February 8 marks the birthday of Giyu Tomioka from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and the official website released a 2025 illustration by ufotable to commemorate it The illustration features the Water Hashira as a chibi Ufotable releases illustrations for other characters as well, with Genya also getting one in January which aired from October 2021 to February 2022 The 11-episode Season 3 aired from April to June 2023 while Season 4 aired from May to June 2024 and set the stage for the endgame Source: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Website©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA / Aniplex / ufotable Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: , First Second buys English rights to Laurent Galandon and Michaël Crouzat's middle grade graphic novel Journey To Tomioka Journey to Tomioka is a middle-grade graphic novel by Laurent Galandon and Michaël Crouzat It tells the story of two siblings who venture into the Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone to return their grandmother's ashes and encounter spirits known as yōkai along the way orphans Akiko & Otani live with their grandmother Obasan in a refugee camp When Obasan dies and a distant uncle pops up to take them back to Tokyo They must go and lay their grandmother's ashes at the family altar located in Tomioka reserved child who only communicates with Yokai and Akiko passionate about butterflies & their hurried uncle the children rediscover the strange province of Fukushima where nature gradually takes back its rights Assisted by an eccentric old man who chose to help the animals in distress the brother & the sister are confronted with a brand new Yokai born of radioactivity." Originally published in French as Retour à Tomioka earlier this year Robyn Chapman at First Second has bought world English rights to Journey to Tomioka from French publisher Éditions Jungle and the English version will be published in 2026 Laurent Galandon and Michaël Crouzat's agent Arthur Derrouaz at Éditions Jungle negotiated the deal Here's a look at the French edition… AD Leave a rating/comment#PaintingBack to ArticlesSHARE She was the mother of one of his classmates and 21 years his senior but he didn’t let that stop him from marrying her Isamu and Midori’s unusual love story went viral in Japan after the Shizuoka couple spoke about their relationship on a popular television show The 32-year-old man said that he first saw Midori at a parent-teacher at his school when he was a minor She was the mother of one of his classmates and he recalls thinking that the woman was very beautiful he was attracted by the woman’s mature and dignified look and contacted his ex-classmate in order to get close to her thinking that the significant age difference made them incompatible but she was eventually overwhelmed by his persistence and grew to like him too Speaking on the “Newlyweds Welcome!” program Isamu said that he fell in love with his wife Midori when he met her again Despite being more than two decades younger He contacted his ex-classmate and asked Midori to go out with him Thinking it was just a casual meal with a younger acquaintance but she was shocked to hear his romantic confession the older woman asked Isamu when he first told her that he liked her and wanted to be with her Her rejection didn’t dissuade Isamu from asking her on a date every day for the next 30 days after they had dinner Midori still thought it inappropriate to date a man her daughter’s age let alone one of her daughter’s former classmates But she had just gone through a painful divorce and the young man’s attention was not wasted on her he became my spiritual support,” Midori admitted recalling that he took her to 40 illumination spots in a month after she said she loved illuminations Isamu confessed his love once again and practically begged Middori to date him She was worried about how her daughter and the rest of her family would think about her dating someone so young but it was a message from her daughter that made her reconsider mum,” Midori’s daughter texted her one day and it gave the woman the courage to follow her heart Although Isamu’s parent had no problem with their 31-year-old son dating a woman more than two decades his senior the same could not be said about Midori’s parents you should think very carefully before entering this unusual relationship,” Midori’s mother told her adding that Isamu was better off dating someone his own age — ABCテレビ (@asahi_tv) February 16, 2025 He told his future in-laws that there was no such thing as normal or abnormal when it came to marriage and showed his commitment to the 53-year-old woman by buying a 38 million yen ($255,000) house In July of last year, Isamu and Midori finally tied the knot with the blessings of both their families. Their unconventional love story went viral in Japan earlier this month with many people commenting that it was clear proof that love conquers all Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon We help you navigate a myriad of possibilities Sign up for our newsletter for the best of the city By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Tokyo The annual moon-viewing festival at Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine returns this weekend with captivating stage performances beautiful light-ups and tasty local cuisine the Fukagawa Jugoya Festival will celebrate the harvest moon with a packed performance schedule featuring shamisen and biwa performances as well as Balinese gamelan you can also expect food stalls selling Fukagawa-meshi a local rice dish cooked with clams and broth Visit in the evening to savour this local dish at the beautifully illuminated shrine as this makes for the perfect moon-viewing experience in Tokyo For the full schedule, check the event website. facebooktwitterpinterestinstagramAbout us Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said it has developed a more accurate method to estimate radiation exposure doses among people who spend time around the stricken Fukushima No into program format and is offering it for free on a municipal government website and elsewhere When the central government designated evacuation zones following the 2011 triple meltdown at the plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. it estimated radiation doses among residents using a simple evaluation method that assumed they spent eight hours outdoors and 16 hours indoors a day Other existing evaluation methods also have shortcomings including a failure to reflect the actual environment The JAEA began developing the new method in 2017 JAEA researchers drew on data compiled by the Nuclear Regulation Authority to calculate average air dose rates for 100-meter-by-100-meter areas They also took into account where and for how long the residents and workers frequented near the plant and how they moved between different locations The JAEA researchers also verified the accuracy of the evaluation method They asked around 30 people working in former and current evacuation zones to carry personal dosimeters and then compared the measurements and estimates for their exposure doses in 106 patterns The study showed the exposure dose estimates could be off by 10 percent or so under a dose rate of about 20 millisieverts per year the threshold for lifting an evacuation order A research article on the method, including the verification results, was published in November in the online edition of science journal Environment International (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109148) JAEA officials said forecasts derived from the method have been provided to cleanup review committees of different local governments where they have been used to help decide whether evacuation orders should be lifted Dose evaluation systems based on the method are available for public access on online bulletin boards of municipal offices and in other locations in Namie, Tomioka and Katsurao in Fukushima Prefecture. The systems can also be used on a website operated by the Okuma town government, also in the prefecture (https://simulation.okuma-town.jp/seed/makePattern/07545/) After information on daily life patterns is entered the systems return estimates for exposure doses “Our method can be used to help officials decide whether evacuation orders should be lifted thereby contributing to Fukushima Prefecture,” said Kazuya Yoshimura a JAEA official who was on the research team exposure doses to be evaluated instantly and evacuation routes to be optimized.” Evacuation order lifted in part of town hosting Fukushima plant 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 Michiko Tomioka, MBA, RDN is a certified nutritionist and longevity expert. Born and raised Nara, Japan, her approach focuses on a plant-based diet. She has worked in nutritional roles at substance recovery centers, charter schools and food banks. Follow her on Instagram @michian_rd. Get Make It newsletters delivered to your inbox Learn more about the world of CNBC Make It © 2025 CNBC LLC. All Rights Reserved. A Division of NBC Universal Share your travel photos with us by hashtagging your images with #visitjapanjp Located in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, Tomioka Silk Mill & Related Sites is comprised of four sites that showcase each phase of silk production. Visiting Tomioka Silk Mill (one of the four sites), you'll learn about Japan's push towards rapid modernization in the 19th century, in which the country aspired to be a major industrial nation. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in June 2014. The Tomioka Silk Mill includes a reeling factory, cocoon storehouses, and residences for the factory workers, with the entire facility measuring approximately 53,000 square meters. The site's importance stems from its status as one of the first major industrial facilities built during the Meiji Restoration, in which Japan opened up to global trade and embraced Western-style institutions and manufacturing techniques. At the time, silk was a highly sought-after fabric around the world, so the mill hired a Frenchman, Paul Brunat, to oversee production. With much of France's silk production in a catastrophic state due to a silkworm epidemic, Japan was in a ripe position to enter the market. This symbiotic relationship between France and Japan marks an important foundation for Japanese-French relations. The mill also presented a chance for women to take on a more active role in society. Young women flocked to the mill for work for the good benefits, eight-hour work days, and Sunday holiday. Their employment provided on-site housing, medical services, and offered night school where they could learn how to read, write, use an abacus, and sew. Many of these women would return home with these newly acquired skills, taking on supervisory roles in the silk industry of their hometowns. The Tomioka Silk Mill is located in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. From Tokyo Station, take the Joetsu Shinkansen to Takasaki Station. Then transfer to the Joshin Dentetsu Line and ride to Joshu-Tomioka Station. From there, the mill is a 10-minute walk away. The entire trip takes approximately one hour and 45 minutes. * The information on this page may be subject to change due to COVID-19. Browse the JNTO site in one of multiple languages the Oakland A’s will need to look for hidden gems in order to compete There is an entire book turned movie on how they changed their philosophy in the early 2000s sparking a revolution in how front offices looked at players But even the savviest of baseball minds had to wonder what the A’s were doing when they signed unheralded Japanese pitcher Shohei Tomioka Tomioka never played in Nippon Professional Baseball and had been plying his trade in an industrial league He had a non-descript career at Toyo University one that did not result in any professional offers anywhere It was almost as though the A’s plucked a random player from the Rolodex and handed him a contract He had hit 95 MPH with his fastball during open tryouts Add in his somewhat deceptive three-quarters delivery and it was possible that the A’s had unearthed their latest diamond in the rough Now that the minor league season has begun the A’s are getting a real chance to see what they have in Tomioka He has appeared in four games for the Lansing Lugnuts getting one start out of those appearances on 11 hits and two walks in his nine innings Tomioka is facing a major step up in competition He has gone from the independent leagues in Japan to coming stateside for his first taste of professional ball There will be a drastic learning curve as he acclimates to a new culture and dramatically improved competition But the A’s have confidence that he can do just that Even if the results are not there right now it will be fascinating to see how he performs as he gets comfortable He has the stuff to be an intriguing option he could be a ground ball machine at the upper levels The Oakland A’s are finally getting to see Shohei Tomioka in action Although the results may be somewhat disappointing © 2025 Minute Media - 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by The Yomiuri Shimbun Known as one of the three great festivals of Edo (along with the Sanno and Kanda festivals) the matsuri at Fukagawa’s Tomioka Hachimangu shrine takes place annually but is celebrated in its full glory only once every three years is well known for its unique water-splashing tradition People enthusiastically throw water at the mikoshi (portable shrines) as an act of purification thus creating a playful and cooling experience As the full version of the festival was celebrated just last year this year you can expect a scaled-down – but still impressive nonetheless – version of the festivities which is the mikoshi parade performed by children Featuring an impressive total of 52 mikoshi the procession will travel from the Monzen-Nakacho intersection to Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine Feel free to join the bystanders in splashing water at the procession – just be prepared to get wet there’s a ballad concert at 3pm plus an energetic Iwami Kagura dance performance at 6pm with notable highlights include the jazz performance on August 13 (3pm) and the koto and shamisen performance on August 14 (2pm).  For more information including the festival schedule, check the shrine website. His family has run a garden in Sukagawa City They've cultivated azaleas there for 300 years and Watanabe is ensuring the tradition continues After the accident at the Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant in 2011 people living in the surrounding coastal areas were forced to evacuate where the flowering azaleas were a reminder of home and a source of happiness during troubled times but he remembers how evacuees reacted when they visited his family's garden: "Even a few flowers can help people heal I want flowers to impact people in a positive way." As residents began to return to Tomioka in recent years Watanabe learned that the azalea bushes that once brightened up the town's Yonomori station had been removed during decontamination work More than 6,000 azaleas used to bloom around the station each year Residents have told Watanabe that the flowers made them proud ― and they hope the area can be restored to its former glory Watanabe and his father started a long-term challenge in 2019 They planted the first 100 bushes around the station in March "I want to work with the locals and increase the number of flowers here little by little ― and eventually bring it back to life," says Watanabe "This way we can create a place that will be loved for a long time." Watanabe has another project to spread Fukushima's charms He's making cocktails using yeast from his beloved azaleas in addition to cherry blossoms from Tomioka He is carrying out the project with help from a local brewery in Fukushima he's finally turned it into a commercial enterprise Watanabe said he tried to picture flowers in full bloom as he mixed herbs and fruit juices for the cocktails The drinks are proving popular with diners in Tokyo It reminds me of Fukushima and allows me to feel like I'm there," says one restaurant patron Watanabe wants people across Japan and beyond to remember Fukushima ― and all that it has to offer "I hope people will become curious about Fukushima through the drinks...and it will inspire them to visit and get involved with our work." But his greatest wish is to play a part in revitalizing a once-blossoming community Metrics details Temporal variations in ambient dose rates in a restricted area designated as “difficult-to-return” for residents of Tomioka Town Fukushima Prefecture were evaluated in a car-borne survey during 2018–2019 The median dose rates in the “Decontaminated area” in the difficult-to-return zone decreased rapidly from 1.0 μSv/h to 0.32 μSv/h; however the median dose rates in the “Non-decontaminated area” and “Radioactive waste storage area” fluctuated between 1.1–1.4 μSv/h and 0.46–0.61 μSv/h The detected rate of the cesium-137 (137Cs) (137Cs-detected points per all measuring points) in the “Decontaminated area” also decreased rapidly from 64% to 6.7% accompany with decreasing in ambient dose rates the detection of 137Cs in the “Radioactive waste storage area” and “Non-decontaminated area” decreased from 53% to 17% and 93% to 88% We confirmed that the dose rates in the Decontaminated area dramatically decreased due to decontamination work aiming to help residents return home the estimated external exposure dose of workers during the present survey was 0.66 mSv/y in the Decontaminated area and 0.55 mSv/y in the Radioactive waste storage area This case of Tomioka Town within the “difficult-to-return zone” may be the first reconstruction model for evaluating environmental contamination and radiation exposure dose rates due to artificial radionuclides derived from the nuclear disaster Location of Tomioka Town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The second author (Y.T.) created the map using GIS software (Green Map III, Tokyo Syoseki, Tokyo, Japan. https://shop.tokyo-shoseki.co.jp/map) Reprinted from Green Map III under a CC BY license we carried out a detailed and high-frequency radiation monitoring program using a car-borne survey to provide relatively high-density data We also evaluated the effects of decontamination efforts such as reductions in ambient and radiocesium dose rates “Radioactive waste storage area” and “Non-decontaminated area”) with markedly different characteristics in the difficult-to-return zone in Tomioka Town Relative frequencies of ambient dose rates in the Difficult-to-return zone in Tomioka Town Fukushima Prefecture from July 2018 to July 2019 (a) Yonomori District (Decontaminated area); (b) Oragahama District (Radioactive waste storage area); (c) Forest area (Non-decontaminated area) Ambient dose rates were significantly higher in the Non-decontaminated area than in the other two areas (p < 0.001) In the surveys during 2018 and on January 24 the dose rates in the Decontaminated area were significantly higher than those in Radioactive waste storage area (p < 0.001) 2019 and the four surveys after March 2019 the statistical results indicated the dose rates in the Decontaminated area fell below those of the Radioactive waste storage area (p < 0.001) Proportion of localities where radiocesium could be detected in the Difficult-to-return zone in Tomioka Town from July 2018 to July 2019 Percentage is shown to the rate of detected points We calculated the annual external effective doses of decontamination workers and estimated that the median doses from July 2018 to July 2019 were 0.66 mSv/y for those working in the Decontaminated area and 0.55 mSv/y in the Radioactive waste storage area for residents who are going to return to the Decontaminated area on the basis of the ambient rates in July 2019 we estimated that the median external effective dose of indoor workers was 0.69 mSv/y and that of outdoor workers was 0.87 mSv/y The dose rates in the Decontaminated area decreased faster than those in the Radioactive waste storage area and Non-decontaminated area from July 2018 to July 2019 Significant differences in ambient dose rates were observed among surveys in the Decontaminated area Radioactive waste storage area and Non-decontaminated area (p < 0.001) Noticeable fluctuations in dose rates in the Radioactive waste storage area and Non-decontaminated area were observed a relatively stable downward trend was observed in the Decontaminated area Our study also showed that the dose decreased by 71.9% within 1 year of decontamination efforts in areas where the initial dose rate was 1.0 μSv/h (median) in the Decontaminated area (Yonomori District) the small range and high frequency of sampling points with the Radi-probe system could concretely estimate the effects of decontamination The reduction rates during research period in the Radioactive waste storage area and Non-decontaminated area were 21.1% and 27.9% Our results showed that the reduction rates of radiocesium in all three districts were noticeably faster than its physical decay radiation safety education for workers is needed to appropriately protect them from radiation We could not carry out all of the car surveys on the same routes because the Decontaminated area was expanding with progression of the decontamination efforts and some roads were temporarily blocked during the decontamination work the dose rate transition with the season and weather was difficult to identify through horizontal comparison over 11 surveys derived from the FDNPS accident could be analyzed to sufficiently low levels using the Radi-probe system the long-term follow-up monitoring in combination with various analytical apparatus and system such as car-borne survey and nuclides analysis of the environmental samples could be accurately evaluate the decontamination effects These monitoring is extremely important for the reconstruction of affected areas around the FDNPS Blue lines show the three districts (Yonomori District: Decontaminated area; Oragahama District: Radioactive waste storage area and Forested area: Non-decontaminated area) Reprinted from the map software for the Radi-probe system under a CC BY license Japan; original copyright 2017 and Chiyoda Technology Corp. Part of Oragahama District was designated a radioactive waste storage area and was decontaminated in 2014; however the forested area of this district has not been decontaminated since the accident Yonomori District is referred to as the Decontaminated area the radioactive waste storage area in Oragahama District is referred to as the Radioactive waste storage area and the forested area of Oragahama District is referred to as the Non-decontaminated area we calculated the shielding effects before each vehicle survey and the shielding factors were found to range from 1.1 to 1.6 vehicles were driven by the same person at a steady speed The number of measurement points fluctuated due to restricted access to roads as decontamination efforts progressed the three districts were precisely divided The measurement points ranged from 748 to 1408 510 to 849 and 127 to 189 in the Decontaminated area Radioactive waste storage area and Non-decontaminated area Effective doses were determined for external exposure based on the following formula: All of the data were not normally distributed The Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used to compare differences among the three areas in the same period and the time-trend within the same district Regression lines were used to calculate the reduction rate of the average ambient dose rates effects and risks of ionizing radiation: United nations scientific committee on the effects of atomic radiation 2013 report Fukushima Prefecture. 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All authors have approved the final version of the manuscript 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/s41598-020-66726-y Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (2021) Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Ep 2 “Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka’s Pain” gives us a very deep look into the aforementioned character’s psyche Mostly in the form of the massive quantities of PTSD Giyu has suffered All purely by being the most adorable cinnamon bun in anime existence Yūji Shimizu is the director and storyboarder behind Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Ep 2 “Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka’s Pain” As for the anime as a whole, Haruo Sotozaki is still the director. Ufotable collectively claims credit for the writing. Akifumi Fujio, Masanori Miyake and Yūma Takahashi are all producing. Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina composed the music you hear in the anime Speaking of music: the opening theme song for this season is “Mugen” (夢幻, lit ’Dream’) by MY FIRST STORY and HYDE The same band also performs “Tokoshie” (トコシエ, lit ’Eternity’) as the ending theme music 2 “Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka’s Pain” features the voices of Natsuki Hanae (Zach Aguilar in English dub) as Tanjiro Kamado and Takahiro Sakurai (Johnny Yong Bosch in English dub) as Giyu Tomioka Other notable voice roles in this episode includes Reina Ueda (Brianna Knickerbocker in English dub) as Kanao Tsuyuri Saori Hayami (Erika Harlacher in English dub) as Shinobu Kocho Maaya Sakamoto (Laura Post in English dub) as Tamayo and Daiki Yamashita (Kyle McCarley in English dub) as Yushiro Alas, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is an ongoing anime series 2 “Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka’s Pain” only just premiered yesterday as of this writing you will all get the official synopsis from Crunchyroll (that they actually have instead of a blank space) instead of a spoiler-filled plot summary Kagaya’s Kasugai Crow suddenly appears in front of Tamayo and invites her to the Demon Slayer headquarters — even though she is a demon who is recovering at the Butterfly Mansion The story of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc Ep. 2 “Water Hashira Giyu Tomioka’s Pain” is the best part of it, as was the case with the anime in previous seasons Koyoharu Gotouge proves once more that they’re a master storyteller Both in depicting the trauma Giyu went through as well as how Tanjiro helps him through that trauma by simply being his usual cinnamon bun self It’s that kind of heartfelt emotions that’s why this anime continues to be heads and shoulders above not just shonen anime Adding on top of that wonderful story is the animation Ufotable proves once again that animation quality is pretty high on their budget concerns The animation is just as gorgeous as it was in the previous episode as you can see in the screenshots above and below There’s not only an emphasis on retaining Gotouge’s art style as much as possible but also an emphasis on detailed backgrounds and impressive shadows and lighting All of it serves as eye candy to complement that story There’s a reason why Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina are so well-known in the anime industry It’s a perfect accompaniment to the heartfelt scenes in this episode make sure to check back to That Hashtag Show Benjy Kwong has been a writer for That Hashtag Show for nearly 5 years now with nearly 2500 articles written thus far He has built the anime section up from nearly nothing to a section spanning thousands of articles now An aspiring author with years of creative writing experience under his belt Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress A love story that defies expectations has gone viral in Japan after 32-year-old Isamu Tomioka married 53-year-old Midori Their 21-year age gap and unconventional journey have captivated people across the country.  Isamu first saw Midori as a teenager at a parent-teacher meeting where she attended as his classmate’s mother Isamu met Midori again and was immediately drawn to her mature and dignified presence he reached out to his former classmate to get closer to Midori.  believing their age gap made them incompatible Family opposition & overcoming barriers While Isamu’s parents had no objections was concerned about her dating a younger man think carefully before entering this unusual relationship." Daughter’s support changed everything Isamu bought a $255,000 house (38 million yen) showing Midori’s family that he was serious about their future the couple tied the knot with the blessings of both families proving that love truly conquers all.  recently featured on the Japanese show "Newlyweds Welcome!" with social media users praising their determination and love the badminton doubles team of Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi were involved in a fierce rally during a practice session open to the media in preparation for the Paris Olympics all under the watchful eye of Japan’s national team coach By Takashi Banno / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer That Hoki and Kobayashi — affectionately referred to as “Hokikoba” — will be battling for a medal in Paris is testament to their mental strength and determination made stronger by ordeals that exceed anything encountered in sports On the day in 2011 that the two graduated from the same junior high school in Tomioka The two were temporarily separated as their families were forced to evacuate the devastated area Eventually they were reunited and formed a doubles team acknowledge that the earthquake made them “stronger,” and now they aim to repay all those who helped them along the way through success in Paris The two compete for Tonami Transportation Co.’s badminton team and practice in Takaoka while Kobayashi provides winning smashes from the back Yamaguchi Prefecture native Hoki and Kobayashi when they enrolled at badminton powerhouse Tomioka Daiichi Junior High School in Fukuhsima Prefecture and lived together in the dormitory the school’s graduation ceremony had already finished and Kobayashi was off the school grounds when the powerful earthquake struck He evacuated to higher ground to escape the oncoming tsunami “It was like being on the verge of death,” he said recalling the horror of the experience was located in the evacuation zone set up in the wake of the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings All activities by sports teams were on hold It was the coach at Tomioka High School at the time who scrambled to help them find a place to play eventually hooking Hoki up with the team at Tonami Transportation the intense practice sessions exposed him to the speed of active national team players and the top level of the sport who had evacuated to Kyoto to live with relatives was allowed to join in the practices of a nearby high school “There is no place but Tomioka High School where I can play at a high level.” the Tomioka High School badminton team resumed practice in Inawashiro Among those sharing the court was singles star Kento Momota Ohori paired up Hoki and Kobayashi for doubles The facility which served as their dormitory also housed evacuees from the area around the nuclear power plant the two questioned whether it was appropriate for them to keep practicing “It is your mission to go out and win games and be a shining example.” Hoki and Kobayashi would train several times a year at Tonami Transportation they won the title at the Inter High School Athletic Meet They continued to make progress after joining the company upon graduation But their encounters with disaster were not over The Noto Peninsula Earthquake that struck on Jan 1 this year also caused damage in Toyama Prefecture and Hoki’s apartment building became unlivable after tilting due to liquefaction It only reinforced their belief that their appearance at the Olympics can be more significant if they can give courage to the people affected by the disaster by doing the best they can the Tomioka Silk Mill appears to be a cluster of Western-style red-brick buildings The roofs are covered with traditional Japanese tiles and the bricks have been laid with Japanese shikkui lime plaster rather than mortar The buildings were designed by a Frenchman but constructed by Japanese workers and carpenters using domestic materials and technology The tiled roof of the East Cocoon Warehouse viewed from the second floor of the dormitory for French silk-reeling instructors The roof peak on the silk-reeling plant is embellished with a decorative tile endpiece depicting the sun rising above waves Related article › UNESCO Listing for Tomioka Silk Mill: Meiji-Era Structure a Symbol of Japan’s Modernization When Japan opened its doors to the world at the end of the Edo period in the late nineteenth century but the poor quality of much of the silk also triggered numerous complaints from importing countries Eager to build up its foreign currency reserves the new Meiji government made improving the production processes and quality of Japan’s silk a priority national project and in February 1870 decided to build a government-owned model factory installed with Western-style silk-reeling machinery The project was overseen by Shibusawa Eiichi at the time a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Finance Shibusawa was born into an affluent family in what is today the city of Fukaya in Saitama Prefecture and Shibusawa’s knowledge of the industry and raw silk in general as well as his experience travelling to Europe made him the ideal choice to head the government project an inspector at a silk-trading company in Yokohama Shibusawa’s cousin and a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Civil Affairs joined Brunat in selecting a site for the proposed silk factory Odaka would later become the first manager of the Tomioka Silk Mill Paul Brunat wearing a white jacket The director’s residence built for Brunat Shibusawa participated in his family’s business from as early as his late teens travelling from Saitama Prefecture to neighboring Gunma and even distant Nagano to purchase balls of indigo for dyeing Odaka often accompanied Shibusawa on these trips and his familiarity with the region proved useful later in selecting a site for the government’s silk mill Sericulture was already a major industry in Tomioka and the proximity of the Takasaki coal mines provided a convenient source of fuel for the proposed mill World Heritage monument in the back yard of the Brunat House the source of water needed to operate the mill The new silk mill was designed by Edmond Auguste Bastien who had just recently been working on the construction of the Yokosuka Ironworks This apparently allowed him to complete his blueprints for the silk mill in just 50 days There was some difficulty in securing the required building materials Glass windowpanes and hinges were imported from France but the bricks and mortar had to be procured locally Nirazuka was the son of a man who had once worked for Odaka’s parents and the two had known each other since childhood Nirazuka brought in roof tile makers from Fukaya and the region around Tomioka to make the unfamiliar bricks in a process of trial-and-error under the guidance of Brunat and Bastien Bricks are laid between wooden posts and beams in a style known as timber framing The bricks were staggered in a bricklaying style known as French bond By July of the following year the major buildings had been completed: two 100-meter long cocoon warehouses and a large silk-reeling plant equipped with 300 French reeling machines The largest mill in the world at the time was thus completed in just two and a half years from the time the Japanese government decided to launch the project—and only 16 months after ground was broken for construction—thanks to the leadership of Shibusawa and his two Fukaya cohorts among them what is known today as the Old Ministry of Justice Building and the Akasaka Palace (now the State Guest House) Shibusawa and Nirazuka made good use of their experience building the Tomioka Silk Mill to introduce a new industry to their hometown of Fukaya At the entrance to the Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum in Fukaya are relief portraits of the three “native sons” who played major roles in establishing the Tomioka Silk Mill and promoting the prosperity of the town (Courtesy Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum) A postcard of the Tomioka Silk Mill around 1908 and operation of the new mill did not start until October 1872 the Japanese people feared the foreigners and their imagination ran wild Watching Brunat and his companions drink red wine they whispered of the Westerners who drank fresh blood It was Odaka Junchū’s daughter Yū who saved the day by volunteering to become the first worker at the new mill If the factory manager’s daughter could work with the foreigners Reports and novels of the later Taishō era (1912–26) would portray the life of a mill worker as something akin to forced labor But the mission of the government-owned and -operated Tomioka Silk Mill was to introduce the latest Western technology and train workers who would later become teachers at other mills around the country This educational aspect attracted female workers from samurai and other prestigious families around the country The local people referred to the mill workers as “silk princesses.” The Tomioka Silk Mill was the first in Japan to introduce the concept of the work week and the focus was on providing an environment for training Employee welfare was another novel concept introduced at the mill One of the trainees employed soon after the mill opened later wrote about her experience in the Tomioka Diary a lively account of learning new Western technology and enjoyable interaction with the French instructors Far from the tragic image of a place of conscripted labor the Tomioka Silk Mill was in fact a very attractive workplace for the young Japanese women of the day A postcard showing women workers at the Tomioka Silk Mill during the time it was owned and managed by the Hara Company Brunat and the other foreigners who had been involved with the mill since its inception left in 1876 the government mill was operated solely by Japanese personnel but the Tomioka Silk Mill succeeded in its original purpose—to enhance the global reputation of Japanese raw silk Similar machine-reel mills emerged in other parts of the country where they were staffed by young women who returned to their hometowns after being trained at Tomioka the Tomioka Silk Mill was sold by the government to the Mitsui family in 1893 after which it was passed on to the Hara Company in 1902 it was merged with the Katakura Silk Spinning Co at the time the largest manufacturer of raw silk in Japan the Tomioka Silk Mill remained at the forefront of the industry introducing new machinery as needed and continuing operations until 1987 Until it donated the mill to the city of Tomioka in 2005 Katakura Industries spent large sums to preserve the Tomioka Silk Mill as a symbol of Japan’s modernization the Tomioka Silk Mill and Related Sites were granted UNESCO World Heritage listing The automatic silk-reeling machines that can be seen in the silk reeling plant were made by Nissan Motor and installed around 1966 when the mill was operated by Katakura Industries The keystone on the East Cocoon Warehouse is engraved with the characters for “Meiji 5” (1872) Information courtesy of Tomioka City and Tomioka Silk Mill People visit Tomioka Hachimangu shrine in Tokyo on Friday the day after police say three people were killed in a stabbing attack An apparent murder-suicide involving a samurai sword at a Tokyo religious shrine has left the head priestess dead along with her assailant brother and his girlfriend Thursday night's attack at the Tomioka Hachimangu shrine Tokyo's Metropolitan Police believe that Shigenaga Tomioka The Japan Times reports that police suspect that Shigenaga Tomioka killed his sister stabbing her in the chest and stomach with a knife as his companion chased down the driver with a traditional Japanese sword His injuries were nonetheless not life-threatening "The two attackers then moved to the shrine premises where Shigenaga Tomioka stabbed his accomplice in the chest and stomach and then stabbed himself in the left side of the chest multiple times." The Kyodo news agency reports that a single samurai sword was found at the scene The Times says authorities suspect a dispute between the brother and sister over the Shinto shrine's chief priest position The newspaper reports: "Shigenaga Tomioka was arrested some 10 years ago for blackmailing his sister After he left the post of chief priest in 2001 he sent a threatening postcard to his sister in January 2006 in which he wrote The BBC who had assumed the head priest's position from his father in the 1990s His father was reinstalled and subsequently appointed his daughter Become an NPR sponsor The Japanese artist Tomioka Eisen (1864-1905) was born in the last few years of the Edo Period Tomioka moved to Tokyo and started his career his artistic talent focused on creating illustrations for books and newspapers the world of ukiyo-e was in decline concerning technological advances Meiji elites focusing on non-Japanese artist expressions and the natural economic convulsions of the early Meiji Period (1868-1912) “Known for depicting beautiful women Focused on career as an artist from 1890.” The death of his mentor entailed that Tomioka became an independent artistic soul in 1890 He extensively focused on kuchi-e and sashi-e – illustrations for books and magazines his front pieces for books and magazines – and other angles of Tomioka’s illustration work – generated a popular following Tomioka focused more on painting and starting a new artistic path the expansive nature of his art remained unfulfilled Modern Tokyo News is part of the Modern Tokyo Times group http://moderntokyotimes.com Modern Tokyo Times – International News and Japan News http://sawakoart.com – Sawako Utsumi’s website and Modern Tokyo Times artist https://moderntokyonews.com Modern Tokyo News – Tokyo News and International News https://twitter.com/MTT_News Modern Tokyo Times https://www.facebook.com/moderntokyotimes This work, NAF Atsugi CPOs visit Tomioka Town Summer Festival, by Ben Farone, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright 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 Archive Architecture By 2023-03-14T13:11:00+00:00 The 25th edition of Cartoon Movie wrapped on March 9 in Bordeaux returning to pre-pandemic levels of attendance - in spite of a French general strike The pitching and co-production forum for animated feature films registered 876 attendees including 282 buyers from 35 different countries The pitching sessions that registered the highest attendance from buyers this year were: Back To Tomioka lead-produced by France’s Foliascope­; Julián a co-production led by Ireland’s Cartoon Saloon; and Ninn by France’s TeamTo Children’s animation Back To Tomioka follows the lives of two orphans living with their grandmother in a refugee camp two years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan Julián focuses on a child living with his grandma in a colourful Brooklyn neighbourhood Ninn centres on a young girl who was abandoned at the metro when she was a baby and who has a lot of questions about her background that she cannot answer Other projects that also attracted high levels of buyer interest included Denmark-Sweden co-production Yap Yap - The Secret Forest France’s Merry Christmas Monsieur Hulot and Germany’s Moses the Pirate and distributor or  sales agent of the year The producers of No Dogs Or Italians Allowed were named producer of the year; Mascha Halberstad was voted director of the year for OINK; and France’s KMBO was named distributor of the year No Dogs Or Italians Allowed is a co-production between five European countries - France’s Les Films du Tambour de Soie the stop-motion film took the jury prize at Annecy in June 2022 and won the prrze for best animaion film at the European Film Awards later that year.  Halberstad won the director prize for her debut Oink which premiered at the 2022 Berlinale as the opening film of the Generation K+ section The Dutch director presented her next film at Cartoon Movie: Fox And Hare Save The Forest based on the books of Flemish auteur Sylvia Vanden Heede KMBO is a film distribution company run by Vladimir Kokh whose catalogue includes films such as Ali Samadi Ahadi’s Moonbound and Toby Genkel’s The Amazing Maurice The company also distributes live-action films The €20,000 Eurimages co-production development award went to Roberto Saviano’s I’m Still Alive a recreation of the Italian auteur’s life told in the first person Saviano lives under police protection and could not attend  the event in Bordeaux so sent an emotive message that won applause during the project’s pitch It is produced by Italy’s Mad Entertainment 16% of the projects presented at the event addressed concerns about climate change Another 21% of the titles tackled social issues such as inclusion The Legend Of Magnus The Good and I’m Still Alive Projects presenting women as main characters or heroines formed a substantial part of the Cartoon Movie line-up Cartoon Movie director Annick Maes summarised the achievements of Cartoon Movie on its 25th anniversary representing a total budget of €2.92 billion Europe’s foremost event devoted to animated films Cartoon Movie is part of a broader network of platforms including Cartoon Forum student incubator programme Cartoon Springboard devoted to the future of animation and digital content Cartoon Next will be the next event to be held in Marseille from April 18-20 EXCLUSIVE: Scotland-set con artist comedy The Perfect Family stars Audrey Fleurot EXCLUSIVE: The modern love story is the second film by the rising German director Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie dominated the month with Gaumont’s Once Upon My Mother the top local film A ‘special success incentive’ has also been created for filmmakers whose films are recognised artistically ‘Sinners’ increases weekend-on-weekend takings to pass £11m Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations Site powered by Webvision Cloud Posted in: Collectibles | Tagged: , , Enter the world of the hit anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba with Max Factory as they debut their latest figma figure "One who slays demons with the calmest judgement." From the anime series "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" comes a figma of Giyu Tomioka Giyu's distinct haori pattern has been faithfully captured in figma form This highly articulated figure includes 3 face plates: a standard face Giyu Tomioka also comes with additional parts and accessories to your recreate your favorite moments from the anime Make sure to add this figure to your figma collection about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is still a no-go zone 10 years after a meltdown sent radioactive fallout over the area An abandoned restaurant stands surrounded by weeds in the exclusion zone in Tomioka town The no-go zone is about 12% of the town but was home to about one-third of Tomioka’s population of 16,000 This photo shows the inside view of an abandoned business office in the exclusion zone in Tomioka town It remains closed after the rest of the town in northeastern Japan was reopened in 2017 This photo shows inside an abandoned restaurant in the exclusion zone in Tomioka town Only those with official permission from the town office can enter the area for a daytime visit A statue stands surrounded by weeds at a park in the exlcusion zone in Tomioka town used to be a commercial center dotted with shops a 7-Eleven convenience store and a popular regional supermarket chain called York Benimaru Streets that lead into some residential areas are closed with barricades and are indicated with signs for the exclusion zone in Tomioka town surrounded by streets lined with cherry trees where townspeople used to gather for “hanami” (flower viewing) parties picnicking under the blossoms and walking through a tunnel of flowering trees A set of swings looks over a weed-covered playground of an elementary school that was used until children evacuated due to a nuclear scare following a 2011 earthquake in Futaba town This part of the no-go zone is designated a special recovery site and officials want to reopen it in 2023 chopped down tree branches and other debris collected from the area are temporarily placed at a park seen during a tour guided by a Tomioka town official in the exclusion zone in Tomioka town The other half of the zone is a nuclear waste dump an area filled with black bags containing radioactive soil chopped down tree branches and other contaminated debris collected from across the town This photo shows bags containing radioactive soil chopped down tree branches and other debris collected from areas affected by the nuclear power plant disaster following a 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary storage area in the exclusion zone in Tomioka town The bags will eventually be sent to a midterm waste storage facility in Futaba and Okuma A collapsed gate at a Buddhist temple sits in Futaba town This photo shows solar panels installed to provide electricity This photo shows firefighters' clothing at a fire station in Futaba town A clock at a fire station in Futaba town shows a few minutes after 2:46 the time when a massive earthquake occurred on March 11 This photo shows inside a house seen through an open window in Futaba town This photo shows the damaged Unit 1 reactor (back) and the exhaust stack shared with the Unit 1 and 2 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town A community patrol vehicle moves amid deserted houses in Futaba town Cluttered desks are left abandoned in the city hall offices of the town of Namie inside the 20-kilometer (12-mile) exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant An abandoned pachinko parlor sits along highway 6 near Tomioka An abandoned bicycle rests on a road partially blocked by ships that washed ashore in the town of Namie A stray dog looks back at the ruins of a tsunami-destroyed neighborhood in the Odaka area of Minamisoma inside the deserted evacuation zone established in the 20-kilometer (12-mile) radius around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors