Craft gin HAKUBA GIN was launched last month, which uses uses botanicals foraged from the forests of Hakuba Village in Nagano Prefecture. This gin is from the partnership between Ethical Spirits & Co. and Shinto Tsushin, and aimed to retain the...
Tired of the relentless glow of city neon? Forget the crowded tourist routes and prepare for an adventure into Okayama Prefecture, a beautiful region in western Japan, home to the serene mountainside and the captivating islands. This year, Japan’s...
Randstad K.K. will distribute 1,000 mimosa bouquets and conduct a gender equality survey at the Tokyo International Forum on 6 March. This is taking place ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March to raise awareness of female empowerment and...
Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd. and Itochu Corporation have entered a capital and business alliance, aimed at expanding reuse services by leveraging Itochu’s extensive retail network, including approximately 16,400 FamilyMart stores across Japan. The...
Tokyu Hotels & Resorts Co., Ltd. has joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), makeing Tokyu Hotels the first hotel chain in Japan to have all its properties become members of the international organisation. The GSTC is an...
Mugen no Sora Co., Ltd., a company specialising in drone pilot training using repurposed abandoned schools, open its first Ehime Prefecture branch this month. The new facility, Drone Campus Ehime no Sora, is located within Wakurie Niihama, a multi...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will be hosting a special exhibition titled “Art & Imagination from FUKUSHIMA – The Beginning of Creation in Fukushima Hamadori” at Shibuya Hikarie in Tokyo from 11 to 15 March...
Yokohama has always been a city in conversation with water. It faces Tokyo Bay, where the port shaped its modern identity, and it is laced with rivers that run past schools, parks and shopping streets. Yet this close relationship with water has also...
The For Good Awards 2025 recognised outstanding social impact projects hosted on the “For Good” crowdfunding platform throughout 2025. Out of more than 1,000 projects listed during the year, 80 were nominated for their contributions to...
Inbound visitors to Japan reached a record 42.7 million in 2025. This figure represents an increase of approximately 5.8 million compared to the previous year, marking the highest annual total to date. The data, based on figures from the Japan...