Hazuki auditioned for Ace Crew Entertainment in 2019 and made her professional debut that same year as Saori Hidaka in the D4DJ cross-media franchise. Her other roles include Saki Kotobuki in Rebirth, Hina Kasama in Teppen—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til you Cry, and Iona Okada in Tōgane! Omatsuri-Bu She also enjoyed a musical career and performed in stage productions Sources: Himari Garden, Comic Natalie The page you are looking for may have been moved or expired Tōgane! Omatsuri-Bu (Tōgane! Festival Club), a regional anime series set in Tōgane city in Chiba prefecture, will premiere on April 4 within the Chiba TV channel's Next TV Chiba-Dokoro program The story follows Minori Tochino, a girl who is into festivals, and her friends as they strive to revive the festivals that once were a dynamic cultural part of their city station's west side. The series will employ limited animation to depict the characters' expressions with real photographs of Tōgane city as backgrounds Ryō Deguchi is composing the background music and the opening theme "Odoryanse," which Haruka Kudō is singing TЯicKY sings the ending theme song "Tōgane Time Capsule ~Kokoro no Himitsu~" (Secret of the Heart) The weekly series will premiere on April 4 at 25:14 (effectively Sources: Tōgane! Omatsuri-Bu anime's Twitter account, Comic Natalie Starbucks Japan has opened a flagship store in Togane City which showcases the brand’s commitment to sustainability and highlights a circular concept for used coffee grounds This is Starbucks Japan’s second store to be verified under the Greener Stores Framework which targets to lower the impact of its stores on the environment as well as reduce carbon emissions The store features local Sambu cedar and Japanese yew trees It is powered by solar panels and locally generated renewable energy Batteries will be included in the solar system to back up for outdoor activities Starbucks says the store plays a major role in the collaboration between Starbucks Japan Togane City and Sanyu Plant Service Corporation The used coffee grounds will be recycled into cattle feed used on farms where the company sources its milk The milk makes beverages at around 200 Starbucks stores across the Kanto and Kansai areas food waste from the store will be converted into compost to grow produce directly at the rest stop in Togane City in cooperation with Chiba Prefectural University of Agriculture “I believe that even if the actions of each of us are small each step we take will become a path leading to the future,” said Ayumi we would like to build the future together with the community.” By continuing, you agree to Octomedia Terms And Conditions and Privacy Policy rented about 1,000 square meters (about one-quarter acre) of land and started farming in Mizuho including Japanese mustard spinach and rocket without using any agricultural chemicals or chemical fertilizers She ships them to supermarkets and farm stands as well as to a local kindergarten to be used in children’s lunches such as shipping spinach in small bags so that consumers can enjoy it without worrying about leftovers a woman’s perspective can be advantageous in agriculture There have recently been many women renting plots of land to farm though they do not come from farming backgrounds The number of women entering this field is still relatively small but those who do enter it seem to be attracted by a challenging job that is easily influenced by weather and other uncertain factors This is in addition to the recent trend of more and more people coming to desire a more nature-oriented lifestyle Nakai became interested in farming when she was a high school student Although she studied at the Junior College of the Tokyo University of Agriculture Nakai learned how to grow vegetables at a farm offering hands-on agricultural courses “The difficulties I faced when things didn’t go as planned due to the weather and other factors made me feel like this is really interesting,” she recalled Though concerned about whether she would be able to continue in the profession she thought she would be able to increase yields improve sales and make a living in agriculture by employing patience and creative methods Nakai went on to receive agricultural training for 16 months from a farmer who was introduced to her via a consultation office for people wishing to begin farming so she compensates by helping out at other nearby farms started working in agriculture by joining Earthwormers an agricultural corporation that operates the Aiyo Farm in Togane while she was working as a company employee in Tokyo she attended an agriculture-related business recruitment event “I really felt like this industry has a future,” she said Toyoda learned about Earthwormers while studying at the agricultural business school Agri-Innovation College in Tokyo Toyoda is also involved in other general work including shipping products to individual houses and restaurants and selling them at markets in urban areas “The growth of vegetables varies from day to day,” Toyoda said “There is no correct answer for effectively harvesting and packaging products — it’s all about a trial and error but it’s fun trying different methods and finding the best one “It would be great if one day I could one day run a guest house where guests can enjoy meals cooked with vegetables that they harvest themselves.” About 2,000 to 3,000 women without agricultural backgrounds go into farimg every year “We receive many inquiries from people in their 20s and 30s who are working,” said Masatoshi Miyai at a consultation center for new farmers set up by the National Chamber of Agriculture due to increased awareness in terms of safety and security of the industry and the desire for a more nature-oriented lifestyle we have also received inquiries from people hoping to start new cafes or restaurants using produce they grow themselves.” women accounted for 34 percent of farmers who entered agricultural corporations and 11 percent of farmers who obtained their own land “Given the physical strength required in agriculture many women feel uncertain about their prospects of making a living on their own just from farming Some farmers even feel hesitant about leasing a plot of land to women,” said Kyoko Saito executive director of the Rural Women Empowerment and Life Improvement Association in Tokyo a professor of rural sociology at the Tokyo University of Agriculture women are better at selling and developing products using agricultural produce If more agricultural corporations employ people based on their skills there would be more women farmers in the industry.” Data shows that farms with women see an increase in sales highlighting the fact that women make great contributions to farming The government has high expectations that women in farming could help vitalize the farming industry Organizations with women in executive or managerial posts saw their sales increase by 23 percent in three years according to a 2012 survey by the Japan Finance Corporation on agricultural corporations and others that the JFC financed The figure is higher than for companies without women in administrative posts — an average rise of 9.4 percent women were involved in farming at about 90 percent of the farms and agricultural corporations that reported sales of agricultural products amounting to 10 million yen or more “Women possess a unique consumer perspective in the area of sales and product development including label designs and price setting,” a JFC official said the agriculture ministry started a project to foster female operators in the farming business the ministry also plans to certify and give awards to agricultural corporations that concentrate on the active promotion of women farmers Demitasse cup and saucer with rose design 1947-52 Japanese exports had to be labeled "Made in Occupied Japan" from when civilian trade resumed in 1947 until 1952 which in recent years have become popular collectors' items Cup and saucer with Willow-pattern design,1947-52 Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report CHIBA–A company executive and former Olympic judoka was arrested on Feb 29 on suspicion of defrauding a woman by claiming to use her investment to purchase cryptocurrency on her behalf is accused of swindling about 40 million yen ($266,870) from a company executive in her 70s from Togane The suspect allegedly used LINE messages and phone calls to persuade the victim into purchasing virtual currency promising her a guaranteed return on the investment Chiba prefectural police believe that the total damages may reach several hundreds of million yen Maruyama competed in judo at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where he finished seventh before retiring from the sport and opening a children's judo workshop in Kasuga The Asahi Shimbun interviewed the former Olympian in November after the allegations surfaced Question: You collected money from investors claiming to purchase cryptocurrency with the fund Maruyama: I used it for things like travel expenses when going overseas to buy cryptocurrency The conversion (of the cryptocurrency in question) into cash hasn't started yet Q: Didn’t you intend to swindle the investors A: I never had any intention of deceiving anyone I introduced cryptocurrency to them with good intentions Q: Why did you ask people to invest in cryptocurrency I met a woman through Facebook who said she needed my help to promote the OneCoin cryptocurrency but she kept inviting me to just listen to her speak She encouraged me to attend a cryptocurrency seminar and I went to one that was held at a hotel in Tokyo “This must be the real deal.” So I started investing Q: How did you meet the woman who paid you 40 million yen A: I was introduced to her four or five years ago by an acquaintance of a person I met at the seminar (This article was written by Natsu Miyasaka Court says Tokyo Disneyland must pay damages to employee Dead yakuza boss referred to prosecutors for donating homes Chinese investors hide land deals in Japan by using cryptocurrency Loving owner cares for aging Shiba Inu of ‘Doge’ meme Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please 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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 お探しのページは、削除されたか、名前が変更されたか、または一時的に利用できない可能性があります。 but living in Japan had to be one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life I taught English in the small seaside town of Togane just southeast of Chiba City and an hour by express train from Tokyo I noticed that some men and women still followed traditional roles outlined for them by Japanese culture Like something out of our own ’50s stereotypes the man brought home all of the money and spent evenings at the bar with his co-workers while the wife controlled the finances and the household the importation of Western mores and modernization has changed these roles significantly (such as women going to work) Japanese directorial giant Yasujiro Ozu’s final film the values of traditional Japan clash with the impending modernism imported during the ’60s The story concerns widower Shuhei Hirayama (Ozu regular Chishu Ryu in a touching who realizes that he must allow his daughter to marry lest she suffer the fate of becoming an old maid by devoting her life to care for him Though many consider the film to be Ozu’s last words the director died from cancer at 60 and we cannot expect him to have made the film with encroaching death in mind Ozu is the most popular director to come from Japan His films are instantly recognizable for their stationary as if the viewer is the one they are addressing most of Ozu’s work meditates on a similar theme: domestic stories centering on the conundrum of whether a daughter will marry or stay home to care for a widowed parent Stars Ryu and Setsuko Hara (before she became a hermit) frequently took on the role as father and daughter in these dramas But anyone who accuses Ozu of making the same movie over and over has not really watched these films for the subtleties in each really makes them unique widower Hirayama is living the traditional Japanese life content to keep his daughter Michiko (Shima Iwashita) at home (she cooks and cleans) while he goes out in the evenings to drink with his old friends His son Koichi (Keiji Sada) and his wife live nearby while younger son Kazuo (Shinichiro Mikami) is still at home Hirayama’s drinking friends insist it’s time to marry off Michiko A chance encounter with an old teacher lovingly called “The Gourd” (a hilarious Eijiro Tono) forces Hirayama to decide between his comfort and his daughter’s happiness Although Hirayama and Michiko’s story is central to the plot the other characters provide an array of possibility for the direction of their fates Hirayama’s friend Horie is now married to a woman the age of his daughter who he dutifully kowtows to Koichi does not make enough money to pay for a pair of golf clubs he covets much to his wife’s (the CFO of the household) chagrin This consumerism counters the dying patriotism that fueled World War II (as demonstrated by a lonely drunken veteran in a bar who comes to life when a military march is played) Straddling this line of tradition versus modernity is Hirayama Sanzō Wada (1883-1967) began his series of woodblock prints titled Showa Era Occupations he planned on publishing one-hundred scenes of how Japanese people made a living in both traditional and modern professions at the time Such series of pictures of everyday life have a long history in Japan Wada was forced to suspend his project in 1941 because of the outbreak of war releasing an additional 24 prints in the next two years under the title Showa Era Occupations Part II highlight Wada’s ability to give life to the human form It is said that he spent more than a decade sketching people at work before embarking on the project Thanks to Wada’s powers of observation and expression and the skills of the woodblock carvers and printers still active at the time Showa Era Occupations gives us an opportunity to appreciate how ordinary people lived during an extraordinary period in history The prints in this exhibition come from the private collection of Visiting Professor Andrew Horvat Click Web design by Ai Yagishita junior in the Faculty of Media Studies Showa Era Occupations: Sidewalk food vendor Showa Era Occupations: Kindergarten teacher If you are interested in Japan and learning Japanese is one of your goals then applying for the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) scholarship will be your best decision – encourages Julianna Świć a student of Asian Studies at the Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Lodz and shares her impressions of her almost a year-long stay at Josai International University in Togane you can apply for 11-month trips to universities in Togane or Saitama you need to know Japanese at a minimum level of N2 (understanding everyday Japanese Universities also differ in terms of their study curricula I have had the pleasure of studying at Josai International University in Togane where I attended intensive Japanese language classes as well as additional classes in English (Gender Studies you must pass an entrance exam to determine your level of mastery of the language I had two types of courses from Monday to Friday In addition to studying during the scholarship tennis classes and other activities thanks to which you can make new friends and improve your language skills Some may be put off by the fact that Togane is a fairly small town and it takes more than two hours to get to Tokyo I will try to convince you that this is a good place to be Living in a small town in Japan for a language learner is a great opportunity to really brush up on your Japanese Japan is a country where English proficiency is still not that common there have been people with me who have just started learning Japanese and yet they have done very well The Japanese are more than happy to support you in overcoming language barriers even though they may seem a little intimidated at first it is worth going on such a scholarship is that you will have the opportunity to revise your existing interests (assuming this would be your first extended stay in Japan) By studying information about the country in Poland Very often we may have a misconception of Japan that we will not be able to verify without actually being there you will check whether you really want to associate your future with it or whether it is just a temporary fascination And I believe that it is better to define your interests sooner rather than later considering the attitude of the Japanese towards you Just like representatives of other nations they have the same attitude towards visitor-tourists – the desire for profit dominates That's why they are so eager to invite them someone who is genuinely interested in their country when I met Japanese people from outside the university I always introduced myself and indicated that I was in Japan on a scholarship I immediately felt more trust and openness on their part In addition to meeting the academic objectives of the trip you will have the opportunity to explore this beautiful and intriguing country How about visiting Torii just before the classes has plenty of charming places to offer such as Hakkaku Lake and Hiyoshi Temple Togane is about 25 kilometres from the ocean coast so trips to the beach in Kujukuri can be a nice break from studying is approximately 27 kilometres from Togane station During the academic year (which is divided into four semesters) you will also have the opportunity to make longer trips such as during the break from the end of January to the end of March This is a great opportunity to visit even remote locations you will have the opportunity to celebrate various festivals (Matsuri) and get to know this exotic culture from the inside out Staying in Japan is also a great opportunity to live independently Be sure to pay the dormitory rent and insurance on time and carefully plan your expenses - after all you receive money every month for your own needs I would like to encourage you once again to apply for a scholarship at JIU you will gain valuable experience and make contacts that may make it easier for you to find a job in Japan in the future I wholeheartedly advise you to get rid of any expectations and not evaluate everything from the point of view of our culture – this way you will avoid unnecessary disappointments and you will not waste your time on frustrating thoughts Remember that Japan is not a utopian dreamland but – despite its peculiarities – a beautiful and fascinating country that I sincerely encourage you to get to know We wrote about Julianna Świć winning the scholarship in the article "Japanese adventure and challenge in one – a one-year scholarship for a student of the University of Lodz".  Source: Julianna Świć (Faculty of International and Political Studies) Edit: Communications and PR Centre University of Lodz Photos: Julianna Świć archive The UŁ Multiportal project co-financed by the European Union funds as part of the NCBR competition Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the website to function properly Statistics cookies collect information anonymously This information helps us to understand how our visitors use our website 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 By Shiomi Kadoya / Japan News Staff Writer Elaine Wong began tilling the soil of a rooftop garden she rented in Hong Kong as a pandemic hobby Little did she know it would plant the seeds for a career change into agriculture via Japan is currently studying at Chiba Prefectural Agricultural College in Togane the 33-year-old is adjusting to life in rural Japan as the two-year institution’s first international student Her dream is to connect Chiba with Hong Kong and beyond through vegetables and edible flowers “I never thought I would be professionally growing plants until just a few years ago but my love for plants and fresh vegetables brought me here,” said Wong Wong worked for a company that imports Japanese cosmetics Some products were made from organic plants which drew her attention to Japanese natural products gardening gained popularity among Hong Kongers amid tight pandemic regulations as well as the national security law enacted that year by the Chinese government in response to the 2019 pro-democracy protests in the city Wong also turned to gardening as a refreshing outdoor hobby renting a roof-top gardening space for 600 Hong Kong dollars (about ¥11,000) per month “When I first ate a cucumber that I had grown I was blown away by the richness of the taste,” Wong recalled “It was completely different from what we buy at supermarkets.” As her interest in farming grew with the vegetables she found out about the Chiba college through a friend of Hong Kongers living in Japan It is almost impossible to find agriculture land in Hong Kong and after the Japan-based Hong Kongers told her of labor shortages in the Japanese agriculture sector it sparked her interest in studying and eventually working in Japan Wong has long been a fan of Japanese culture she self-taught herself Japanese through anime she passed the top N1 level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test while in junior high school she brushed up on her Japanese and passed the Chiba college’s entrance exam that was taken by Japanese high school students students first learn how to cultivate a variety of vegetables Wong lives in the college’s on-campus dormitory with classmates who are mostly teenagers straight out of high school Wong never cooked as she lived in an area packed with restaurants she would go out with friends and colleagues and often stayed out until midnight the campus is surrounded by woods and rice fields and the dormitory door is locked at 10 p.m Central Tokyo is a two-hour train trip away she plays games with her younger classmates or experiments with cooking “It’s fun to think of ways to use up a whole daikon radish or carrots that we grew ourselves,” she said Japanese agriculture products are extremely popular in Hong Kong and the city is a major importer of fresh vegetables and fruits Wong hopes to start greenhouse cultivation of edible flowers and salad vegetables in Chiba and export them to her homeland Edible flowers were grown on the Hong Kong rooftops thinks there is a market for them both here and abroad as they can make dishes more appealing “I have learned here how Japanese agricultural products are grown with advanced techniques and exquisite care,” Wong said “I want to use that to produce tasty and unique products and send them out to the world.” Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun Japanese exports were labeled "Made in Occupied Japan" from 1947 a collection of approximately 900 Occupied Japan (OJ) items was donated to Josai International University by a private collector who acquired the items from the United States 　As the first in a series of exhibitions displaying the OJ collection this exhibition features ceramic figurines were produced in and exported from Seto and other regions and enjoyed popularity in the United States as an alternative to German-made porcelain dolls a huge number of dolls traveled across the sea ranging from elaborate bisque dolls to inexpensive including Meissen-style men and women in 17th- and 18th-century European costumes which supported the reconstruction of postwar trade and has returned to Japan for the first time in approximately 70 years 　Shinsaku Sato (1952 - ) is an oil painter known for portraying the spectacles of nature such as the mountains and rivers of Yamagata and the seas around the Boso Peninsula and studied under Hirohide Hashimoto at the Asagaya College of Art and Design He earned recognition for painting still lifes and landscapes using clean colors and detailed compositions while following traditional oil painting techniques he began painting landscapes as he observes them his style of painting which often expresses gentle light and breeze has evolved further 　The Shinsaku Sato – the Winds of Sotobo III – exhibition held in 2011 focused on his Sotobo landscape paintings Our new exhibition also includes still lifes and portraits that illustrate how his style of painting has changed over time Both early works and recent works are displayed to trace his activity over the last fifty years Admission: 300 yen (free for high school students and under) Access: • By train: take either the JR Sotobo Line to Oami Station or the JR Sobu Main Line to Naruto Station; change trains and take the JR Togane Line; get off at Gumyo Station; 5 minute walk to the university • By car: take either the Keiyo Highway or the Tateyama Expressway to the Chiba-higashi Junction; from there enter the Togane Toll Road; exit at Togane and take National Highway (Route) 126 in the direction of Naruto for about 20 minutes; at the signal at Josai International University Mae (c)2021 Mizuta Museum of Art,All rights served.