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Sample blue ramune-soda-flavoured soft cream served with nemophila-shaped cookies, pretty blue lemonade, lattes and even a blue-tinged curry ramen. While you're at it, pick up a few souvenirs to take home with you including nemophila macarons, cookies and jewellery featuring the flower of the season.  The park is home to various other spring flowers, too, including daffodils and tulips, which also bloom between April and May. facebooktwitterpinterestinstagramAbout us Ibaraki — A work of art in the shape of a giant snake has appeared on the grounds of Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent 600 kochia trees and other materials collected from throughout the park were used to form the Chinese zodiac’s sign for the year 2025 The artwork is 32 meters long and 30 meters wide and is said to have taken three weeks to create so the park set up the artwork in the hope that visitors will make changes that help them advance in the direction of their dreams Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser Search Global Hitachi GroupProducts & Services Hitachi GroupCorporate Information Information contained in this news release is current as of the date of the press announcement but may be subject to change without prior notice To promote integrated solution developments in electron microscope and probe microscope related businesses by strengthened collaborations with customers 2022 – Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (Hitachi High-Tech) today announced the opening of its new demonstration and collaboration base "Advanced-Technology Innovation Center Naka (ACN)" in the city of Hitachinaka This facility will function as a site to demonstrate above mentioned products to customers and to initiate and to promote the development of new solutions for analytical system products via collaborative activities at the closer location to its design and development base Hitachi High-Tech will swiftly deliver integrated solutions developed from deepened its group's core technologies: "Observation as one of the important activities of Hitachi's Lumada to contribute customer's advancements and growths in cutting-edge fields by these solutions and to aim further enhancements of customer satisfaction and its business enhancement This page has been translated using TexTra by NICT. Please note that the translation may not be completely accurate.If you find any mistranslations, we appreciate your feedback on the "Request form for improving the automatic translation " we held a My Number Insurance Card Experience Event at Fashion Cruise Newport Hitachinaka The Maina Health Insurance Card Experience Event is an initiative to help people use their Maina Health Insurance Cards in medical institutions with peace of mind by using a demonstration machine of the My Number Card reader (card reader with face authentication) actually installed in medical institutions to experience the operation of the screen related to the confirmation of identity by face authentication and the consent to provide information The citizens who actually experienced it said "I've never had a chance to touch a card reader before so I'm glad I did." and "I'm glad to know that if it's a card reader from medical institutions you can register to use the insurance card from My Number Card." In addition there were many people who already use My Number Card instead of paper insurance cards in medical institutions and other places Senior Vice-Minister for Digital ISHIKAWA visited the Fashion Cruise Newport Hitachinaka and together with visitors and people from area operated the card reader using their own My Number Card and experienced identity verification using facial recognition in response to an interview from a reporter "I would like to steadily increase the usage rate of my National Health Insurance card through experience events." If you wish to continue to hold the My Number Insurance Card Experience Event at a local government or commercial facility In charge of the Digital Agency For the public Group Digital Promotion CommitteeContact: support-digital-ps _ atmark _ digital "@" is displayed as " _ atmark _ ".When you send an email please change " _ atmark _ " to "@" (one byte) As corporations are also increasingly becoming required to take concrete measures to prevent global warming has set a goal of carbon neutrality toward making its plants and offices carbon net-zero by FY2030 Hitachi High-Tech Group was the fastest company to have four offices achieve carbon neutrality Full-scale efforts began in FY2018 and culminated in the four locations of Hitachi High-Tech Kyushu Hitachi High-Tech Science Fuji Oyama Works and Naka-Marine Site achieving carbon neutrality by March 2021 an interview was carried out with a Hitachi High-Tech Group employee which asserts that CO2 emissions from Hitachi plants and offices will be net-zero by FY2030 from the group’s Sustainability Management Department says that the four offices that attained carbon neutrality are garnering attention from both inside and outside the company Katakura says: “Hitachi High-Tech Group successfully cut CO2 emissions across these four locations by a total of 17,939 tons I think this is a critical factor in demonstrating corporate value I’ve recently been hearing people from the sales department say that they also want to showcase products and solutions that do not emit CO2.” was completed in March 2021 in Hitachinaka City It is a state-of-the-art plant that operates on 100% renewable energy Katakura says: “During the building review phase senior management requested that ‘new plants emit zero CO2,’ so renewable energy was used from the time of construction and no CO2 is emitted during production processes either.” Hitachi High-Tech Kyushu switched to renewable energy to achieve carbon neutrality The plant converted from power generation that uses fossil fuels to hydroelectric and geothermal power generation along with installing solar panels to generate power from the sun the plant transitioned their company car fleet from gasoline cars to EVs Hitachi High-Tech Fine Systems and Hitachi High-Tech Science Fuji Oyama Works use power that is certified to indicate that it is produced by renewable energy to achieve net carbon neutrality Hitachi High-Tech Group has been investing in energy conservation and enacting a wide range of measures to cut CO2 emissions including changing over to high-efficiency air conditioners and LED lighting and stopping temperatures inside buildings from rising these measures alone were not enough to achieve carbon neutrality and Hitachi High-Tech needed to make further cuts in CO2 emissions It was during this time that a significant turning point occurred: the adoption of the Paris Agreement in December 2015 The Paris Agreement prescribes “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels” as a global goal and contends that countries must limit CO2 emissions as much as possible which was pressured by the need to cut CO2 emissions increased their efforts via its Sustainability Management Department and Procurement Division leading these efforts by emphasizing to employees the importance of switching from power produced by oil and other fossil fuels to power derived from renewable energy Katakura says: “Although our team is comprised of eight employees only three of us including myself were involved in formulating measures to achieve carbon neutrality While Katakura and his team started promoting the changeover to renewable energy the relevant employees didn’t agree with the plan of switching to renewable energy They questioned the need for the switch at that time The level of understanding within the company of environmental problems then was lower than it is now.” Katakura and his team had to work even harder to get the respective sites to make the change to renewable energy Katakura says: “Switching to renewables increases cost I kept getting asked why we needed to make the change now Even though I repeatedly explained the reasons why the need for changing to renewables didn’t take hold.” The idea that they came up with to get through to the employees was generating a simulation of power costs Katakura says: “The government was contemplating an increase in the environmental tax that is charged in accordance with CO2 emissions and we highlighted that we might have to pay an enormous amount in power bills in the near future we forecast that power bills could swell to between 17 and 35 times that of FY2017 in the future.” When Katakura explained this simulation at a meeting senior management showed an interest in the importance of switching to renewable energy Katakura says: “By explaining that switching to renewables was the best way to hedge cost increase risks and that solving this important issue would improve corporate value I could finally gain the understanding of senior management.” “This was the moment that the roadblocks were swept aside,” reflects Katakura “I’m sure that a change in public mood worldwide played a part but the direction that the wind was blowing completely changed thanks to senior management’s decisiveness and high recognition of carbon neutrality.” Hitachi High-Tech Group now has other companies asking them how they successfully cut CO2　emissions Even though it looks like they might be on the cutting-edge of carbon neutrality Katakura reckons that “we still have a mountain of issues to tackle.” A number of work sites belonging to Hitachi High-Tech Group that emit a large amount of CO2 are located in the Naka district of Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture and it is imperative that further energy conservation and a changeover to renewables occur Another challenge with going carbon neutral is the problem of tenants (rented office space) Katakura says: “We have to explain the merits of switching to renewable energy to the owner of the building that the tenant is in and to think about the best way to address the issue.” Although there are still many other challenges to overcome including for overseas subsidiaries to achieve carbon neutrality Katakura is aiming to keep working hard to help plants and offices both in Japan and overseas achieve carbon neutrality I’m going to continue to do my best to strive to achieve carbon neutrality across the entire Hitachi High-Tech Group.” one of the country's iconic outdoor music events was relocated last year to a new venue as the pandemic-caused cancelations wrought damage to its original host city The city of Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture missed the chance to generate significant income when the rock fest was canceled for two years straight and moved to Chiba -- an easier-to-access location from the metropolitan area found its way back by launching its own music festival in 2022 over 40,000 people attended the three-day event named LuckyFes And good fortune will follow as it has been decided that Rockin' will be staged in both Hitachinaka and Chiba next year on two separate occasions a woman in her 40s who came with her family from Kanagawa Prefecture was in the crowd that sang along and twirled their towels to the music of "Shonan No Kaze," one of the acts who performed at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka She was not only pleased with the entertainment but the available facilities as well at the July 15-17 event "There is a nursing room and children's play area so it's a great event to bring your kids," she said Rockin' had been held every summer at Hitachi Seaside Park since 2000 and in 2019 more than 330,000 people showed up over five days it was called off in 2020 and 2021 and then moved to Soga Sports Park in Chiba Estimates put the missed economic opportunity due to the 2021 cancelation at approximately 1.1 billion yen ($74.4 million) the majority owner of local broadcaster Ibaraki Broadcast System decided to launch a new music festival at the vacated Hitachi Seaside Park "It gave me a sense of mission to do something for my hometown," said the 61-year-old Hori and has featured performances by Kaori Kishitani the former lead vocalist of the all-female rock band Princess Princess singer-songwriter Maki Ohguro and many other prominent artists Lacking any experience in managing large-scale music festivals was able to make LuckyFes a reality within six months of announcing it enlisting the cooperation of a firm with Rock in Japan Festival experience to handle security and the delivery of facilities "There were many staff members and spectators who were there for Ibaraki which naturally created a sense of togetherness," Hori said adding that according to a survey of this year's spectators about 40 percent had never been to a music festival before The impact on local industry has also been palpable "Whole melon cream sodas," a specialty of Rockin' made by using hollowed-out Ibaraki-produced melons as drink containers The prefecture is Japan's leading melon producer I'm sure the melon producers were happy," said Norimoto Isaka an "izakaya" pub owner who sold the beverage head of a Japanese traditional inn tourist association near the event site hopes to see the atmosphere of the festival continue "There had been people who came to stay (for Rockin') every year as if they were returning to the countryside." in addition to the event in Chiba in August Rockin' will be held for five days in Hitachinaka in September LuckyFes will take place in Hatachinaka over three days in July "It is rare to have two large-scale music festivals in the same place in one summer," said Yasushi Umino chairman of the Hitachinaka City Tourism Association "We hope people will visit the surrounding sightseeing spots as well." 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Read our policy By 2016-06-22T14:33:22+01:00 The port of Hitachinaka has opened a new terminal for the handling of construction and mining machinery as part of a major expansion programme for the port The terminal is owned by the Ibaraki prefectural government The port is around 100km north-east of Tokyo and located near a production hub for equipment makers Hitachi and Komatsu Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) provides services for both manufacturers including three to four sailings per month from the port to North America WWL was present at the ceremony marking the opening of the terminal along with the Hitachi and Komatsu and representatives from the government “As WWL has built a good and strong relationship with [the Ibaraki government] over the years They asked us if we could arrange having a vessel alongside the new terminal loading Hitachi and Komatsu units during the inauguration,” explained a spokesperson for WWL WWL's vessel MV Talisman was amongst the earliest vessels to call at Hitachinaka after the Japanese earthquake in 2011 arriving on June 1st (he first was ECL's car carrier on April 25th on route to Indonesia) the new terminal at Hitachinaka has been built by using landfill ash from the adjacent coal power station part of the expansion programme at the port which will also see it develop into a major export hub for Fuji Heavy Industries and Subaru automobiles in the future WWL would not disclose the volumes it handles for Hitachi and Komatsu It said that it had long-standing relationships with both customers and that they were two of its major customers for rolling (or high and heavy) equipment Site powered by Webvision Cloud Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker On September 6, the press was given a sneak peek of the nighttime illumination event at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture The stars of the show were the summer cypresses The event made its comeback on September 8, following a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic recognized for its distinctive round appearance about 33,000 summer cypresses are illuminated as the sun sets a rainbow of colors bathed the green plants in sync with the music the public relations officer for the Hitachi Seaside Park Office "We hope visitors will have an exciting time with their loved ones." This special event runs from 5:30 pm to 9:15 pm on Fridays Visitors can also look forward to stage shows and food and drink events at the venue (Read the article in Japanese.) Author: The Sankei Shimbun You must be logged in to post a comment ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Subscribe! Honolulu Magazine | Honolulu Family Deb’s route took us north toward the coast, to Hitachinaka. Yes, Hitachi brand is the primary employer in this area, so pretty much everything bears its name. These towns are cute, but really small, so it was appropriate that I was wearing my Route 99 tank top on this day This is how deserted the Hitachi-Kounosu Station is Every city in Japan has its own manhole cover design Here’s what we saw on our way to the brewery Deb and her manga industry friends are very into beer, so they wanted to explore the Hitachino Nest beer brewery — more accurately, the Kiuchi Brewery so was happy to find they had something for everyone Kiuichi’s special seasonal sake with a slight bite and very robust but not manly (My go-to sake is Narutotai Namagenshu and that is kind of manly.) I say this because that quality will probably appeal to both men and women It seems versatile enough to drink on its own or pair with simple Japanese foods like the lunch we were about to have Toronto Comic Arts Festival Director Christopher Butcher with Jarrett Samson We recommend you go early and grab lunch first at Nakaya They make fresh soba noodles using the same water as the brewery The Sagakura Course (1700 yen) starts with six seasonal appetizers the veggies at the front of the plate were pickled but they weren’t overpoweringly vinegary The miso pork was done just so you could get the pork flavor but not so blatantly meaty that it overpowered the vegetable items The pumpkin cream cheese mousse on the left was some kind of magical spread that was everything and nothing at once We all ended up ordering some kind of cold soba with hot dipping broth I kind of wished I ordered this one because it was so comforting Mine was no less delicious and you can’t see it but there are medallions of duck in the broth Chris ordered his soba with tempura so we ordered a side of mushroom tempura to share I’m kind of a fanatic about tempura in Japan since it’s always so light and crunchy Dessert was included in the lunch set so we each got a piece of pumpkin cake and coffee made with the same water they use at the brewery (I couldn’t really tell the difference After lunch and a spin around the gift shop our guides piled us into two cars and drove us to the actual facility where all the beer is a Brit who came to Japan to teach English He took us through every part of the plant from the mash room to bottling and packaging and you won’t see any of their products on the market for at least a couple of years But the company has bought state-of-the-art equipment to get it going Post-tour sake for me The tour is 2,000 yen (about $18) and included the tour plus a coupon for a free beer of our choice at their bar at Mito Station you get to taste a flight of four beers and compare them There was another couple on the tour with us and they had to share a flight of beer and the guides brought ONE glass for five people to share you would think every person would at least get a small flight of beer to themselves and wouldn’t have to share the same glass of water Be sure to discuss this when booking the tour, and maybe pretend you’re not with anyone so you can get your own flight. For more information on the brewery and tour, click here. By the way: While we were drinking at Mito Station Deb and I drank a bottle of Yamazaki 12-year whisky while watching Japanese TV I highly recommend watching their various television shows to get a glimpse of the bizarre side of their culture The program of the night seemed to be a version of The Newlywed Game where couples had to show how well they know their spouse But somehow these two naked guys got thrown in the mix I’m kidding about the Hokkaido promotion.) The larger guy on the right is apparently a famous comedian whose schtick is wearing skimpy underwear and getting into poses that make him look completely naked I’m wearing (underwear).” He’s so popular right now that I showed this video in a new business pitch on the trip and immediately impressed people with my being very trend-savvy For more photos from this trip, click here. at the Convention on Biological Diversity of the 15th Conference of the Parties (CBD-COP15) the Kunmíng-Montreal Biodiversity Framework a new global target to be achieved by 2030 was adopted and established 30by30 the Ministry of the Environment released "30by30 Roadmap," which summarizes the processes and concrete measures for achieving the domestic 30by30 targets and began certification for the "Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Site" in 2023 The "Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Site" is an area certified by the Minister of the Environment for which biodiversity conservation is attempted through the efforts of companies and municipal offices The certified areas except for protected areas will also be registered in the international database as "OECM (Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures)." a celebration for “SITC Direct Call Service” was held by the Hitachinaka Port Promotion Association at the port the President of the Hitachinaka Port Promotion Association and concurrently the Mayor of Hitachinaka City attended the event with port-related personnel from Civil Engineering of Ibaraki and customers’ representatives and is the 15th port of direct call in SITC Japan routes The new route SKT6 connects Shanghai, Taicang, and Hitchinaka to provide quick service to local customers and provides import and export services by using Shanghai parts to transit shipments to Thailand, Vietnam, India, and other parts of Asia. 2024 Logistic Issues and reducing Co2 emissions are common concerns between SITC and customers SITC has always adhered to sustainable development and is committed to promoting environmental protection and providing customers with low-carbon and comprehensive logistics cost advantages อัพเดตข่าวสารและบทความที่น่าสนใจในอุตสาหกรรมโลจิสติกส์ก่อนใคร ผ่าน Line Official Account @Logistics Mananger เพียงเพิ่มเราเป็นเพื่อน @Logistics Manager หรือคลิกที่นี่ Autumn is approaching bringing with it the anticipation of beautiful fall foliage across Japan And the JR East Mito Branch Office has exciting plans to offer travelers a rich experience of the season.  Between October 1 and November 30, JR East will run 97 special trains. Tickets are available for purchase up to a month in advance. These trains provide a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the season, which is strongly associated with food and sports in Japan Additionally, the special direct express train "Hitachi No 92," affectionately called "Red Fluffy Kochia Train" will operate from Sendai (Miyagi Prefecture) to Katsuta When the foliage is expected to be most beautiful along the Suigun Line there will be additional services to keep up with demand These include the "Kazekko Koyo Kairo" and "Kazekko Okukuji Yoru Meguri" connecting Mito and Hitachi-Daigo with additional services on November 3 and 4 Extra "Kazekko Suigunsen Koyo-go" trains connecting Koriyama in Fukushima Prefecture and Hitachi-Daigo will be available on November 11 and 12 "Travelers on the [open-air] tram 'View Coaster Kazekko' can enjoy beautiful panoramic views of the Kuji River mountain streams and the hills ablaze with red and yellow leaves." the Mito Komon Manyu Marathon will be held in Mito City There will be five limited express trains running to and from central Tokyo and 39) will run from Katsuta to Shinagawa and two "Tokiwa" trains will head from Katsuta to Ueno for the Oarai Anko (anglerfish) Festival on November 19 the JR East Mito Branch will increase the number of "Tokiwa No 98" limited express trains to accommodate tourists heading home.  For the Tsuchiura All Japan Fireworks Competition scheduled for November 4 there will be additional trains (two limited express trains and six local trains) on both inbound and outbound lines.  The "Hitachi No 17" limited express will make special stops at Tsuchiura Station in Tsuchiura City From October 1 to November 30, "Hitachi No 1" trains will stop at Tomobe Station in Kasama City on weekends and holidays. This will make it easier to visit golf courses around Kasama City from Shinagawa and other parts of Tokyo (Read the article in Japanese.) You must be logged in to post a comment Recent expansions at Japan’s Hitachinaka Port including a RoRo berth near several construction equipment OEMs’ assembly plants are helping Japanese manufacturers to streamline their supply chains and speed up delivery to European and North American markets The Japanese port of Hitachinaka has opened a new RoRo berth as part of its ongoing expansion programme Located in easy reach of a production hub for several equipment manufacturers with nearby factories the new berth will ease congestion at the busy port and improve transit times to key markets Europe and North America are important export markets for these Japanese construction equipment OEMs and the strategic location of this new berth will help keep supply chains running smoothly manufacturer Hitachi’s machinery exports to Europe and North America had been shipped from a berth 4km away from its factory greatly improving the OEM’s access to the port a strategic nerve centre for its global exports WW Ocean currently offers two sailings a month from Hitachinaka on the Asia-North America trade route one sailing a month on the Asia-Europe route and EUKOR’s two to three sailings Asia-Africa route Our vessel M/V Asian Vision was among the first to call at the new berth “This new berth will help to improve the efficiency of our fleet and provide easier access and shorter transit times for customers,” confirms Masaki Kunimatsu Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s head of port and cargo operations in Japan a single afternoon at the beach just won’t cut it for the summertime If you’re yearning for sand beneath your feet and sunshine on your skin this new glamping site in Ibaraki could be worth adding to next season’s to-do list.  East Coast Fine Glamping Hitachinaka Ibaraki is roughly two hours by train from Tokyo Station There are six dome tents with barbecue areas plus a heated pool – the first for a glamping facility in the Kanto region. Each tent is fitted with a furnace and air conditioning unit to keep you cool on hot summer days or snug and warm on chilly winter nights.  With the beach mere steps away, spending the day swimming in the ocean or lounging on a sunbed might seem like the only natural way to pass the time, but don’t forget to visit the Hitachi Seaside Park during your stay the expansive park is one of the most popular attractions in eastern Japan known for its sprawling meadows that boast a colourful array of flora every season.  A soft opening is scheduled for April 29, just in time for the Golden Week holidays with rates currently set at ¥30,000 per person The package includes an outdoor teppanyaki-style dinner with skillets of ajillo as well as a breakfast of freshly baked bread You can book your stay online through the site’s official website Take our Time Out Index survey and tell us what life is like in Tokyo This Starbucks near Mie's Ise Grand Shrine blends in with the area's heritage vibe The new Toggle Hotel in Suidobashi is all about colour blocking Foreign residents can use the JR Tokyo Wide Pass to travel around Kanto Adachi becomes the first ward in Tokyo to recognise LGBTQ+ families Want to be the first to know what’s cool in Tokyo? Sign up to our newsletter for the latest updates from Tokyo and Japan. Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information Ibaraki Prefecture--A retired railcar has made its debut as a unique Shinto shrine on unused tracks on Hitachinaka Seaside Railway Co.'s Minato Line here A Shinto ritual was performed to mark the founding of Hitachinaka Kaiun Tetsudojinja shrine in the city's Ajigauracho district on June 19 which uses the railcar as its "goshintai" object of worship and the rails for its torii gate "The shrine may protect worshippers from traffic accidents and bring good fortune for a long life," said Hisaaki Sato the head of a civic group set up to revitalize the area with the help of railway buffs The railcar is a KiHa 222 diesel unit built in 1962 and has been stored at Ajigaura Station after it was retired from service in 2015 which maintained an accident-free record during its many years of service was used in a mine railway in Hokkaido as well as on the Minato Line Sato also plans to build a torii gate at Nakaminato Station on the Minato Line in the city's Shakamachi district the shrine at Ajigaura Station would act as the main hall so that railway tracks connecting the two stations could serve as the approach to the shrine "Worshippers will be able to travel along the approach aboard a train on the Minato Line," Sato said "It'll be interesting to see the areas along the line act as 'nakamise,'" he added referring to traditional areas found on the grounds of temples and shrines where visitors can buy items to pray for good fortune The costs of the project were covered through a crowdfunding campaign last fall the president of Hitachinaka Seaside Railway "The ideas we get from local residents are always a help to us," he said the party’s over with JR East’s plan for earlier last trains JR Shikoku to run open-deck sightseeing train in Tokushima Wheelchair user takes flak online for train trip to unstaffed station Rail companies test AI systems that spot visually impaired riders JR not on board with preserving historic railway embankment 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 on which this method will be transferred and optimised This cutting-edge instrument will be inaugurated on 24 September in Toulouse Relations between the CEMES-CNRS and HHT began in 2009 when the French laboratory was seeking to acquire a new transmission electron microscope (TEM) able to perform experiments that would have been impossible with conventional instruments French and Japanese researchers subsequently collaborated in the development of a new microscope that fully meets research needs The CEMES completed six months of construction work to meet the requirements for installing such an instrument (mechanical The French-Japanese team also developed a new “double stage” objective lens allowing to inject the laser beam in two sample stage positions within the optical column and the first tests were carried out with the CEMES team at the HHT factory in Hitachi Naka (Japan) before the microscope’s transfer to Toulouse in the spring of 2019 By combining this lens with the ultrafast coherent electron source and various accessories this new microscope will make it possible to develop new methods to explore the properties of materials This unique instrument offers the CEMES-CNRS along with the entire international community the opportunity to study the ultrafast dynamics of matter on scales ranging from the micrometre to the atom thereby supporting various research areas such as nano-optics and the dynamics of biological macromolecules National Report One of Japan’s largest outdoor music festivals will be held in September instead of August from now on because summer temperatures are unbearable The organizer of the Rock in Japan Festival had been mulling a change in the schedule for the past five years or so It concluded it would be unrealistic to continue holding the festival in August because it is so hot Climate change was cited for pushing back the date The festival attracts tens of thousands of music fans each year Organizers said a primary concern was the health of the fans which “entails complicated tactics for management,” said the organizer Arrangements are now being made for the Rock in Japan Festival to be held for five days on weekends and national holidays between Sept 21 next year at the Soga Sports Park in Chiba The Soga Sports Park has hosted the music gala since 2022 The new schedule will be announced in January the Rock in Japan Festival was held in August in Chiba It was likewise held in September to celebrate its 25th anniversary at the state-run Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka As the Hitachi Seaside Park served as the festival’s venue from 2000 through 2019 the organizer is looking to stage the Rock in Japan Festival again in Hitachinaka for the 30th anniversary event as well Fuji Rock to be canceled for the first time in its 24-year history Subsidy may be yanked from music festival for flouting rules Rare footage of Pink Floyd in 1st outdoor rock festival in Japan Much-maligned music festival in Aichi spawns COVID-19 cluster Masaaki Yuasa’s anime ‘Inu-Oh’ to screen at Venice Film Festival 1st Hakata Dontaku parade in 3 years draws a huge crowd Major semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics Corp has decided to resume production lines halted due to a fire at its main plant by April 19 But the company expects it will take until at least late June before shipments return to levels prior to the March 19 fire at its Naka Factory in Hitachinaka which is a key production facility at the factory is now expected to be repaired by the end of this week More than 1,000 people are working every day on recovery efforts at the plant Renesas will soon start installing new manufacturing equipment there but some of the equipment will not be procured until May or later More than 60 percent of the products affected by the fire are semiconductors used for automobiles That has dealt a further blow to the automotive industry which is in the grips of a global chip supply crunch Semiconductors are in short supply around the globe as demand grows for personal computers and home appliances due to people adopting stay-at-home lifestyles amid the pandemic The company plans to make up for its lost production capacity at its factory in Saijo and a major Taiwanese contract semiconductor manufacturer to minimize the fire’s impact on the production of automobile semiconductors All eyes are on how long it will take for chip production to return to normal Some analysts estimate the factory’s stoppage could force Japanese automakers to slash production by up to 2.4 million units of cars Semiconductor shortage on the agenda when Biden Renesas fire will likely force carmakers to reassess output Fire at Renesas Electronics could hurt auto sector microchip supply Japan asks Taiwan manufacturers to cooperate in chip production Japan car makers scramble to assess impact of Renesas auto chip-plant fire INSIGHT: How Toyota thrives when the chips are down Visitors walk through a sea of scarlet kochia as its dried branches were used to make brooms Park officials said the crimson color can be seen through the middle of this week The park’s public relations official said she hopes visitors will enjoy the contrast between the vermillion kochia and the azure sky Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. Japanese version A moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Ibaraki,  Japan The quake had a shallow depth of 46 km (29 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) Hitachinaka Shi has a very high level of seismic activity Based on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900 there are about 325 quakes on average per year in or near Hitachinaka Shi Hitachinaka Shi has had at least 12 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900 which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years Hitachinaka Shi has about 77 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 24 quakes per year The last earthquake in Hitachinaka Shi occurred 2 hours and 52 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.6: Mag. 1.6 earthquake Japan: E Off Ibaraki Pref - writeAge(1746487620)A light magnitude 1.6 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of  Japan in the morning of Tuesday The quake had a shallow depth of 44 km (27 mi) and was too small to be felt by people Hitachinaka Shi was shaken by 3 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above and 6 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0 There were also 12 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel The strongest earthquake in Hitachinaka Shi in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 4.5 and occurred 1 day 10 hours ago: Mag. 4.5 earthquake 32 km SE of Hitachi - Japan - writeAge(1746376493)A moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Ibaraki,  Japan Don't Miss the Red Kochia Hill at Hitachi Seaside Park this Autumn Have you heard of these cute pom pom plants called “Kochia” If you are seeking to see something a bit different from ordinary autumn leaves The tremendous 350 ha field is filled with countless kochia balls making a spectacular scenery at the Miharashi Hill in Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture Don’t miss the Kochia Carnival in 2025 autumn Hitachi Seaside Park (国営ひたち海浜公園) is located in Ibaraki Prefecture summer cypress or burning bush) during autumn If you missed a chance to see the blue flower field this spring why not to take a revenge with the astonishing red carpet this autumn 🙂 ▶ Nemophila Harmony at Hitachi Seaside Park this year there are approx 40,000 kochia balls planted at the Miharashi Hill in June and grow their size from 15 cm to 70–80 cm during summer They gradually turn their colour from green to red from July to October you can enjoy kochia in fresh green colour and with gradation colours in green-yellow-red in mid to late September there will be an event “Kochia Carnival” held at the park annually for about a month in October cosmos flowers are in full bloom from early to late October It’s paved around flower fields so enjoy walking around those cute and colourful flowers and plants The park gets extremely crowded on weekends as everyone comes to see this spectacular seasonal scenery so it’s highly recommended to visit there on weekdays to avoid crowds Map: https://goo.gl/ZFcRtj Access: Take JR Joban line from Ueno station to Katsuta station take Ibaraki Kotsu bus towards “Hitachi Kaihin Koen” for 20 mins Official website: https://hitachikaihin.jp/ Kochia Carnival at Hitachi Seaside Park is definitely one of the best spots to visit during autumn Looking for more beautiful autumn spots in Japan? 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