Local Reports from Japan
JTB TO CLEAN UP THE STREETS OF AKIHABARA
February 2, 2010 - 4:26 pm by J.Hopper in Others
Foreign Volunteers Being Recruited for Yearly
“Clean & Cool Communication” Event
TOKYO, JAPAN – On 15 February 2010, coinciding with “Yokoso! Japan Year 2010”, JTB Group company JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc. will hold a clean-up event entitled “Clean & Cool Communication” in Tokyo’s Akihabara electronics district. Volunteers are currently being recruited to join the event, [...]
JAPANiCAN TOKYO HOTEL SALE NOW THROUGH MARCH
January 22, 2010 - 11:14 am by J.Hopper in Others
Packages Combine Great Hotel Rates with Useful Extras
TOKYO, JAPAN – JTB hotel reservation site JAPANiCAN.com began a new campaign today with special deals on hotel packages in the Tokyo area. Seven downtown Tokyo hotels with dramatically reduced rates join five hotels in the nearby Hakone resort area for this limited-time promotion, valid for reservations between [...]
TIEC Social Entrepreneurship Forum, Tokyo
December 21, 2009 - 2:28 pm by sitesh_srivastava in Others
For a changemaker, everyday is a change making or being a change day!
Japan is a place not so much known for its entrepreneurial spirit globally.
Among such situation, some changemakers in Tokyo thoght it could be an opportunity. This autumn in Japan would be different for these changemakers along with the key binding changemaker – arvind [...]
Get close to Japanese culture by way of its pottery
November 17, 2009 - 10:27 am by Him in Culture, Travel
Regardless of just how long you have
www.explorejapaneseceramics.com is a national leader in bringing so many aspects of Japanese culture to wider global attention, whilst also offering those visiting the nation the chance to themselves travel closer to, and experience Japanese culture first hand.
The world of ceramics and pottery in particular is an aspect of Japanese [...]
The World of Japanese Ceramics – close up
- 10:23 am by Him in Culture, Travel
Japanese ceramics are known the world over for the quality of their form, the huge variation in glazes they offer, and perhaps above all, for the aesthetic beauty they possess in simply ‘being’.
For any potter, amateur or professional, the opportunity to visit and travel in Japan for an extended period to study this outstanding art-form, [...]