A Rohingya immigrant in Tokyo is helping other women from her minority group who have fled persecution in Myanmar to learn Japanese and work after fulfilling her own dream of studying at university was born and raised in Bangladesh where her father had fled after being accused in Myanmar of joining an anti-government movement she tried to hide her Rohingya origins fearing discrimination and had to repeatedly change schools once her identity was revealed "I wanted to study at university and do something for others but it was impossible as a Rohingya," she said Her turning point came in 2006 when she married a man who had been recognized as a refugee in Japan she studied at a Japanese language school while earning money through a part-time job home to the largest concentration of Rohingyas in Japan she found out that many Rohingya women faced hurdles in everyday life such as trouble receiving hospital care and communicating with their children's schools Her first initiative was to start accompanying them to hospitals and schools She then opened a Japanese language school as a volunteer while offering consultations to help them solve their problems She has also launched classes to teach English and the Rohingya language to the children of Rohingya immigrants she conducted graduate studies in human rights and development at Waseda University and joined a company that handles accounting and clerical work helping other Rohingya women find work there "I want to focus on women's health and education for children to create an environment where Rohingyas can have dreams," said Khadiza Begum who now works at a Uniqlo clothing store while continuing her volunteering activities Special permission to stay in Japan given to over 200 foreign minors Ukrainian restaurants popping up in Japan as evacuees settle long-term Court grants Japan nationality to Afghan refugees' child in rare move To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible 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 Japanese version NOTE: this is an archived page and the content is likely to be out of date the center combines advanced technologies in the areas of facilities design and security with Fujitsu's years of experience in operations management As part of Fujitsu's "Green Policy Innovation" green IT project the new annex also showcases the latest eco-friendly technologies Clients can outsource their complex IT systems and services needs to Fujitsu with guaranteed assurance while at the same time Fujitsu can contribute to reducing its customers' environmental footprint As IT systems have become an increasingly critical part of corporate infrastructure in recent years companies have sought to improve the reliability and quality of IT while trying to contain its steadily increasing costs Fujitsu has striven to further expand its outsourcing services and constructed the new annex of the Tatebayashi System Center to serve as its core for new business the Tatebayashi System Center's highly reliable operations provide a solid foundation to support client IT systems All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Information provided in this press release is accurate at time of publication and is subject to change without advance notice The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. Website Feedback OnlyPlease leave your website feedback comments below kindly provide the steps you took so we can replicate the issue For general council inquiries, please see Council Contact page You can use CTR+V to paste a screenshot from your clipboard directly into the textarea above Otherwise you can upload a file from your computer below A sister city friendship that has grown over the past 20 years has been reaffirmed by Sunshine Coast hinterland school students and their counterparts in Tatebayashi Palmwoods and Woombye State School students extended a warm welcome to a visiting delegation from Tatebayashi City with officials signing a new student exchange program agreement Divisional Councillor and Councillor Assisting the Mayor on International Relations Jenny McKay said the agreement would strengthen the relationship built between the Sunshine Coast region and Tatebayashi City over many years “I’m proud to welcome this delegation to the Sunshine Coast and extend this wonderful opportunity for them to explore our gorgeous hinterland region,” Cr McKay said “Sunshine Coast Council and Tatebayashi City have a long-standing Sister Cities Friendship agreement and reciprocal visits by students have been occurring over the past 20 years the Sunshine Coast Sister Cities Association recently hosted a group of junior high school students from Tatebayashi on a seven-day study tour that included visits to Underwater World "The students were hosted by local families from Woombye and Palmwoods State School and we have received excellent feedback from the school community so it’s wonderful to be able to formalise this agreement and see it extended into the future.” Sister Cities Association President John James said the agreement would provide a chance for local students and their counterparts in Tatebayashi to learn from each other and share their experiences students from Tatebayashi will have the chance to be hosted by local families and experience the sights tastes and culture the Sunshine Coast has to offer and our local students here will have the chance to immerse themselves in Japanese language The delegation included the Chairman of the Municipal Assembly of Tatebayashi City and representatives from the Education Division and Volunteer and International Relations sections of Tatebayashi City Experience Sunshine Coast Living and community Environment Business Development Council Pay and apply © Sunshine Coast Regional Council 2008–2025 Will be initially tested at Fujitsu’s Tatebayashi Data Center A consortium of companies in Japan is partnering on a project to improve data center energy efficiency Japanese IT services firm Fujitsu has partnered with US IT solutions provider Supermicro Inc the partners will combine Fujitsu's liquid-cooling monitoring and control software and Nidec’s high-efficiency liquid-cooling system to develop an integrated service to support the increase of data center power usage effectiveness (PUE) The service will be initially tested at Fujitsu’s Tatebayashi Data Center with a goal of helping its customers achieve “world-class” PUE at their data centers by Q4 fiscal 2025 In using Fujitsu’s liquid cooling technology the partners expected to improve overall data center efficiency by up to 40 percent compared to air-cooled methods The use of Supermicro’s GPUs aims to eliminate the need for air cooling fans and Nidec’s cooling system is expected to improve thermal management and reduce overall power consumption Nidec will also provide proprietary pump technology Fujitsu’s liquid-cooling monitoring and control software is also planned for installation at Fujitsu’s data center portfolio in Japan with initial rollout starting in Q1 of fiscal 2025 The company claims that the solution is tailored for customers who are considering liquid-cooling for their data centers and will provide a one-stop support for the entire liquid-cooling solution lifecycle The offering will be provided through a subscription model which can be deployed with a low initial investment cost Fujitsu currently operates more than 120 data centers globally, with developments underway in Australia, the UK, and Japan. In 2023, the company announced its exit from the North American market Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia The information on this page is intended for journalists If you click NO you will come back to Mynewsdesk.com we introduce Ashikaga &Tatebayashi area reachable in only around one hour from Asakusa Station on board the Limited Express Ryomo Highlights include the flowers of Tatebayashi destinations which are beautiful not only in spring but also in fall fall colors are reflected in a temple floor autumn roses and cosmos flowers are on view at the Tobu Treasure Garden Stunning reds and yellows at famed fall color destinations ◆Orihime Park – Enjoy a walk through the blazing red Momiji (red autumn leaf) Valley Momiji Valley in Orihime Park, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, is home to around 1000 trees that produce incredible fall colors. Many tourists visit the valley, especially during the peak viewing season of early November through early December.https://www.city.ashikaga.tochigi.jp/site/kouen-syoukai-50on/kouen-orihime-momijidani.html ◆Hotoku-ji Temple; famous for fall colors reflected in the polished temple floor Tobu Treasure Garden; Alive with the Colors of Fall Roses and Cosmos Flowers Enjoy wine and beautiful vineyard scenery at the COCO FARM & WINERY The ‘FurattoRyomo Tobu Free Pass’-a convenient ticket for visitors to the Tatebayashi / Ashikaga area This ticket allows unlimited journeys for three days on trains and major bus routes in Kiryu, Ota, Tatebayashi, Isezaki, Midori in Gunma and Ashikaga and Sano in Tochigi.It also provides discounts and special offers at more than 200 participating stores and attractions, making it the ideal ticket for visitors experiencing the Japanese fall on a short trip close to Tokyo. https://www.tobujapantrip.com/en/ticket/ryomo/ Tobu Railway's massive network extends through Tokyo as well as four surrounding prefectures: Chiba Tobu is Kanto's largest private railway and is used by commuters Tobu Railways is one of many companies that is part of the Tobu Group where the world's most famous structures are re-created at 1:25 scale; the Courtyard Marriott Ginza Tobu Hotel and the Tobu Hotel Levant Tokyo operated in partnership with the Marriott Group The Tobu Group also develops and manages condominiums and various other properties along its railways and in Tokyo as well When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts which applies to the use of your personal data by the owner of the newsroom you follow Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services. 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Japan is currently in the grips of a heatwave that has swept right across the country Two women have died from heat related illnesses and over 300 people were admitted to hospital with suspected heatstroke by late Saturday Much of Japan has been has been sweltering for two days now as the temperature topped 35 Celsius on Saturday and Sunday Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) have issue extreme temperature warnings with the hot weather expected to continue into the new working week Central Tokyo saw the temperature reach 33.1 Celsius on Sunday afternoon This is a full 10 degrees above the seasonal average of 23 degrees the highest temperature recorded was 36 degrees in Tatebayashi Oita where the mercury hit 35.6 Celsius on Saturday Gujohachiman in Gifu Prefecture had a top temperature of 35.1 Celsius and Hiroshima Fukushima and Samata prefectures all topping 34 degrees JMA explained that the heat comes courtesy of a large dragging hot south or southwesterly winds across the country Temperatures are expected to ease back towards normal on Tuesday followed by thundery showers by the end of the week Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Steve EnomotoWriterChristopher JuePhotographerJun 12, 2013 A full catalog of Endless components were chosen for the brake department, such as their gargantuan six-pot front and four-pot rear calipers and rotors. Let’s not forget their stainless steel brake lines and a factory GT-R master cylinder to aid in the increased brake pressure. Cockpit Tatebayashi can be considered one of the great entities that changed the stereotypes of ECO engines forever. However to all fairness, this isn’t exactly an environmentally friendly engine with the huge snail nestled by the long block, but much respect to Tatebayashi for maintaining the NEO VVL concept and keeping the factory internals in tact. MotivationBreaking records at a circuit and driving the machine home on the street DrivetrainExedy twin-plate clutch system; Cusco Type-RS limited-slip differential SuspensionHKS base Cockpit Tatebayashi original suspension coilovers (front: 12 kg; rear: 7 kg); ARC front and rear sway bar; HKS Kansai front strut bar; Cusco rear strut bar, front camber control arms, and rear camber control arms Wheels/TiresRays Engineering Gram Lights, Bridgestone RE-11 BrakesEndless front 6-pot calipers and rotors, rear 4-pot calipers and rotors, steel brake lines, and brake pads; Nissan GT-R master cylinder; Trust brake fluid ExteriorURAS full aero kit; Sard GT wing; Nismo GT-R fenders, taillights; Stout hood InteriorDefi Link gauges, Bride full bucket seats, Cusco 8-point rollcage and crossbrace, Takata racing harnesses; Cockpit Tatebayashi original battery box; Alpine stereo Subscribe to our newsletters to get the latest in car news and have editor curated stories sent directly to your inbox The Cafe de Staël in the Gunma Prefecture's Tatebayashi City will close on Saturday. The café was the real-life inspiration for the café frequented by the protagonist in the opening episodes of the A Place Further Than the Universe anime Although the establishment was loved by anime fans and locals alike the 59-year-old owner Takaaki Maeda made the decision to close the store due to his deteriorating health after he suffered a fall Maeda suffered a cerebral hemorrhage at the end of September while the café was temporarily closed in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 He suffered a fall and was taken to hospital; due to the after-effects he found it difficult to reopen the business later His wife Miyoko ran the café during lunch hours in his stead with the help of friends but he ultimately decided to close the store within the end of the year "I am full of gratitude to everyone who visited not just locally but from around the country," Miyoko said "I am grateful to the A Place Further Than the Universe fans who came from all across the country." An acquaintance of the couple will open a new café in the new year which they hope will maintain the establishment's atmosphere and its importance as a pilgrimage spot for fans and is located close to the Tatebayashi Station a French painter of Russian origin of whom Miyoko is a fan The café was loved for its hot dogs and curry rice When the A Place Further Than the Universe anime started airing in 2018 the café was also coincidentally offering a 200-yen purin dish which the anime's protagonist is also a big fan of A Place Further Than the Universe premiered on Japanese TV in January 2018, and was streamed weekly on Crunchyroll Although the story opens in Gunma Prefecture's Tatebayashi City it centers on high school girls going to the South Pole "A Place Further Than the Universe." They struggle and grow together as they cope with extreme conditions Source: Jomo Shinbun via Goo News Metrics details Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) are finding a wide range of applications in the forthcoming sustainable society because of their carbon-neutral renewability and superior physicochemical properties we first show a cooperative organocatalysis by combining TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofiber (TOCN) and proline to enhance the catalytic efficiency in a direct aldol reaction The yields of proline-catalyzed aldol products drastically increased in the presence of catalytically-inactive TOCN This effect was also achieved by simply adding the TOCN to the reaction conditions where various proline analogues including structurally simple pyrrolidine and piperidine were used instead of proline TOCN was superior to physically-pulverized CNF in the organocatalytic efficiency and the nanofibrillation of cellulose microfibrils in reaction media was essential to induce the drastic enhancement in catalytic activity The present finding will bring a new entry in the applications of CNFs and open up a new phase in developing highly efficient molecular transformations in green chemical industries These applications have been aimed to design structural materials using the superior physical properties of CNFs Very fine and rigid CNFs are suitable for immobilization and exposure of metal nanocatalysts Schematic illustration of proline-catalyzed aldol reaction on cellulose nanofiber (CNF) the reaction using TOCN with lower carboxylate content (0.43 mmol/g-TOCN) proceeded similarly as compared to that with higher carboxylate content (1.68 mmol/g-TOCN) our method is clearly different from these conventional systems and the addition of TOCN disclosed here provides an entirely new approach to organocatalytic methodologies the reaction with the catalysts bearing acid functionalities smoothly afforded the aldol product whereas other catalysts without acid moieties provided several byproducts along with the desired aldol product the yield remained low even in the presence of TOCN when pipecolic acid was used as the catalyst (entry 7) Pipecolic acid probably does not have a catalytic potency our proposed reaction system would be completely different from the previous ones in the catalytic mechanism although partial contribution of carboxylate groups cannot be ruled out Further investigation is now underway in our laboratory to elucidate the evident effect of the crystalline surfaces of CNFs on organocatalytic behavior an unexpected nature of cellulose nanofibers to enhance significantly the catalytic activity in proline-mediated organocatalytic aldol reaction Nanofibrillation of cellulose microfibrils is essential for promoting the present reaction system The novel finding is a new entry in the applications of CNFs this operationally simple methodology to enhance the catalytic activities brings alternative approaches in developing highly efficient catalytic transformations carboxylate content; 1.45 mmol/g-TOCN) and never-dried sulfite pulp were kindly supplied by Nippon Paper Industries Co. Microcrystalline cellulose (Ceolus ST-100) was kindly supplied by Asahi Kasei Corp (Tokyo Other Chemicals of laboratory grade were purchased from Wako Pure Chemical Industries Ltd Japan) and used without further purification Microcrystalline cellulose (4.5 g; Ceolus ST-100 Japan) was suspended in 300 mL of deionized water (1.5 wt%) The suspension was subjected to the aqueous counter collision method (245 MPa 175 passes) using high-pressure water jet system equipped with a dual-nozzle chamber of 0.1 mm in diameter (Star Burst Labo The obtained mixture was then centrifuged at 12,000 × g for 20 min to afford 0.6 wt% of cellulose nanofiber water suspension as a supernatant Never-dried softwood bleached sulfite pulp (31 wt% 9.68 g; 3.0 g of dried form) was suspended in water (300 mL) containing TEMPO (48 mg) and sodium bromide (300 mg) TEMPO-mediated oxidation was started by adding sodium hypochlorite pentahydrate (4.94 g 10 mmol per gram of cellulose) to the cellulose suspension The pH of suspension was maintained to be 10 by adding 0.5 M NaOH with a pH stat for 4 h the oxidation was quenched by adding ethanol (30 mL) The oxidized cellulose was thoroughly washed with water by centrifugation repeatedly at 4300 × g for 10 min (5 times) The carboxylate content of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose in a pulp fiber form (TOC pulp) was determined by conductometric titration (carboxylate content; 1.76 mmol/g-TOC pulp) Water suspension of TOCN (1.0 wt% suspended in water 200 mg of cellulose) was mixed with acetone (30 mL) followed by centrifugation at 12,000 × g for 30 min fresh acetone was added and the mixture was centrifuged again This solvent-exchange treatment was repeated five times The precipitate of TOCN was suspended in methanol (32 mL) and 4-NBA (200 mg 10 mol% for 4-NBA) were added to the methanol suspension the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to afford the product as a pale yellow solid The product was characterized by 1H and 13C NMR spectra The enantiomeric ratio was determined by supercritical fluid chromatography with a chiral stationary phase Pale yellow solid; supercritical fluid chromatography analysis; AS-3 (CO2/IPA = 85/15 All the data generated and/or analyzed during the current study are included in this article and the Supplementary Information file and are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request Functional Materials from Cellulose-Derived Liquid-Crystal Templates Review: current international research into cellulose nanofibres and nanocomposites Electrochemical capacitance of nanocomposite polypyrrole/cellulose films Electrically conductive lines on cellulose nanopaper for flexible electrical devices Selective Permeation of Hydrogen Gas Using Cellulose Nanofibril Film Making flexible magnetic aerogels and stiff magnetic nanopaper using cellulose nanofibrils as templates Aerogels with 3D ordered nanofiber skeletons of liquid-crystalline nanocellulose derivatives as tough and transparent 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a Direct Asymmetric Aldol Reaction Quantum Mechanical Predictions of the Stereoselectivities of Proline-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intermolecular Aldol Reactions Theory of Asymmetric Organocatalysis of Aldol and Related Reactions: Rationalizations and Predictions Aqueous counter collision using paired water jets as a novel means of preparing bio-nanofibers Atomistic Modeling of the Adsorption of Benzophenone onto Cellulosic Surfaces Theoretical and Experimental Studies on the Adsorption of Aromatic Compounds onto Cellulose Carbohydrate-binding modules: fine-tuning polysaccharide recognition Download references This research was supported by an Advanced Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program from Japan Science and Technology Agency (T.K.) and by Research Fellowships for Young Scientists from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (K.K Daisuke Kanda (Kyushu Univ.) for NMR analysis Graduated School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences carried out all the experiments and performed the analytical characterization The authors declare no competing interests Publisher's note: Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22350-5 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science Fujitsu has added two new data center buildings at the Akashi System Center the company's main data center campus that serves western Japan The two new buildings are different in size and in level of earthquake resiliency One of the facilities is seismically isolated and the other is a “standard-spec” data center for lower-cost outsourcing services While engineers that design data centers in earthquake-prone Japan have traditionally been very conscious of earthquake-proofing the buildings the industry has been putting a lot more emphasis on this aspect of design since the disastrous Tohoku earthquake in March 2011 that was followed by a tsunami The top-spec facility (the seismically-isolated one) has capacity for 500 IT racks and the provider plans to expand it to 1,000 The lower-spec data center supports 100 racks and be expanded to 600 Capacity in the data centers will be expanded incrementally due to the extensive use of modularity in their design Both data centers take advantage of outside air to reduce cooling costs The free-cooling capacity can be supplemented with mechanical cooling when necessary designers of the facilities used computational fluid dynamics simulations for server room layouts The older data center at the Akashi site was launched in 1997 The company's other main Japanese data center Fujitsu has about 70 data centers in Japan total and 40 outside of the country It uses the facilities to provide a variety of ICT outsourcing services Overall, Japan's data center industry survived the Tohoku earthquake rather well told us following the disaster that no critical data center failures had been reported to the council The worst effects of Tohoku for the industry were the rolling brownouts Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) undertook periodically because a substantial portion of its generation capacity had been damaged by the disaster Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia Miyo Tatebayashi used to live about three miles from the Fukushima nuclear plant which suffered a crippling accident when the March 11 tsunami struck Japan she had just returned from a government-organized trip to the radiation zone in Fukushima prefecture along Japan's northeast coast "When I got out of the bus with my daughter and the nuclear disaster had irradiated her land Tatebayashi says she now realizes her life as she has known it is over crying as a friend comforts her by patting her neck the Japanese government says eight areas could be too dangerous for humans to live over the next two decades but many still worry about elevated radiation levels thousands of students in Fukushima City arrived in class wearing government-issued radiation monitors Four first-grade students study at the Tomioka Town Joint Temporary School housed into a soon-to-be-abandoned auto parts factory is home to refugee pupils from Fukushima prefecture's radiation zone Tatebayashi lives on the outskirts of Tokyo in an abandoned high school which serves as an evacuation center for 900 nuclear refugees ran a cosmetics and clothing shop near the reactors Yoshioka says life at the center is excruciatingly dull Yoshioka shares a high school athletic room with 40 people There's no privacy: Young women dress behind cardboard boxes Yoshioka marks the days by the movies he watches He's worked his way through four of the Rocky films The government has closed most of the major evacuation centers and resettled people in apartments and temporary homes People who lived a safer distance from the reactors have returned to their routines but just below the surface there is uncertainty and some fear 'Your kid had this level of radiation,' I can't see whether it means it's safe or not referring to a government-issued radiation monitor The local government has decontaminated many schools has an 8-year-old daughter and has thought about leaving "I thought it might be dangerous for my child," says Ishizaka "but there are still so many people that are living here "I think the government isn't doing enough," she says The couple is spending a warm Sunday afternoon indoors at a community center because they don't want their daughter exposed to the higher radiation levels outside Chitose runs around the community center by herself; a small pink box swings from a cord around her neck It's one of 26,000 radiation monitors the Fukushima City government gave students recently The devices will measure radiation exposure for each child over the next several months But parents say they're confused because the government still hasn't told them what it considers a safe level of radiation for children "I just don't know what this is useful for," says Hiroko Ishizaka 'Your kid had this level of radiation,' I can't see whether it means it's safe or not." This has been a common complaint since the disaster People say the government is slow to reveal information and explain things Neither the Fukushima City Education Committee nor the disaster management office could provide a safety standard for the radiation monitors City officials say it is up to the national government to set them Local residents walk among debris in Kesennuma A radiation monitor showed the level of radiation outside Fukushima City Hall was 1.09 microsieverts per hour an NPR reporter found similar readings around town Steve Simon is a radiation physicist at the U.S adding that 1 microsievert isn't dramatically higher than the level of radiation that occurs naturally "We're talking just a few times larger than background radiation," he says all the studies that have been found to have effects have been hundreds or thousands or ten of thousands of times." Would Simon feel safe living in Fukushima City "I would not have any hesitation about staying there based on that single bit of information," he says "That radiation level would not frighten me." Students Happy To Be 'Back Together Again' At the Tomioka Town Joint Temporary School teachers gather each morning to meet students as they get off the bus The greeting is unusually warm because this is an unusual school The students used to live in the town of Tomioka which is near the nuclear plant and is now a no-go zone because of radiation Teachers spent the summer creating a replacement school in the town of Miharu Most Tomioka students have scattered since the meltdown The school is housed in an auto parts factory that's soon to be abandoned the students — there are only eight — recite their lessons: "I like baseball a navy blue skirt and sailor's blouse with a neckerchief He says that after the disasters last spring — earthquake meltdown — it's nice to be with kids he knows from home "Very simply: I'm so glad," says Nishiyama Become an NPR sponsor At least 16 people died and more than 8,000 have been hospitalized in the last week across Japan during a heat wave that has gripped the country for several weeks More than 2,000 of those hospitalizations and at least two deaths occurred on Saturday and Sunday alone, according to NHK reports. One of the victims was an elderly woman who succumbed to the heat in her home in Funabashi Temperatures soared as high as 99 degrees in Isesaki City located about 60 miles north of Tokyo on Saturday hitting 101.8ºF and breaking an all-time July low-temperature record according to weather.com senior meteorologist Nick Wiltgen The heat wave has gripped the country for weeks. Tatebayashi, in central Honshu's Gunma Prefecture, topped out at 100.8 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, said weather.com meteorologist Jon Erdman It was the hottest location in Japan for that day Last week was particularly hot in many locations and temperatures in Kobe climbed to 96.8 degrees The Japan Meteorological Agency said three locations in northern Japan with weather data as far back as 1976 set all-time record highs Wednesday. Two were in Iwate Prefecture and one in Yamagata Prefecture, and all three reported highs between 97 and 99 degrees Fahrenheit. Weather.com senior meteorologist Nick Wiltgen said average high temperatures in July are in the lower 80s in this region (WATCH: How Long Will Southern Heat Last?) The number of people hospitalized for heat-related illnesses doubled from the previous week when Japan Today reported that 3,058 people were admitted to hospitals An FDMA report said that 578 of those sent to hospitals last week were in Tokyo and many of those sickened are at least 65 years old 27 people have died and more than 17,000 have been hospitalized due to heat-related causes this year in Japan The FDMA said heat-related emergency transports to hospitals since mid-May are up by about 17 percent compared to last year We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good We may use or share your data with our data vendors The Weather Channel is the world's most accurate forecaster according to ForecastWatch, Global and Regional Weather Forecast Accuracy Overview At least 16 people died and more than 8,000 have been hospitalized in the last week across Japan during a heat wave that has gripped the country for several weeks hitting 101.8\u00BAF and breaking an all-time July low-temperature record The heat wave has gripped the country for weeks. Tatebayashi, in central Honshu's Gunma Prefecture, topped out at 100.8 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, said weather.com meteorologist Jon Erdman The Japan Meteorological Agency said three locations in northern Japan with weather data as far back as 1976 set all-time record highs Wednesday. Two were in Iwate Prefecture and one in Yamagata Prefecture, and all three reported highs between 97 and 99 degrees Fahrenheit. Weather.com senior meteorologist Nick Wiltgen said average high temperatures in July are in the lower 80s in this region (WATCH: How Long Will Southern Heat Last?) The number of people hospitalized for heat-related illnesses doubled from the previous week An FDMA report said that 578 of those sent to hospitals last week were in Tokyo Council has 1 sister city relationship and 3 friendship city agreements which foster business cultural and educational exchanges for the Sunshine Coast community Japan offers a wide range of beautiful scenery depending on the season we introduce a number of outstanding flower-viewing spots in the Ryomo area Floral highlights include sweeping views of wisteria all reachable in around 90 minutes from central Tokyo set in extensive grounds within area of 94,00㎡ welcoming more than 1.5 million visitors per year It is particularly spectacular during the event “Wisteria Stories” held between mid-April and mid-May The display also includes more than 350 other wisteria and more than 5000 azaleas featuring in a collection of poems published more than 1000 years ago The park will give you a taste of the Japanese seasons like you have never experienced before We also recommend that visitors to the park stop off at Tochigi Station to enjoy the traditional Japanese architecture along the river running through the center of the city Ashikaga Flower Park：https://www.ashikaga.co.jp/english/index.html Tochigi Tourist Association：https://www.tochigi-kankou.or.jp/ ■Tsutsujigaoka Park – Colorful Azalea in Full Bloom Tsutsujigaoka Park has an international reputation as a beauty spot with a fine display of azaleas The “Tsutsuji (Azalea) Festival” is held between early April and early May who come to enjoy the flowers in various pinks and reds including the “Kotonaishiiai Azalea,” said to be 800 years old Tatebayashi is also famous for its delicious udon noodles which are known for their soft and smooth texture Local restaurant Hanayama Udon serves the noodles in a bowl with a racoon dog design Tsutsujigaoka Park：http://www.city.tatebayashi.gunma.jp/tsutsuji/english.html Hanayama Udon URL：https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1021196-d3923943-Reviews-Hanayama_Udon-Tatebayashi_Gunma_Prefecture_Kanto.html Japan’s Most Beautiful Natural Rose Garden Tobu Treasure Garden has extensive grounds which include approximately 1 million flowers of 4000 different types the contrast between the blue river of nemophila and other flowers is particularly arresting 3000 rose plants of 1500 varieties all bloom at once the best season to enjoy this remarkable garden which reflects the delicate sensitivities of Japanese floral designers Tobu Treasure Garden：http://treasuregarden.jp/en/ Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account Today's print edition Home Delivery The Gunma Museum of Art in Tatebayashi is in the center of the Kanto plain making it an ideal location for this showcase of contemporary artists' portrayals of landscapes.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); explores the nature of human beings and their interpretation of their surroundings lectures and workshops given by the artists and representatives of Tatebayashi Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi; 2003 Hinata-cho, Tatebayashi, Gunma. Tatara Stn. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ¥820. Closed Mon. 0276-72-8188; www.gmat.pref.gunma.jp 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 Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information Vox Populi Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun When I traveled to an art museum in Tatebayashi and I was mesmerized by the pond’s surface turning orange A local resident taking a walk told me this was a wintering spot for swans from Siberia I heard on the news that their arrival was peaking I imagine the birds swimming placidly at twilight There are said to be more swans this year than usual looking for food at Tataranuma apparently avoiding the heavy snowfall along the Sea of Japan coast “Wintering” is the word that pops into my head when I think of migrating birds as human travelers But what those feathered creatures are after is not mild weather of the Hagoromo (robe of feathers) legend in many parts of Japan is likened to a swan she marries the man and has a child by him But she eventually finds her robe and has to leave who has researched the Hagoromo legend for years says in his work “Hakucho” (Swan) that the tradition of ascribing sanctity to swans has to do with the fact that the birds arrive from the north and return to the north Akaba notes that humans recognize north as the direction where life is “blocked” and also probably as the place where life starts and ends Poet Yuko Kagiwada (1932-2020) likened the swan to “a soft boat” in one of her haiku Vox Dei is a popular daily column that takes up a wide range of topics the column provides useful perspectives on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture Osaka zoo’s ‘miracle’ roosters become stars instead of prey Study: Albatross once thought extinct is two different species Planned removal of ‘endangered’ status of crane draws criticism Study: Nearly extinct bird in Ogasawara is a distinct species 2.5 million birds culled in potentially worst avian flu season 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 The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Ryo Ikuemi's Principal manga revealed more of the film's cast members on Tuesday In addition, Shiori Ishikawa will play Ryoei Sugawara Yuina Kuroshima (live-action Strobe Edge, Sagrada Reset, left in picture below) will play protagonist Shima Sumitomo and Johnny's West member Nozomu Kotaki will play Gen Tatebayashi Mahiro Takasugi (pictured right in picture below) will play Wao Sakurai The film will open in Japan in 2018. Tetsuo Shinohara will direct the film, with a script by Yukiko Mochiji The movie will be filmed entirely in Hokkaido The manga centers on Shima Sumitomo and with attempts at befriending her third stepfather failing she decides to move in with her natural father in Sapporo she meets two handsome men named Gen Tatebayashi and Wao Sakurai though it seems like the more she gets close to them Ikuemi launched the manga in Shueisha's Cookie magazine in 2010 Shueisha published seven compiled book volumes for the series Ikeumi's Pops manga was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1993. JManga previously published his Cousin manga in English Source: Comic Natalie The information booth at Narita airport is located in Terminal 2 and can be seen by visitors straight after arriving in Japan from an international flight In addition to listing the 88 pilgrimage locations the booth includes a photo spot for Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale and gacha machines with anime and game-related merchandise The 88 anime pilgrimage concept is modeled on Shikoku's 88 Temple Pilgrimage, Japan's most famous Buddhist pilgrimage route. The Anime Tourism Association was founded in 2016 as a partnership between Kadokawa and various tourism and travel companies and bolster regional revitalization projects throughout Japan The list of newly added pilgrimage sites for 2019 is below: Source: Anime Tourism Association Press Release (December 21) Japanese version 'No time to rest,' given lead time for phase out of gasoline-powered cars latched onto the automotive sector when Japan's defeat in World War II ended its previous business supplying hydraulic devices for military aircraft company officials are once again looking to adapt KYB's know-how to a new area as its main product line -- conventional automotive shock absorbers that make use of its original hydraulic expertise -- is under threat due to commitments by Japan and other governments to reach net-zero carbon emissions Carp streamers float on the wind in Tatebayashi Ahead of Children’s Day on May 5 – the traditional time for carp streamer displays around the nation – about 4,000 colorful carp streamers are “swimming” in schools for the Koinobori no Sato Matsuri festival held at four venues in the city The main site on the Tsuruuda River is illuminated at night According to the city’s tourist association blossoming cherry trees will enhance the festival from the end of March 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 Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun The Anime Tourism Association revealed its 2019 list of 88 anime pilgrimage sites at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival in Roppongi Hills on October 29. The results are based on a poll conducted on the Anime Tourism Association's website from June to August this year This year's list features over 20 new series, including A Place Further Than the Universe (Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture), Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale (Tokyo), and Laid-Back Camp (Minobu City Classic pilgrimage spots such as Hana-Saku Iroha (Yuwaku Onsen, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture) and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Nishinomiya City Hyogo Prefecture) also made it to the list for the first time Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of the Kadokawa Corporation and the Anime Tourism Association said that last year there was some difficulty in getting the rights cleared with all the Intellectual Property owners within a short space of time but claimed that they were able to rectify that issue this year Newly Added Anime Pilgrimage Sites of 2019 Although the Association has not released the results of the fan poll for the 2019 list they revealed statistics from the poll indicating the popularity of the project overseas The percentage increased to 75% for the 2019 poll The top five foreign countries represented in the poll were Taiwan The Association attributed this to the close physical proximity between those countries and Japan Voters from those countries also reported higher rates of visiting the pilgrimage sites they were voting for (e.g 39% of Taiwanese voters compared to 22% of Italian voters) with 70% of them saying they'd been to the sites they selected Chinese anime pilgrimage fan and influencer Ruǎn Ruǎn Bīng appeared at the event as a guest to give some insight into the Chinese anime pilgrimage community “Chinese anime fans love going on pilgrimages,” she explained “It's like seeing the world of the anime come alive.” According to her, a particularly popular pilgrimage spot among Chinese fans is Tanegashima (Kagoshima Prefecture) from the Makoto Shinkai film 5 Centimeters Per Second That iconic railroad crossing is not something you'd see at all in China The mayors of various towns in Japan also came onstage to discuss the impact of anime tourism on their communities All of them said that they welcome anime tourism the mayor of Wako City in Saitama Prefecture said that he was so excited when he heard that the Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend anime would be set in Wako that he watched the entire series and visited all of the locations himself The 88 anime pilgrimage concept is modeled on Shikoku's 88 Temple Pilgrimage Japan's most famous Buddhist pilgrimage route The Anime Tourism Association was founded in 2016 as a partnership between Kadokawa and various tourism and travel companies The full list of the 2019 results can be accessed here (link in Japanese) National Report Chiba Prefecture--Mohammed Salim is despondent this Ramadan the traditional month of fasting for Muslims Salim would be meeting up with his friends at a nearby mosque and enjoying a lively meal with them after sunset he dines quietly with his family at home due to fears of the spread of COVID-19 infection a member of the oppressed ethnic Rohingya minority from Myanmar who now lives here said this is the first time in his life to observe Ramadan without going to a mosque Even during the darkest days of the military junta in Myanmar The family passes uneasy days in silent prayers to Allah to be merciful wondering how long their lives will remain on hold Salim and his family offered sunset prayers their hands spread in front of their faces in the traditional style of worship at their home close to Gyotoku Station in Ichikawa coconut crepes and brightly colored fruits in preparation for Iftar “I feel sad (at not being able to go to the mosque) because this opportunity means so much to us,” Salim said Salim was born and raised in a village in western Myanmar close to the border he high-tailed it to neighboring Bangladesh to escape a crackdown on the Rohingya people and went on to study at a university in Libya He arrived in Japan in 2003 through family connections but his application for refugee status was rejected Salim found work at a factory in Tatebayashi He obtained long-term resident status and moved to Ichikawa in 2007 They have three sons of kindergarten and elementary school age whom they brought here in 2017 as persecution against Rohingya intensified in their homeland The family’s income mostly derives from a halal grocery and kebab restaurant that Salim operates The restaurant's sales have fallen by half as customers self-isolate at home for fear of becoming infected with COVID-19 “That’s not enough to even pay my shop rent,” Salim said of the financial hardship the family now faces “We can hardly make a living if things continue like this.” With schools closed for the time being under an extended state of emergency Hajera expressed concern about her children and the stress they must feel at being forced to remain home “Our children are proficient in Japanese because they were born and raised in Japan,” Salim said “I dearly hope they will also learn the Rohingya language and Islamic teachings but they are now behind in their schoolwork.” the family is looking forward to receiving across-the-board cash payments of 100,000 yen ($930) per head under a government emergency economic package to mitigate the effects of the health crisis “I pay more than 1.5 million yen in tax a year,” Salim said I am so thankful for the fairness of the system that allows us to receive the payments.” Myanmar and Bangladesh are among countries that obliged people to remain at home except for essential outings Although Salim and his family are entitled to live in Japan for the time being there is little prospect they will be able to return to their homeland anytime soon Salim said he prays daily that the new coronavirus pandemic will ease May everybody be able to live a peaceful life,” he said although indigenous to western Myanmar close to the border with Bangladesh are denied citizenship in a country that is nearly 90 percent Buddhist and face sustained discrimination and persecution the International Court of Justice ordered the government of Myanmar to prevent actions that may amount to genocide The Myanmar government denies it has such an ethnic cleansing policy Many Rohingya are still living in exile as refugees Nissan had a lot going for them at Tokyo Auto Salon this year with all the hype surrounding the Fairlady Z34 and the continued interest in the R35 GT-R The Skyline has taken a backseat to those new models in attention but there were still some nice examples carrying the torch for fans of the "original" Skyline GT-R's ,as well as the rear-drive Skyline models I wont be including the R35's in this post because as you know the new GT-R has become a totally separate model from the Skyline here's the ER34 Skyline coupe displayed by Cockpit Tatebayashi the car is designed for both street and circuit use in mind but it seems there's been a renewed interest in the ER34 models among Japanese tuners lately but it'll look like one coming up in your rearview it's Masa Motorsports delivering their signature R34-converted Nissan Stagea goodness finished just a few days before the show opened Another example of semi-gloss paint and color-matching lettering on the 19" TE37's The V36 Skyline (Infiniti G37) is a car that's been regrettably overshadowed by the GT-R Parked alongside the orange Z and R35 in the Zele International booth was this gorgeous V36 Coupe the whole package is very tasteful and understated One of the best "sleeper" cars from this year's show I'd say This BNR34 seen in the Bridgestone Tire booth is another Cockpit-tuned machine By now you can probably tell which tuners have relationships with which tire companies The URAS booth is always as a popular place at Auto Salon as Nomuken's wife slings goods and accessories to showgoers URAS aero has never been particularly subtle and the ER34 sedan Type-GT wide-body is no exception Also shown by URAS was the "Type-GT ER34 ECO" The concept for this stock-engined two-door Skyline is "good fuel economy with GT looks" Here's BSK Factory showing that the Spocom look isn't dead yet with their slammed and lambo-doored ER34 Is it bad that I actually kinda liked this thing the HKS Driving Performer BNR34 in the Advan Wheel booth HKS may not have had a booth at this year's show but I'd say this car repped pretty well for them I hope you guys are ready for some vanning action there are not too much skyline this year at TAS I think I am in love with it to stepsAn, it is just the perfect car for the street really. P.S. Heat treated exhaust tips and blue anodized lugs http://ll.dev.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/dev.speedhunters.com/Images/Mike%20Garrett/1JanFeatures/TAS09/gal2.jpg the V36 has been greatly overshadowed by the Z34 and the GT-R but I really dont like the 2 door skylines Nissan is the only company (I feel) that has been able to create a bad a** sedan Those ER34's look realy outdated when you see a V36 coupe I hope you are joking when you said u like the green 34 what's teh difference between the ER34 and the BNR34 so I'm glad to see that tuners are still working on the earlier SkylinesHowever and the new ER34 GT kit is wild?will there be a 'The Kei cars of TAS' covergae I laugh at the URAS stuff.It is becoming so similar to VeilSide stuff that was made a decade ago Am I the only oen who loves the v36 skyline the G35 looked better than the 350z and the G37 continues that tradition by looking better than the Z34 There's no question as to which is the more sporting car(370z) but there's also no question as to which one I'd own(G37) nothing is more "Japanese" than those little boxes on wheels:) Can we please get a desktop from this section And by that I mean the first pic of the skylines in a row- so nice better than previous version of the "driving performer" Sure they may be almost mechanically identical to the R32 GTR and people may think they are kinda "sluggish" matching kit and purrrr of an exhaust note I dont really like any of those skylines except the blue cockpit er34 and the hks bnr34 Those uras kits are probably the worst I've ever seen is there any chance that when Nissan month comes around if you could do a full aritcle on the not-so-well known NISMO 400R (i'm sure you know what it is That is my favourite out of all the Skylines and as i said it is not too well known.Would be appreciated!!! nice skylines,would be nice to get the last one as a wallpaper,so nice... a bit surprised i havent heard news of blitz's rwd manual-equipped gtr here on speedhunters yet aaa Speedhunters is an international collective of photographers writers and drivers with a shared passion for uncovering the world's most exciting car culture stories Japanese version Tetsuo Shinohara will direct the film, with a script by Yukiko Mochiji Source: Comic Natalie today announced that they have jointly developed technologies for designing eco-friendly datacenters The technologies include a datacenter operation management system with energy consumption visualization technology, as well as a spot air conditioning system which prevents hot spots from emerging inside the datacenter (patents pending). These technologies promise to reduce CO2 emissions by 40%(1) for IT facilities which collectively account for over half of datacenter energy consumption The two companies plan to employ these technologies as the basis for an eco-friendly datacenter solutions business Fujitsu Limited is currently applying these technologies at the new wing of its Tatebayashi System Center facility The technologies will be exhibited at the Fujitsu booth at CEATEC Japan 2009 from October 6-10 at Makuhari Messe Larger View (80 KB) Larger View (53 KB) In addition to these jointly developed technologies the new wing of the Tatebayashi System Center will benefit from a facility cooling design that uses outside air common-area heating utilizing exhaust heat The two companies are each offering eco-friendly datacenter design solutions. Fujitsu is offering its Green Infrastructure Solution(5), and Fuji Electric Systems is offering Green IDC(6) Both companies expect that these technologies will be able to rapidly reduce the power consumption and environmental footprints of the IT facilities at datacenters and contribute to a reduced environmental footprint for society as a whole Colorful carp streamers sway in a spring breeze over a river in Tatebayashi 4,000 of the streamers were put up at four locations in the city for the Koinobori no Sato Matsuri festival for which families with boys likewise string up the carp-shaped wind socks A lighting event at the main venue on the Tsuruudagawa river is being held in the evenings for the first time in four years after having been suspended due to the pandemic The plight of Rohingya Muslims has made headlines as the Myanmar military's escalating attacks against the ethnic group often described in media reports as "one of the world's most persecuted minorities," have captured global attention Following clashes between the country's military and Rohingya insurgents in October 2016 prompting tens of thousands of Rohingya migrants to flee to neighboring Bangladesh and other nations.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar since Aug when renewed insurgent attacks triggered a ferocious military response To celebrate 125 years since prominent artist Insho Domoto's birth the museum dedicated to his legacy and designed by the man himself is holding a special exhibition of work from his diverse career.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); Domoto's career as an artist took off after winning a prize at The First Japan Art Academy Exhibition He went on to be a prolific artist while studying under the painting master Suisho Nishiyama later making a name for himself for his nihonga (Japanese painting) works Domoto's oeuvre also included family portraits in oil pen sketches of landscapes and he even designed bridal kimonos The exhibition aims to cover Domoto's full repertoire a children's workshop and a rakugo (story-telling) session Kyoto Prefectural Insho-Domoto Museum of Fine Arts; 26-3 Hirano Kamiyanagi-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto. Kitano Hakubai-cho Stn. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Fri. till 7:30 p.m.) ¥500. Closed Mon. 075-463-0007; insho-domoto.com The official website for the Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~ television anime revealed 11 more cast members and the first piece of key visual art (seen at right) for the anime on Monday The cast remains the same from the first TV anime series and the Yozakura Quartet ~Hoshi no Umi~ OVA series, with the addition of Ai Kayano (Guilty Crown, Dream Eater Merry) as V Japanese version