What is Tokyo Comic Con? Tokyo Comic Con is a major pop culture event in Japan, modelled after the well-known San Diego Comic-Con in the United States. Held annually, typically in late November or early December, it brings together fans, creators, and celebrities from...
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Japan’s Nikkei Index hit 40,000 in 2 consecutive days
On 9th July, the Nikkei Stock Average rose by nearly 800 yen to close at over 41,500 yen, reaching a new all-time high. Propelled by rising stock prices at the S&P 500 and Nasdaq in the US stock market, semiconductor-related stocks pushed the index higher. Value...
Japan’s new high-tech banknotes
First new banknotes were issued in Japan in 20 years. The new banknotes adopt new technologies to tackle counterfeit: high-resolution watermark around the portraits and the world’s first 3D holograms. Universal design also applies to new banknote. There are tactile...
A new rule to control the number of Mount Fuji climbers
In recent years, there are increasing number of night climbers who start to climb up from the fifth station of Mt. Fuji to watch see the sunrise at the summit. They climb all the way to the summit and immediately descend the mountain. Such climbing is called ‘bullet...
the ‘Golden Week’
In Japan, April 29, May 3, May 4, and May 5 are public holidays. The week including these holidays is called as the ‘Golden Week’. People often take annual leaves from their workplace to make their holidays longer for vacation. During the Golden Week, many Japanese...
OpenAI launched a new office in Tokyo
Microsoft-backed OpenAI opened an office in Tokyo on 15th April, the first office in Asia. This is the fourth office for the company after office in San Francisco, London, and Dublin. OpenAI Japan will promote sales and develop partnership with private companies in...
After 500 years, all Japanese people may have the same surname!
In Japan married couples must have the same surname by law. Recently the introduction of 'separate surname for married couples by choice ' is under discussion. However, if the current system continues, the number of surnames will decrease by the number of married...
Record number of visitors in February
Overseas visitors to Japan reached nearly 2.8million in February 2024, up 89% compared to the last February according to JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization). This is also the largest number of foreign tourists ever recorded for one month since February 2020,...