The North Face continues its momentum in elevated outerwear with the debut of its Spring/Summer 2025 Urban Exploration capsule developed in collaboration with Japanese designer Naohiro Fujisaki The partnership introduces a bold vision for the season under the theme of “Urban Evolution,” a concept that reimagines classic silhouettes through the lens of adaptive This collection marks Fujisaki’s first collaboration with the brand Fusing The North Face’s outdoor heritage with contemporary tailoring and modular functionality the capsule is a testament to what happens when form Fujisaki puts his stamp on iconic North Face styles like the Himalayan Suit turning them into wearable statements that are as suited for urban environments as they are for the great outdoors Each piece is designed for maximum flexibility and tailored silhouettes that move fluidly with the wearer The pieces are constructed from DryVent™ fabric while a DWR finish provides added protection from unpredictable weather The designer also brings in visual tension with vibrant orange accents These hits of color are used sparingly but with intention injecting a modern edge into an otherwise understated palette This isn’t a remix of standard outdoor gear—it’s a dedicated reengineering of purpose-built apparel for city life Fujisaki takes cues from urban mobility and industrial design to craft garments that shift with the needs of contemporary living Pieces like the Hard Shell Mountain Jacket feature angular cuts and expanded storage options while the Himalayan Suit is redesigned for transitional weather rather than high-altitude expeditions The Denali Jacket keeps its iconic shape but introduces modular updates that allow wearers to personalize their setup depending on the environment The capsule speaks to a new kind of wardrobe—one where high-performance meets personal expression and technical design supports aesthetic confidence The North Face partnered with multidisciplinary artist Oscar Wang on an immersive installation titled “Blurred Border.” Debuting during Hong Kong Art Week the exhibit explores the relationship between built environments and the natural world Located at Pacific Place mall through March 30 visitors encounter a blend of environmental sounds creating a multisensory experience that reflects the tension and harmony between city life and nature Wang’s installation mirrors the message behind the collection—it’s not about choosing between urban and natural environments The collaboration between The North Face and Naohiro Fujisaki represents more than just a product launch—it’s a cultural moment It underscores the brand’s continued push toward innovation without losing its identity the capsule offers a blueprint for what modern utility wear can be: purposeful the capsule speaks to wearers who expect more from their outerwear—gear that protects And with Fujisaki’s eye for detail and balance every element feels intentional and forward-thinking The SS25 Urban Exploration capsule is available now at select The North Face Urban Exploration locations and online With limited quantities and a high-design approach this release is expected to resonate across global markets For those looking to invest in outerwear that blends design integrity with urban-ready innovation this collaboration offers a compelling answer—and a fresh direction for the future of street-minded technical apparel Input your search keywords and press Enter By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy The North Face has unveiled its first-ever capsule collection with Japanese independent designer Naohiro Fujisaki, extending its Urban Exploration Spring/Summer 2025 theme of “Urban Evolution.” It was this latter vibe that Meanswhile channeled for its fall show, for which it summoned Tokyo’s fashion crowd to an Odaiba skate park that was originally built for the 2020 Olympics. Guests were each handed silver life blankets for warmth, gathering around the rim of the skate park and shivering like foil-wrapped turkeys under the clear night sky. Helmed by Naohiro Fujisaki, a pensive designer in his 30s who is never without his spectacles and black bucket hat, the brand is now in its 10th year and is known for uber-practical, industrial-looking gorpcore. Fujisaki cut his teeth at White Mountaineering, and makes clothing for outdoorsy minded guys (and sometimes girls) who are too cool for Arc’teryx but still want their jackets full of hidden functionalities to nerd out over. Fujisaki’s futuristically minded, gorpy clothes are a good example of how the trend for outdoor gear has endured for so long in menswear: clothing that exists in pure utilitarian service of the wearer, made with such attention to detail, keeps you comfortable and looks good while doing so. In more ways than one, this show was a reminder of that. It was just about worth the freezing backside. Today's print edition Home Delivery Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki has shown concern that China may expand its influence over developing countries if U.S President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts leads to a decrease in Washington's assistance to the Global South "Japan and European countries will face the need to respond either by encouraging the U.S to restart its aid or by shouldering the burden of assistance to some extent," Fujisaki said in a recent interview.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); Trump signed an executive order stipulating that the U.S would not spend on foreign assistance programs that are not consistent with the president's diplomatic policy State Department announced a temporary suspension of foreign aid through the department and the U.S is the world's leading provider of foreign aid contributing huge funds to developing countries to help them implement measures against global warming and other issues "It can be problematic if the support that has been given to prevent the gap between developed and developing countries from expanding stagnates," Fujisaki said Although China is facing an economic slowdown and is seen as having little capacity for foreign support Fujisaki expressed concern about future developments as China has strengthened its international influence through loans and investments in the Global South Fujisaki also discussed Trump's diplomatic style of advocating for tariff hikes and pressuring other countries to make concessions "Overturning a system that took 80 years to build since the end of the war should not happen," he said noting the history of the World Trade Organization and others promoting free trade In a time of both misinformation and too much information quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing Your subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division The BBC have internally selected the girl group Remember Monday to represent the United Kingdom at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with the song “What The Hell Just Happened?” when we attended an afternoon tea with Remember Monday the girls revealed to us that the Creative Director for their stage performance will be Ace Bowerman Now it was also revealed that Jorge Antonio Fujisaki is going to be in charge of the choreography Fujisaki is currently one of the judges on BBC’s “Style It Out” he worked with worldwide famous artists such as P!nk or Kylie Minogue and this is going to be the very first time he is choreographing a Eurovision entry He confirmed the news on his official Instagram account where he also expressed his excitement about being involved with Eurovision for the very first time ever Remember Monday are currently in Amsterdam where they will promote “What The Hell Just Happened” at tomorrow’s Eurovision in Concert What type of performance are you expecting from the UK this year check out the UK Eurovision entry right here: Public Reacts to Norway: Kyle Alessandro – Lighter Public Reacts to Portugal: Napa – Deslocado and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Open in Spotify to get all the Eurovision news as they happen Volume 5 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00336 This article is part of the Research TopicFuture Directions in Research on Marine MegafaunaView all 20 articles Effective management of human activities affecting listed species requires understanding both threats and animal habitat-use patterns the extent of spatial overlap between high-use foraging areas (where multiple marine species congregate) and anthropogenic threats is not well-known Our modeling approach incorporates data on sea turtle spatial ecology and a suite of threats in the Gulf of Mexico to identify and map “hot spots” of threats to two imperiled turtle species Of all 820 “high” threats grid cells our tracked turtles foraged at least 1 day in 77% of them Although threat data were not available outside the U.S our map of turtle and threat “hot spots” can be incorporated in future more comprehensive threat analyses for the region Knowledge of these shared foraging- and threat-areas can assist managers charged with designing effective conservation and population recovery strategies and in designations of Gulf of Mexico habitat with high conservation value they can illuminate key stressors and key uncertainties for management Assignment of cumulative utilization and impact (CUI) scores is one approach for threats analysis that has been used for sea turtles. Scores were determined for marine predators in the California Current Ecosystem by combining electronic tracking data of eight protected species and 24 anthropogenic stressors (Maxwell et al., 2013) This analysis accounted for specific vulnerabilities of each predator species to each identified threat Here we provide an integrated assessment of the spatial intersection between key foraging areas for two species of sea turtles and a derived index of eight anthropogenic threats with spatially-explicit available layers Although our threats analysis is limited to those threats occurring within the U.S our assessment is a first step in designating spatial locations in the GoM where limited conservation resources may be focused to achieve population recovery This study was carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the USGS Institutional Animal Care and Use committee who also approved the study protocol all federal and state permits required were obtained for this research on turtles at Padre Island (Padre Island/USFWS Service Agreement No 20181-A-J819 and permit TE840727-3; Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Scientific Permits SPR-0190-122 and SPR-0790-004) Rancho Nuevo (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales; Subsecretaria de Gestion para la Proteccion Ambiental; Direccion General de Vida Silvestre Permiso No Veracruz (SEMARNAT-Direccion General de Vida Silvestre Permiso No Gulf Shores (USFWS permit TE206903-1 and Bon Secour Special Use Permit 12-006S); and Florida (Marine Turtle Permits #176 (issued to KH) and #118 (issued to ML); Dry Tortugas National Park permits DRTO-2008-SCI-0008 Turtle handling and sampling was performed according to Institutional Animal Care Protocol NPS IACUC 2011-15 (Padre Island) and USGS-SESC-IACUC-2011-05 (Gulf Shores and Dry Tortugas) We tagged turtles with satellite transmitters after they nested throughout the GoM (Figure 1; Appendix). All tagging followed established protocols (NMFS-SEFSC, 2008) we tagged each one with a passive integrated transponder (PIT) and individually numbered flipper tags and we took curved (CCL) and straight (SCL) carapace lengths Kemp's ridleys were tagged at Padre Island National Seashore 2010 and 2012–2013) and Eglin Air Force Base We fitted a platform terminal transmitter (PTT) to each turtle We used Kiwisat 101 PTTs from Havelock North New Zealand for some Kemp's ridleys (25 tagged 2010–2013) Other tags for both species were from Wildlife Computers USA and included SPOT-5 tags (22 turtles tagged 2008–2013) SPLASH-10 tags (29 tagged in 2009 and 2011–2013) ST-20 (7 turtles tagged from 2004 to 2007) The number of days individual turtles used each 10 km grid cell throughout the Gulf of Mexico during foraging periods using filtered satellite locations for both species (A) Tagging sites are indicated in main panel with arrows: from the bottom left moving clockwise they include Veracruz (Mexico); Rancho Nuevo Tamaulipas (Mexico); Padre Island National Seashore Florida (USA); and Dry Tortugas National Park Black * indicates sites where Kemp's ridleys were tagged; red * indicates site where both species were tagged (n = 1 Kemp's ridley) Tags were attached in the same way as in previous studies (e.g., Kemp's ridleys: Shaver et al., 2013; loggerheads: Hart et al., 2014) The anticipated battery life of each tag was 1 year or longer Tags were programmed variously for loggerheads (continuously in 2008–2010 continuously then every 3rd day November-April for 2011–2013) and Kemp's ridleys (6 h on/6 h off for 1998–2007 continuously for 106 days than 6 h on/6 h off for 2008 and either continuously or 6 h on/6 h off for 2010–2013) We used location data with Argos location classes (LCs) 3 Since we tagged animals during nesting seasons we further split ‘area-restricted search’ into “foraging” or “inter-nesting.” We defined ‘area-restricted search’ locations after a migration as “foraging,” unless high-quality locations on land indicated the turtle was still in the inter-nesting period If a turtle did not enter migration mode (i.e. their foraging area was near their inter-nesting area) we determined the beginning of foraging as the mean foraging start date for SSM-identified foraging dates for conspecifics (i.e. Mean depths of primary Kemp's ridley foraging areas in the Gulf were less than 18 m For turtles that were recaptured and tagged a second time we used only the longest tracking period in these analyses Anthropogenic threats in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimping effort and statistical zone cut-offs were provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) we mapped the Catch per Unit Effort (CPUE) from the red grouper bottom longline fishery and from both the red snapper and vermillion snapper vertical line commercial fisheries with 2007–2013 NOAA gridded data Because our turtle locations are spread throughout the GoM hand lines) fisher-reported trips in 2014 provided by NOAA; data included areas fished and primary gear used (B All fishing layers were combined to represent commercial fishing in the GoM we obtained data from the yearlong survey for October 2009–October 2010 available from the NOAA Gulf of Mexico Data Atlas (Commercial Vessel Density October 2009–2010 AIS National) HABs were based on the probability of fish die-offs we used data provided by NOAA of bottom dissolved oxygen measured during summer groundfish surveys throughout western and north-central GoM Hypoxia occurs when the oxygen concentrations are below 2 mg/L For each layer, we intersected the spatial extent of the threat with a pre-defined 10-km2 grid, so that each grid cell was either affected (1) or unaffected (0) by the threat. For layers with data describing differing intensities of a threat (e.g., vessel density in the commercial shipping layer), we used simple cutoff values to classify the cell as affected or not, related to the intensity and/or occurrence of the threat within the cell (see Table 1 for data sources we marked each grid cell as containing a threat if (1) any Deepwater Horizon oil day occurred (3) hypoxic conditions in any year 2000–2014 (4) ≥100 (class 5) vessel density (2009-2010 layer) (5) ≥ an average 10,000 shrimp effort days/ year (2000–2013) (6) intersection with HAB point locations after year 2000 with point count > 100,000 cells/liter of Karenia brevis (the lower limit for “medium” concentration used by NOAA HABSOS) and (8) intersection with commercial line fishing Because the data sources used to create the threat index were available only for U.S we limited this analysis to within the U.S (A) Spatial depiction of six anthropogenic threats in the GoM; (B) intensity of shrimp trawling by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) statistical zone and locations of marinas See supplemental methods for details on each layer (A) Foraging days for both Kemp's ridley and loggerhead turtles multiplied by an anthropogenic threat index in 10 km grid cells within the U.S “Hot spots” of turtle-use and anthropogenic threats are shown with red and orange cells (values 161- 570) (B) The number of threats in each grid cell for which foraging locations of both species were observed “High” threats are shown by cells with 4–6 threats occurring (yellow Analysis of the derived threats grid for the GoM (Figure 2) revealed a moderately strong positive association between (1) levels of threats and (2) use of foraging grounds (Spearman's ρ = 0.47 suggesting that turtles tend to forage in areas with higher levels of threats (4–6 identified threats) Of all 820 high threats grid cells (4–6 identified threats) our sampled turtles foraged at least 1 day in 77% of them (635 grid cells) 635/1679 (38%) of cells with both threats and turtle-days were classified as high threat Pelagic longlines are a substantial cause of sea turtle mortality and management actions have been suggested for any ships that encounter turtles (Lewison and Crowder, 2007) We found that commercial line fisheries occur across virtually the entire GoM While we looked at broad-scale data on line fisheries this wide distribution demonstrates that they could be a significant threat in this region Shifting habitat to follow prey could result in energetic losses for foraging turtles After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, loggerheads maintained foraging site fidelity within the spill footprint, putting them at risk for oil and chemical exposure (Vander Zanden et al., 2016). In one study, >50% of sampled Kemp's ridleys may have been exposed to oil, which was implicated as a possible factor in their slowing population growth (Reich et al., 2017) The full extent of biological harm to these species and their prey from the spill is still being determined and the potential for future spills (based on the vast number of oil platforms at >7,000 platforms in the BOEM database for federal GoM waters) maintains this as a serious conservation concern Further research is needed into resource availability for Kemp's ridleys and loggerheads in the GoM as well as whether these spatial habitat-use patterns here hold for other individuals in the populations (i.e. including “What Areas Can Be Considered Hot spots for Multiple Species on a Global Scale” and “How Do Anthropogenic Activities Affect Movements?” Environmental conditions at most foraging areas are understudied or unknown thus a future avenue of research providing ecological correlates of foraging area use with environmental parameters is warranted Raw data is exempt from publication due to sensitivity of endangered species location information All other data used for analyses are presented in the paper and DS contributed to the conception and design of the study; AI and IF organized the database; IF and DB performed the statistical analysis; KH and AI wrote the first draft of the manuscript; DS All authors contributed to manuscript revision or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest The Supplementary Material for this article can be found online at: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00336/full#supplementary-material 1. ^Available online at: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/erma/ Using climatic suitability thresholds to identify past Unraveling the climatic niche overlap of global sea turtle nesting sites: impact of geographical variation and phylogeny CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar “Foraging ecology and nutrition of sea turtles,” in Biol Better science needed for restoration in the Gulf of Mexico Overview of integrative assessment of marine systems: the ecosystem approach in practice seasonal foraging tactics of adult grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) revealed by state–space analysis Tracking hydrocarbon plume transport and biodegradation at Deepwater Horizon Dietary exposure to harmful algal bloom (HAB) toxins in the endangered manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Florida Sea turtle strandings reveal high anthropogenic mortality in Italian waters CLS (2011). 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On his website, dubbed Apple Rankings Frange reviews apple species following a methodical approach “Each apple is evaluated on a one hundred point scale broken down into nine categories,” reads the “How Apples Are Ranked” section on the website On X/Twitter, the website recently went viral in a post highlighting a few different reviews. What stuck out to me immediately was that Fuji apples only scored 56 points falling under the category of “Barely Worth the Calories” (a subcategory in the bigger tier of “Average Apples,” according to the ranking structure) “Yet another demon spawn of the Red Delicious (crossed with a Ralls Janet) this gravelly choking hazard named after Fujisaki City Japan is a J-Pop Star of an apple fit with a ravenous fanbase that many Americans will find difficult to understand,” reads the dramatic Fuji apple ranking blurb it is beyond comprehension how this super-hard medieval weapon masquerading as a fruit could become the most popular apple in Japan (and a top 5 apple worldwide).” Some apple aficionados (myself included) disagree with Frange’s take “I feel like you should give Fujis another shot,” reads a comment under the Fuji apple ranking “They’re the most consistently good apple for me According to other apple fans in the comment section, the problem may be that there is a difference between Fuji apples grown on the East Coast and those harvested on the West Coast. Some will even go as far as saying that Ontario-grown Fuji apples are actually the real deal This is scientifically true. “Environmental factors also play a hugely important role in affecting the flavor of the fruit and strongly interact with the genetic background,” reads a Penn State study on fruit flavor profiles “Although oftentimes these factors cannot be controlled they must be taken into account when aiming to improve the flavor of the fruit that are being produced The major environmental factors affecting fruit flavor development include temperature That means that an apple with a certain genetic profile (or species) can taste different depending on where it grows A Fuji apple grown on the East Coast will likely have a different flavor profile than one grown on the West Coast The major flavor notes will still be there But since Fuji apples originated in Japan maybe a quick trip over to Fujisaki City might change Frange’s mind a certain famous tech company with a relevant name?) might even cover the bill And for the redemption of the delicious Fuji apple Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report Fans of veteran slapstick comedian Ken Shimura were so shocked by his sudden death in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when next to nothing was known about the novel coronavirus that they went looking for someone to blame They found their scapegoat in the form of Mariko Fujisaki the proprietress of “Club Fujisaki,” a nightspot in Osaka’s Kita-Shinchi district even though she had never met the 70-year-old entertainer In a recent interview with The Asahi Shimbun Fujisaki talked about how she refused to take the blame for the comedian’s death in March 2020 and fought back Fujisaki: I made the decision to close my nightclub in late March (2020) to safeguard my customers employees and their family members from infection posts appeared on social media saying that Club Fujisaki had shut because its staff members had been infected with the novel coronavirus Online posts quickly linked the closure to reports that Shimura and baseball player Shintaro Fujinami of the Hanshin Tigers had been infected with COVID-19 and started suggesting I was the source of infection Question: Am I right that their defamatory online posts spread in only a matter of days and quickly escalated I received as many as 400 to 500 intimidating and baseless direct messages on my Instagram account each day “Watch out when you walk alone or at night,” said another Some online articles cited baseless stuff as if it was true it reached the point where I thought I would be better off dead than to have my colleagues and relatives embroiled in such a fuss the former showbiz reporter who is an old acquaintance of mine phoned me around that time because he was so worried “Your life will be over unless you issue a denial,” he said He warned that things would escalate into something serious if I left matters unchecked That prompted me to work with a lawyer to issue a statement to set the record straight and post it on social media The message was written partly by myself and partly by the lawyer Friends began to help me by spreading the message online I also got online articles rescinded that were based on false information people continued to send spiteful messages to me “You are just as duplicitous as one would expect from a nightlife worker such as yourself,” one person wrote “The information is already online to show that you infected Shimura,” said another I was alone in a sea of people shouting out falsehoods about me I thought then that was probably what witch-hunts were like You sued 26 people in the Osaka District Court seeking damages for the false posts they made or spread A: Professional wrestler Hana Kimura killed herself after she was slandered on social media around the same time that the false rumors were spreading about me I decided to go to court partly to prevent a repeat of the same thing and partly to let people know that they could be sued if they posted false information or slandered others online It was not at all easy to track down those who had spread messages on Twitter (now X) because they would delete their posts I have managed to identify the posters of messages in only a handful of cases Q: A decision was handed down for two of the 26 defendants in February The district court ordered them to each pay 120,000 yen ($777) in damages as opposed to the 1.26 million yen you had demanded from each of them The court decision recognized that the false rumors created the impression you were responsible for Shimura’s death and thereby lowered your standing in society Decisions have still to be made in the remaining 24 cases A: I am happy the court decision showed under the law that what I am saying is not wrong The reparation amount of 120,000 yen sends a message that could be taken to mean that slandering individuals restaurants or businesses with the intention of bringing them down would only cost you a small sum of money in the end I wanted a court decision that warned people of slightly more risk so they would think twice about banging out a message on a keyboard or a smartphone Q: You waged an inner struggle over the wisdom of having gone to court This causes everybody to lose money in the end The fact is people wouldn’t have taken interest or wouldn’t have learned that something like this was happening Japanese law still remains hard on those who are slandered I hope society and law take a turn for the better Mariko Fujisaki served as hostess and proprietor at a nightclub in Osaka’s Kita-Shinchi entertainment district before she opened her own “Club Fujisaki” in May 2017 Her hobby is to try out different eating places around Japan of which she has written reviews on her own social media account and on the Tabelog gastronomy website Missing girl’s mother sues over posts accusing her of abduction Politician fights bogus rumors relating him to murder suspect EDITORIAL: Online platforms need concrete solutions for fighting slander Japanese tweets more negative under 2nd state of emergency Internet provider ordered to reveal person who defamed VTuber Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission Stanford University Societies today are hungry for strategies and solutions that scale growth while improving social outcomes innovative responses to the challenges before us young people must develop skills and approaches grounded in agility and philanthropist YOSHIKI shared this advice for doing so: “As long as you try to make the world a better place, you’ll find your passion. If you believe in yourself, you can conquer anything,” he said while headlining the conference The Future of Social Tech held on February 23 at Stanford University Speaking in front of a packed audience and thousands of viewers who tuned in to the livestream YOSHIKI described how he overcame difficult times and what keeps him motivated He encouraged Stanford students to redefine failure as a stepping stone to propel themselves forward and practice gratitude Hosted by the Japan Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC), the conference kicked off a special event series celebrating APARC’s 40th anniversary. Titled Asia in 2030, APARC@40 the series highlights core areas of the center’s expertise examines Asia’s transformation over the past four decades and considers the drivers and shapers of the region’s future The conference gathered Japanese and American entrepreneurs and educators to share lessons and best practices to accelerate innovation for social impact or “social tech.” It was the first major university keynote venue for YOSHIKI and the leader of the rock groups X Japan and The Last Rockstars A global rock star and a living legend in Japan YOSHIKI has pioneered a new brand of visual rock and style and has constantly been pushing his career in new directions launching products and projects across diverse fields from fashion and winemaking to finance and philanthropy In his welcome remarks, APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin noted that Japan was one of APARC’s primary research areas since its early beginnings and that the conference embraces that original spirit of keen engagement with Japanese affairs and fostering partnerships between Japan and the United States.  Consul General of Japan in San Francisco Yasushi Noguchi also offered welcoming remarks expressing his pride in representing Japan in the United States two key sources of globally successful technological advancements and content development in the past half-century The Consul General's office has been critical for the growth of APARC’s Japan Program generously supporting various activities such as student exchanges and other educational and programming engagements As he opened the conference, Japan Program Director Kiyoteru Tsustui and Tomoye Takahashi Professor in Japanese Studies and deputy director at APARC many Japanese envision a country that plays a positive force in a divided world and that once again becomes a leader of technological innovation But while there is consensus that such innovation should have social benefits few have offered clear pathways for realizing this direction “This conference boldly seeks to find ways forward for entities in Japan and the United States to develop social tech,” said Tsutsui The morning session of the conference opened with a panel on the future of the environment a director and deputy president at Bank of America Securities Japan Co. about sustainable finance in the capital markets and efforts to promote sustainable finance in Japan Hayashi highlighted steps that Japan’s government is taking to meet its 2050 net-zero goal its multi-step policy on climate transition finance and its 2021 revision of the corporate governance code to include sustainability Panelist Gretchen Daily, co-founder and faculty director of the Natural Capital Project (NatCap) and the Bing Professor of Environmental Science at Stanford described the NatCap framework that integrates the value nature provides to society into all major decisions NatCap partners with a network of hundreds of public and private sector institutions around the world Daily emphasized that now is the time to capitalize on the momentum in climate action and connect government planners and other stakeholders to deliver durable social and economic benefits while securing the world’s stock of natural resources The second panel, which focused on the future of sciences and arts education, featured two trailblazers working to equip new generations with skills and mindsets grounded in imagination, empathy, and curiosity. Sachiko Nakajima, an award-winning musician, mathematics researcher, and educator, shared insights from her work to democratize creativity. As the founder and CEO of steAm.Inc Nakajima educates the public on the inherent connection between math and music and the importance of including the Arts in STEM (science Nakajima aims to reduce gender disparities and pave the way for more women in STEAM in Japan Rie Kijima, an assistant professor and director of the Initiative for Education Policy and Innovation at the University of Toronto, noted that one goal we must strive for is to create an environment where young learners believe they can be catalysts of positive social change. Kijima is the co-founder of SKY Labo an education nonprofit organization that promotes STEAM learning and design thinking in Japan SKY Labo's definition of STEAM embraces a human-centered approach to tackling solutions in a playful soulful way that aims to cultivate a sense of purpose and meaning in young learners there's so much emphasis on success,” said Kijima but one of SKY Labo’s messages is that “we need to fail in order to succeed; every time we fail The afternoon panel shifted the focus to the future of democracy and digital media. Attendees heard from Ken Suzuki, CEO and co-founder of SmartNews an award-winning news app on a mission to “deliver the world’s quality information to the people who need it.” SmartNews uses AI technology to collect trustworthy news from all over the world and organize it for users in simple interfaces includes what it calls a “News From All Sides” slider — a feature that allows users to get a range of perspectives from different publishers across the political spectrum “We need an ecosystem with incentives to create high-quality content,” said Suzuki but I believe that technology can be used for the good of society.” The following discussion about paths to addressing the threats to democracy included Francis Fukuyama, the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), and Larry Diamond Clayton Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at FSI Fukuyama reminded the audience that technology itself never fully solved any human problems “It's only to the extent that our political systems and institutions can guide technology and use it for socially beneficial purposes that technology actually ever manages to solve anything.” The real task is to figure out how to control the power of social media platforms and other big companies to silence and amplify content in a non-transparent way He called for making it mandatory for internet platforms to enable users to choose the kind of content moderation they are served Diamond emphasized the need for more legal and regulatory action to increase transparency in the algorithms used by social media companies It is also necessary to socialize social media users to seek multiple points of view and to understand that echo chambers are civically and democratically dangerous robust civic education is the best way to teach young people about inquiry and rational debate and prepare them to use tools like SmartNews keynote speaker YOSHIKI joined Ichiro Fujisaki former Japanese Ambassador to the United States for a conversation about the future of the entertainment industry and content business YOSHIKI talked about his experiences working in both Japan and the United States and pursuing new challenges in multiple fields Reflecting on the future of society in the age of AI from his perspective as a musician and entrepreneur AI will do it faster; If humanity is meant to support each other Let’s live to support each other and love one another Learn more about how your support makes a difference or make a gift now Including universal preschool access and broadband for all Sylvia Luke has undertaken a few lofty projects but some of her goals include modernizing the office’s core functions "When I physically came into the lieutenant governor's office how antiquated our systems were," Luke said in an interview earlier this month the lieutenant governor's office takes on some necessary the office has three statutory functions: facilitating name changes certifying international documents called apostilles While many of these processes have online portions not all the functions are simple or easy to do "If you need to take a document to a foreign country and the only way a foreign country would recognize it is if we approve it and put a state seal," Luke said on the process of apostilles the office can only accept cash or a cashier's check "We get the original document with a dollar attached to it," Luke said "It's bad enough that you're giving us original document but people are mailing us cash because they don't want to pay the cashier's check fee." By upping the fee to $10, as proposed in House Bill 964 like hand-posting agendas and meeting agendas that departments sometimes fax "We take the manual paper of the agenda and go downstairs at the Capitol and manually post on a board." you can find two closets that contain the official copies of the administrative rules for the entire state "Depending upon the last time a section has been compiled and then you have some newer sections here," Fujisaki said they want to house the rules online in a searchable format Senate Bill 306 which has crossed over into the House of Representatives is how the lieutenant governor would like to ensure online formatting for administrative rules not just as a custodian of collection of admin rule?" Luke said "Can we revamp our web portal so it could be searchable keyword searchable in Ramseyer and it's so much better for our deaf and blind community It falls on office staff to quite literally hand stamp many of the documents which is applied with an embosser that dates back to statehood like shortening the name-change process or moving to electronic dating systems "The way that our office is approaching it is how do we make it so that it's user-friendly for you and how is it user-friendly for the residents?" Luke said Bubbleblabber Your source for the latest in adult animation news Lazarus Episode 1– 👎 Big City Greens 100th Episode–👍 Common Side Effects Episode 1–👍 Lil Kev Episode 1–👍 StuGo Episode 1–👍 Patrick Star - "There are also other characters that come and go (also owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery conglomerate media company)." Huh. Is that just referring to other characters from the show itself, or is this implying that the new season is going to have cameos from other WBD IPs Bifferno I think it's all delayed until the 23rd now. gobluespartyon- Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information He joins Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo Monday where he plans to unveil the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Ichiro speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts on the latest segment of "Japan Ahead" on "Daybreak Asia" Updates from assembly include transfer portal and rules for transgender athletes The Mariners Menu Preview Day brought local cuisine and legendary baseball dedications to the 2025 season Court ruling in Tennessee could affect NCAA eligibility for Washington athletes The average Great Lakes ice coverage reached an historic low in 2024, federal scientists found, marking another symptom of the region's tepid winter that brought limited snowfall, canceled ice fishing seasons and muddied ski hills The basin-wide seasonal average ice coverage was roughly 4.3% from Jan the lowest ever recorded for that time period a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor This season barely surpassed the last recorded average low ice year The record-high seasonal average was set in 1977 The long-term annual average is 29.4% ice cover Experiencing this recent warm winter was unnerving to Ayumi Fujisaki-Manome an associate research scientist at the University of Michigan's Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research She has lived near an inland lake north of Ann Arbor for a decade and in that time has noticed dwindling opportunities for hockey tournaments and other ice-dependent activities "That shift is really kind of scary to see and I see some businesses lost opportunities because of lack of ice More: Mild winter keeps Michigan ice fishers at bay More: Michigan Gov. Whitmer wants federal relief for businesses hit by warm winters Low Great Lakes ice cover could also lead to an increase in lake effect precipitation and dangerous driving conditions, she said. Winter weather will continue to vary year to year in Michigan, Fujisaki-Manome said. Atmospheric conditions again could bring the very cold winters like those that hit in 2014 and 2015. But balmy winters like this recent one likely will get more common, she said. "I can't say whether we'll have another warm winter again next winter, but in the longer term I think that's a condition we'll see probably more often," Fujisaki-Manome said. Expect less Great Lakes iceAnother statistic used by Great Lakes ice monitors puts that long-term warming trend on display. Ice scientists track each winter's maximum ice coverage as well as seasonal averages. They use that maximum figure to track trends in ice coverage, since the data stretches back into the 1970s and allows for a better measurement for the change over time. The annual maximum has been decreasing by about 6% per decade, meaning the Great Lakes are becoming less icy over time, Kessler said. This winter's maximum ice day was Jan. 22, when the lakes were 16% covered, the fourth lowest on record. There are two factors driving the declining ice coverage, Fujisaki-Manome said. One is human-caused climate change. Another is an up-and-down cycle of Atlantic Ocean temperatures that takes place over 60-80 years and may affect Great Lakes weather patterns. Scientists know both are happening, Fujisaki-Manome said. They are conducting research to understand how much influence each has on current conditions. Air and water temperatures are the main drivers of ice coverage, Kessler said. Average air temperatures in the Great Lakes region increased by 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit from 1951-2017, according to climatologists at GLISA, a collaborative of regional scientists. Inland lakes also experienced low ice this winter, as seen on Douglas Lake in the northern Lower Peninsula, where UM has a biological station on a 10,000-acre research campus. The lake's "ice-out" date was March 16, the earliest ever recorded, putting an end to the shortest ice season the researchers have recorded in 93 years. "Interestingly, the bay iced in on Dec. 1, 2023, and then melted less than two weeks later on Dec. 10. Then it iced in for the season on Jan. 6, 2024," said Adam Schubel, the UM biological station's resident biologist. "It's done something like this the past two years. One thing I note from my observations is that waterfowl seem to appear on open water immediately, whenever it appears, as if they're just monitoring lakes, waiting for them to thaw." The Great Lakes ice season is not technically over, Kessler said. Ice remains at "super low" levels of 0.4% basin-wide as of April 1. Most of that is in Lake Superior, which has about 1% coverage. "As far as the numbers are concerned, ice is basically off in the lakes," Kessler said. Updates from assembly include transfer portal and rules for transgender athletes. The Mariners Menu Preview Day brought local cuisine and legendary baseball dedications to the 2025 season, with opening day on March 27. Court ruling in Tennessee could affect NCAA eligibility for Washington athletes. Then came squishy-looking blanket coats good enough for sleeping in, as well as a stylish take on kuchofuku—jackets with electric fans incorporated in the side that you’ll often see workmen in Japan wearing to keep cool in summer. There were also reflective silver patches that appeared like blobs of mercury stuck on the backs of jackets (cool-looking, but also handy for being seen in the dark), and a Pleats Please-esque hoodie set-up that wouldn’t look amiss on the sofa or the subway. “Clothes can be broadly divided into two sides: costume-like aspects and tools for daily necessities,” explained Fujisaki after the show. “I entered the fashion industry because I originally liked the costume-y side of it, but I don’t think the industry is in a good place right now, so I’m trying to update it in my own way by presenting clothes as tools rather than just costumes.” With so much talk in fashion about post-streetwear this, WFH wardrobe-that, the straightforward idea of useful clothes that look good and can adapt to a multitude of scenarios is a balm. That’s perhaps why Fujisaki’s show tonight had a hint of the futuristic about it. Not in the depressing, apocalyptic way that we’ve all become used to when thinking about the future, but in the way it presented something that looks forward with positivity and purpose. There is hope yet. We explore the enticingly simple concept of Fujisaki with an explosive multi-course meal Sitting on a royal blue velvet bench under a gold marble ceiling glittering in the afternoon sun was the perfect setting in which to watch talented Japanese chefs attentively apply knife strokes with finesse Fusing Asian and Eastern traditions into edible works of art for a true gastronomic experience is the essence of Fujisaki Situated in the tranquil harbour precinct of Barangaroo in Sydney is the picture-perfect Japanese restaurant that’s encouraging you to leave your desk for a long lunch and takes your tastebuds on a tantalising adventure we tucked into the decadent two-hour course of luscious seafood and whimsical creations crafted for The Art of Lunch Elegant slices of scallop and tuna were simply paired with precisely cut lemon wedges A dainty mint leaf and a dab of wasabi complemented the fresh seafood but allowed it to shine on the charcoal slate dish A made-to-order tamagoyaki (omelette) eight-piece sushi roll was refreshing but was easily outstaged by the ebi (prawn) eight-piece sushi roll Each ebi roll incorporated fried squid ink creating a speckled appearance on the white rice while magnificent prawn tails stood out from two of the rolls The warm sensation of freshly fried crustacean was unexpected but a delightful surprise upon the first bite The quaint timber table for two was quickly flooded with small plates and bites which included kakiage (king prawn fritter with kewpie and hot sauce) kobujime (lightly cured kingfish with beer ponzu and prawn anglaise) and Japanese fried chicken – all perfect for sharing A post shared by FUJISAKI (@fujisaki_sydney) on Oct 21 But the star of the show was the steak tartare the MSA9-grade Wagyu beef shone with a raw marinated egg nestled in the centre and puffed rice sprinkled on top as cos lettuce cups gently stood to the side creamy yolk mixed into the beef before scooping it into each lettuce cup – and eating with hands was a must the steak tartare was a prime example of Fujisaki’s divine execution of cultural fusion A rich pork jowl roasted with crackling served on top of kimuchi was next out the kitchen accompanied by kipfler potatoes twice cooked with furikake and spring greens which aren’t nearly as simple as you would first think Standing elegantly in a sea of goma (sesame seed) dressing were three round tubes filled with green beans and rainbow chard stalks held together by the vegetable’s leaves Breaking into a roll causes an explosion of colour to burst onto the plate The best way to appreciate the nutty edge of the not-so-humble spring greens is to delve straight in and make a mess – or so the waiter suggested Giving the steak tartare a run for its money was Fujisaki’s signature dish salmon baked in cedar with wood ear mushroom The glazed baked fish is presented on a bed of wheat and cedar wood that is then set on fire right before serving to create a unique smoky flavour and decadent aroma – it’s a dish you smell long before The rubbery texture of the wood ear mushroom was an unusual but delectable addition the multi-course meal is topped off nicely with a light roast vanilla bean crumb and roasted pineapple the striking green cube was effortlessly devoured in a few spoonfuls While thousands of office workers nibble on an al deskco lunch Fujisaki is on a mission to encourage everyone to eat lunch with friends for a ‘brain break’ for an hour every day more than 40% of workers skimp on their lunch break nourishing the body with real meals and moving away from screens is a priority It’s no wonder the nation has one of the longest life expectancies in the world if the elegant meal created by the talented chefs is anything to go by enjoying the Art of Lunch is definitely something to get on board with #Fujisaki #Barangaroo #Japanese Originally from a small country town in Victoria Emily moved to Sydney to pursue a media career She worked across a number of print and online publications including News Corp and Fairfax Media before joining The CEO Magazine The CEO Magazine is more than a business title; 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News Soon, You'll Be Able To Play Diddy Kong Racing Natively On Your PC News Wii Homebrew Community "Built On Lies And Copyright Infringement" Show More © 2025 Hookshot Media, partner of IGN Entertainment | Hosted by 44 Bytes | AdChoices | Do Not Sell My Personal Information MEANSWHILE will soon be opening the doors to its first flagship store in Tokyo the new space is filled with clean interiors that reflect the brand’s design ethos “closest tool to the body,” a philosophy the brand believes will help individuals “personalize their style” by offering clothes that “transform and adapt with wear.” mortar and metal dominate the main structures of the store while warm notes of orange oak provide a bold contrast to the space’s look and feel Designer Naohiro Fujisaki curated the store’s furniture many of which have been modified and repurposed from their original form mirroring the brand’s affinity for modulation and functionality MEANSWHILE will be offering exclusive graphic T-shirts that reference alphanumeric MGRS (Military Grid Reference System) The front of the piece will come with a small “MEANSWHILE” logo while the back will be printed with MGRS coordinates of the shop But I am a visitor and can leave whenever I want The expanse of sagebrush and farmland is fading in the dying sunset It’s an echo of a former Japanese American incarceration camp that’s now the Minidoka National Historic Site It’s where my grandfather’s family lived with thousands of others during World War II After years of wondering what this site was like I’m visiting with the Minidoka Pilgrimage — a group of survivors descendants and allies who return to the camp annually to connect share stories and reclaim their own narrative in the place they were imprisoned They’re reuniting after years of virtual gatherings during the pandemic while the site faces what many feel is an existential threat: a proposed wind farm to be built nearby My grandfather Akio Ideta died when I was an infant We saw my great-aunt May Ideta from time to time but like many families never spoke much about it The Japanese phrase shikata ga nai — “it can’t be helped” — was often used by those incarcerated to help cope It also meant many put the experience behind them when the war ended and rarely revisited sometimes difficult memories This pilgrimage in July — the gathering and sharing of stories by younger generations and even survivors in their later years — feels like a gentle rejection of shikata ga nai It’s another to feel the unforgiving heat with sparse shade To sweat in the cramped barracks beaten by midday sun Searching through records at the visitor center I found my grandfather’s prison number and block — #11604G My great-grandfather Kiyoshi listed in the Issei memorial among the photos in an educational exhibit Talking with many survivors makes me wonder more what my grandfather’s time here was like what his family did to make their barracks more habitable Being with the remaining survivors helps me imagine These are some of their stories — Lindsey Wasson The baseball diamond unlocked the secret history of Jonnie Narita’s family Narita is a 24-year-old “yonsei” — a diasporic term meaning fourth generation Japanese American when he traveled to Minidoka to celebrate reconstruction of the camp’s baseball diamond Japanese families had turned to baseball to help fill the time And Nakagawa spent lots of his engaged in America’s pastime “He started talking to one of the park rangers,” Narita said “and he just breaks out into this play-by-play story of one of his games where he hit this crazy home run The event changed Narita’s perspective on the past and the power of the Minidoka National Historic Site to free the stories of survivors who long had repressed them out of shame we wouldn’t have all these family stories from my grandpa,” Narita said the experience compelled him to become involved in the pilgrimage to help create the space for others to connect with their families and community “Healing is a lot easier when you’re not doing it alone.” Mabel Tomita sat with her grandfather on the barracks steps at Gila River War Relocation Center in Arizona and watched for planes flying overhead It’s the American soldiers flying overhead,’” Mabel Tomita said “We would just raise our arms up into the air and say ‘Banzai!’ — a traditional Japanese cheer — three times.” was imprisoned at another camp several states away: Minidoka They would later connect through their shared experiences relating stories not just with each other but fellow pilgrims “It’s a sense of getting to know oneself more: ‘Why am I the way I am today?’ And it all stems back “And to get a better grip of what happened rather than hearing the stories from other people It has more oomph when you actually can get there yourself and see the terrain and imagine and remember the stories you heard happening in those places.” The Tomitas have visited many other sites to attend pilgrimages — at Gila River His first pilgrimage was as a journalist for the International Examiner It was the only way he could begin reconstructing the past that shaped his family Mochizuki is the author of several books for young readers most notably “Baseball Saved Us” — an imagining of what the national pastime meant to men and boys at Minidoka He credits the pilgrimage for helping him paint a full picture of life there “The scene of the crime needs to be left the way it is so it can be remembered for what it really was,” Mochizuki said “Would they do this around the Gettysburg battle site this year’s pilgrimage had additional meaning “For me it was like — their spirits are still there.” it came as a revelation that her mother had kept her despair hidden behind the stories of Minidoka “It was surprising for me as I was an older adult my mom shared with me that she had this deep And I never knew that when I was growing up,” Julie Abo said Mary Abo’s father had been separated from his family unable to speak English well and struggling to understand what was unfolding “I just cried all the time and I felt safe with my mother because I was her sole interest,” said Mary Abo “I was taking in my mother’s anxieties.” She remembers going with her mother to the washroom to scrub the family’s clothes The little girl liked to dip her hands in the soapy water and watch the drips Mary Abo’s granddaughter Maya Abo Dominguez came to realize the American experiment is not a given for all people “It’s definitely an important part of my identity as a Japanese American,” she said Sally Kobayashi was too young to remember the details but she recalled during her first visit this year the shame that haunted her Her understanding of her family’s stay would come years later when she flipped through a book with camp photographs her mother kept “She would go with me through the book and point out different things,” Kobayashi said where our family friends lived … the hospital and the mess hall.” influenced by shame about being prisoners in a country that viewed them as enemies and a cultural Japanese tradition that encourages a focus on the present a treasure documenting the trauma that forever complicated her family’s relationship with their adopted nation Erin Shigaki is a “yonsei.” Returning to Seattle after years on the East Coast she became a leading organizer of the Minidoka Pilgrimage and key activist fighting the proposed Lava Ridge wind farm Her father and grandparents were incarcerated at Minidoka “It wasn’t like they gave me information about their psychological state,” she said Erin Shigaki persuaded her family to visit the high desert site together Uncertainty about what emotions a return would arouse made them nervous But the pilgrimage helped unlock the family history Shigaki sought “[My father] has been able to open up and uncover some of that emotion,” she said “trying to figure out why his parents behaved a certain way after the war.” never got to talk with his grandparents about Minidoka It wasn’t until Kitajo’s first pilgrimage there that his family’s buried narrative began to surface The preserved buildings and photographs provided images he could trace back to his family’s time there “No matter how many chapters in a textbook you devote to it having something that you can physically visit and interact with and experience is always going to be more impactful,” he said became part of a community that is growing as younger generations seek to understand the incarceration of their ancestors “I’ve met so many people over the years of all ages all backgrounds that are all there for their own reasons,” he said to healing and breaking the cycle of shame within the Japanese American community learned about her grandmother Rose’s time at Minidoka years after she died She had to dig up the story of her family’s incarceration “I think they were scared,” Fujisaki said “but also it’s very Japanese thing to keep your trauma to yourself because you don’t want to burden anyone with it.” Fujisaki began to build a picture of her family’s past with the help of her aunt When Fujisaki attended the pilgrimage for the first time this year she met others seeking to fill in their own stories and began to feel a deeper bond to the place that shaped her family’s American experience is vital to healing — and younger Japanese Americans are recognizing their role in keeping those stories alive is key to remembering the stories of older generations who endured life in the camp “I know how hard it was not to say anything,” Fujisaki said Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations See more about AP’s climate initiative here The AP is solely responsible for all content Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Author Yoshiki Tanaka has given the world countless masterpieces including The Heroic Legend of Arslan and Sohryuden Among them is Legend of the Galactic Heroes which was published into 10 volumes total beginning in 1982 and 5 volumes of a side story The series has over 15 million copies in print Hot off the news in August announcing a new anime series produced by Production I.G a new development in the form of a comic has been revealed The new comic will be published in Shueisha’s manga magazine Weekly Young Jump Serialization will begin in issue 45 of the magazine on sale Oct Though Legend of the Galactic Heroes has been adapted into comics before unique world based on Tanaka’s original work Taking on this new challenge is popular manga artist Ryu Fujisaki Fujisaki is known for such hits as Fengshen Yanyi and Shiki This tag team between the iconic Tanaka and Fujisaki is certainly worth taking note of Legend of the Galactic Heroes is set in the distant future when humanity has ventured forth into the vast cosmos which spans several planets under the rule of an Emperor have become the two competing dominant powers history would change entirely with the appearance of two geniuses: Reinhard on the Galactic Empire side and Yang Wen Li on the Free Planets Alliance side Legend of the Galactic HeroesSerialized in: Weekly Young JumpSerialization begins in issue 45 of Weekly Young Jump on sale Thursday 8.Original Work: Yoshiki TanakaManga Artist: Ryu Fujisaki© Yoshiki Tanaka Weekly Young Jump Official Site Source: animeanime known from such series as *Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion* The release date for the *Wolf Girl and Black Prince* movie has been decided The movie will have a Japan-wide roadshow release at Shinjuku Piccadilly and other theaters on May 28 will be launching a digital BL (Boys Love) comic magazine titled *LiQulle* on Friday *Shonen Jump+* is Shueisha’s up-to-the-minute *Shonen Jump* web manga application This year's combined 36th and 37th issues of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine is revealing on Thursday that Ryū Fujisaki's Hoshin Engi manga is getting a new television anime adaptation The wording on the announcement suggests the new anime will be a remake instead of a sequel The Young Jump issue is also revealing a teaser visual for the anime The issue also reveals the new anime's three main cast members All three voice actors are different from the previous anime series Fujisaki's 23-volume manga originally ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1996-2000 The manga is roughly based on the ancient Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi The fantasy manga and the first anime adaptation takes place thousands of years ago An evil sorceress has bewitched the emperor of a powerful dynasty and he has become a mindless puppet The country is in shambles and evil spirits lurk everywhere The Confederation of the Immortal Masters plan a bold mission: they send a young master wizard to hunt down the villains and evil warlocks in the devastated lands Viz Media released the original manga in English between 2007-2011 The manga inspired a 26-episode television anime series in 1999. ADV Films released the anime on DVD in 2001-2004 under the title Soul Hunter. Discotek Media later released the anime under the same name on DVD in June 2016 Back Alley Teen," an irregularly updated visual project that focuses on young artists with a bright talent who drew attention as the 19th cheering manager of the 102nd National High School Soccer Championships She shines in back alleys in both her chic attire and dainty one-piece dress Tito's Tokyo dress, ¥77,000（tiit-tokyo.com) Queen and Jack: knit dress (both Esteem Press 03-5428-0928) The February issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine announced on Saturday that Ryū Fujisaki's Legend of the Galactic Heroes manga will move from Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine to Ultra Jump The newest chapter will appear in Ultra Jump in the magazine's March issue on February 19 Fujisaki (Hoshin Engi, Shiki, WaqWaq) launched the manga in Weekly Young Jump in October 2015 and Shueisha published the 16th compiled volume on December 19 Viz Media has published Fujisaki's Hoshin Engi and WaqWaq manga in English Hoshin Engi has inspired two television anime series and Shiki has also inspired an anime series Source: Ultra Jump February issue and magazine's website Fujisaki recently appeared on a talk show, where she revealed for the first time that she is a single mother of two. The programme aired clips of Fujisaki interacting with her kids, who are aged three and one. She was seen cooking while carrying her daughter in a baby carrier on her back, and feeding both kids when it came to meal time. Safe to say that audiences were shocked by the revelation. Fujisaki later released a separate statement on her Instagram page, writing: “I revealed on the show that I am a single mother. I’m sure many would have been shocked as it was the first time I announced [the news]. My life has been like a roller coaster in the past few years, and I’ll be glad to let everyone hear my story if given the chance to do so.” She then added that she considered keeping her children a secret. “There have been lots of speculation, and I’ve been harassed, with anonymous accounts revealing my kids’ names, and people trying to sneak photos of us while we’re out. There are limits to how much I can conceal, and I feared the spread of more misinformation. So I decided to make the news public,” she wrote.  “It feels good to [reveal] it myself!” she continued, before promising to do her best as a mother and an artiste. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 藤咲凪 (@fujisakinagi) I consent to the use of my personal data by Mediacorp and the Mediacorp group of companies (collectively “Mediacorp”) to send me notices promotions and updates including marketing and advertising materials in relation to Mediacorp’s goods and services and those of third party organisations selected by Mediacorp We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with 8 Days to be fast Upgraded but still having issues? Contact us Remove items from your saved list to add more Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime ShareChui Lee Luk and Ryuichi Yoshi outside the yet-to-be opened restaurant Fujisaki at Barangaroo Louie DouvisWhen Fujisaki opens in November its kitchen can claim of history of more hats than a spring racing carnival crowd The Barangaroo start-up has nabbed Chui Lee Luk the former chef-owner at hatted fine diner Claude's as well as Ryuichi Yoshii who closed his Yoshii Restaurant at The Rocks late 2016 after a 14-year run So what can we expect from this new Japanese restaurant headed by an innovative chef with Chinese-Malaysian heritage alongside one of the city's most skilled sushi chefs "We'll be working in collaboration and you'll also be able to have Yoshii's sushi and sashimi in the restaurant," Lee Luk says Just back from a fact-finding Tokyo food tour Lee Luk says her dishes will employ Japanese technique but won't be restricted by the tradition "I'm working on a dish that grills duck on the robata but uses a Chinese method of salting down the duck," she says A sauce made with native muntries will also feature in the dish "I'm also using fermented broad beans like the Chinese do black beans making a sauce with squid and serving it with pipis," she says Interior design outfit Design Clarity crafted the Barangaroo Avenue restaurant's interiors brass detailing and traditional Japanese burnt wood finishes Note: An earlier version of this story referenced the incorrect designer news and the hottest openings served to your inbox ShareLicense this articleMore: It has a well-recognized name and more than a century of history Many prominent figures from Japan and the United States have been involved in its efforts to nurture friendly ties between the two nations newly appointed president of the America-Japan Society Inc. feels that attracting people from diverse fields as well as younger people and Americans who live in Japan to its programs is a must for the group to keep growing.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); The America-Japan Society was established in 1917 as one of the first organizations to develop a friendly relationship between the two nations during World War I when bilateral ties were tense because of issues with China Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division.