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Is the Unification Church About to Lose Its Protected Status?

21/10/2022samura

In our latest news roundup, we report on the Unification Church as the prime minister orders a probe into the controversial groups, which could be about to lose its protected status as a religious corporation. Also this week, the yen continues to depreciate, hitting a 32-year low against the dollar. Japan’s oldest restroom is damaged after a driver hits the accelerator by mistake. There’s a brawl in Ikebukuro and a former Olympic executive is arrested for the fourth time. In sport, Ventforet Kofu cause a big upset in the Emperor’s Cup final.

PM Kishida has pledged to launch an investigation

Unique Travel Experiences with Furusato Japan

14/10/2022samura

Launched in 2007, Furusato Nozei is a hometown tax system that encourages people living in urban areas to prepay their annual income and residential taxes to municipalities rather than where they live. In return, they then receive a gift as thanks. It is available to anyone who pays tax here, regardless of nationality. For those who don’t speak Japanese, though, the procedure is far from straightforward.

Aiming to help in that regard is hospitality and events company, Luxurique. On October 1, it was launched Furusato Japan which provides English and Japanese language options (other languages will be available next year),

8 Things To Do in Tokyo This Week: October 10–16

07/10/2022samura

There’s plenty to keep you occupied in Tokyo this week, including a Shibuya Parco Art Week, the Japan Writers Conference and Short Shorts Film Festival’s online screenings. Here’s what to look out for in Japan’s capital over the coming week.

1. Shibuya Parco Art Week 2022

Shibuya Parco Art Week will feature up-and-coming and world-renowned artists in one place with 40 events held at 24 locations around Shibuya Parco. In addition to holding the world’s first solo exhibition of VR works by British contemporary artist Julian Opie, the documentary film Make-up Artist: The Kevin Oakin Story will be released in

Counting the Cost of Abe’s Controversial State Funeral

01/10/2022samura

In this week’s news roundup, we focus on Shinzo Abe’s controversial state funeral that took place on Tuesday. As well as the official guests inside the Nippon Budokan Arena, huge crowds gathered nearby to pay their respects outside. At the same time, there were also thousands of protesters expressing their anger at the LDP’s links with the Unification Church and the cost of the funeral, estimated to be around ¥1.66 billion. The ceremony could also prove costly for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as the government’s approval ratings continue to plummet.

In other news this week, we report on Masao Adachi’s

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral is her ‘final act as head of state’: What to expect from the ‘formal ceremony’

19/09/2022samura

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Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey in London on Sept. 19.

Queen Elizabeth died on Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland with members of the royal family by her side. Her Majesty’s death was announced hours after Buckingham Palace revealed she had been put under medical supervision.

The queen began lying in state at Westminster Hall on Wednesday after lying in state in Scotland first. Mourners were able to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II through the early morning hours of Sept. 19.

Beyond the Label: Chubu’s Best Local Craft Beer

11/09/2022samura

For our latest projects, Chubu Weekender, we went around the region to find the best local brews for die-hard or casual fans of craft beer. Attractive designs and delicious: Why settle for anything less?

Toyama: Johana Beer

Located in Toyama Prefecture’s Nanto City, Johana Beer makes some of the most creative concoctions — both in terms of design and flavor — in the country. From herbal and spicy tipples like Earl Gray with notes of bergamot to the invigorating citrus flavors of Tropical Pink and Great Blue (using grapefruit and lemon respectively), Johana Beer aims to make any kind

Meet Japan’s 6 Native Canine Breeds

01/09/2022samura

Japan is residence to 6 breeds of canine which have been recognized as native to the nation, all of which fall throughout the Spitz household of canine. Which means that they’re all characterised by thick fur and pointed ears. But their origins, attributes and personalities are all distinctive and deserving of exploration.

Every of those six breeds served its personal historic function and has solid profound relationships with the panorama and other people they’ve lived alongside for hundreds of years. The Nihon Ken Hozonkai preserves and maintains the registries of the six breeds, all of which have been declared pure

Anrealage: Trend Between the Actual and The Unreal World

31/08/2022samura

Japanese trend designers have stepped out boldly into the worldwide limelight, displaying their acute sense of aesthetics all over the world. One of many nation’s younger trend designers who has clearly toppled the barrier between conventional and fashionable, standard and on-line, in addition to actual and imaginary is Kunihiko Morinaga. His model Anrealage (stylized as ANREALAGE), launched in 2003, immediately created a buzz within the trend world when he introduced his first assortment at Tokyo Trend Week in 2005. That very same yr, Morinaga obtained the Design Imaginative and prescient Award For Avant Garde at Gen Artwork .

Kunihiko Morinaga © Yoshimori Shinnosuke — Kunihiko Morinaga.