS; a nonprofit organization supported by auto insurers in the US) has awarded the highest standard of safety, 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) along with the highest possible rating of “Superior” for front crash prevention to the all-new 2015 Subaru Legacy and Outback, equipped with Subaru’s new version of EyeSight driving assist system and sold in the North American region from this July.
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Receipt of 2014 Heroes of Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society
Date: Aug 13, 2014
Source: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp.
Asahi Kasei Chemicals received the 2014 Heroes of Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) for the technical development and commercialization of the world’s first non-phosgene process for polycarbonate (PC), marking the first time a Japanese company has received this prestigious award. The award ceremony was held on August 10 (US Pacific Time) as part of the 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition in San Francisco.
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Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific Wins “Food Manufacturing Solutions” Award 2014
Date: Aug 13, 2014
Source: Panasonic Corporation
In recognition of the successful establishment of its indoor agriculture facility last October, Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific (PFSAP) won the “Food Manufacturing Solutions” accolade at the Inaugural International Business Awards 2014 organised by Singapore Business Review.
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NYK’s Eco Tugboat Receives 2013 Marine Engineering of the Year Award
Date: Aug 8, 2014
Source: NYK Line
Tsubasa, an environment-friendly tugboat owned by Wing Maritime Service Corporation (head office: Yokohama; president: Toshinori Yamashita), an NYK Group company, has been bestowed the 2013 Marine Engineering of the Year award by the Japan Institute of Marine Engineering.
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7 routes to be promoted to foreign tourists Date: June 12, 2015 Source: The Japan Times For the first time, the Tourism Agency on Friday selected seven re...
Top 10 Japan's companies list from all industries in 2017 This list comprises the Japan largest public, state-owned, and private businesses by their rankings f...
Top 10 Japan's companies list from cosmetics industries in 2018 Japan is one of the world’s largest markets for cosmetics and personal care products, and has...
Top 10 Japan's companies list from chemical industries in 2017 In Japan, 860,000 people work in chemical industry field, and shipment value related to chemic...
Japanese researchers win Gairdner Intl. Award Date: Mar 25, 2015 Source: NHK World Two Japanese researchers have won a prestigious international medical aw...
