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Representatives from the world's 37 leading universities will meet in Sapporo from June 29 to July 1 to discuss ways of coping with environmental and other issues, organizers said Wednesday. The Group of Eight University Summit, the first of its kind, will be organized by Tokyo, Keio and Hokkaido...
Observations on Esperanto It is unlikely that George Soros, Japanese anarchists and William Shatner have much in common - except, perhaps, for their shared study of Esperanto, the "international auxiliary language" now more than 120 years old and being heavily promoted by activists in Hokkaido,...
Ainu: indigenous in every way but not by official fiat The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples last Sept. 13, with Japan among the 144 member states voting in favor. To this day, however, the government has not officially recognized any...
Triumph Lingerie, maker of last November’s unforgettable eco-friendly chopstick-stashing bra, has come-out with its latest and most impressive innovation to date. Just in time for a G8 environmental summit in Hokkaido: The solar-powered bra! This mighty garment can generate enough wattage to...
When I read the next theme of bbd at Baking a Sweet life I was excited ’cause a poper breakfast without a tasty bread would be simply not imaginable to me… Ever since I played with the Hokkaido Bread the first time back in the times of bbd #1 I was amazed by this bread. Every [...]
KUSHIRO, Hokkaido (Kyodo) This year's last cherry blossoms reached Nemuro on the northeastern tip of Hokkaido Friday, making it the country's final spot of the "sakura" season that began in late March, the Meteorological Agency said. Sayonara "sakura": The final cherry blossoms of the year start...
IMBI Palace Restaurant in Jalan Imbi Kuala Lumpur became the first Chinese restaurant to receive the fine dining award from French association Chaine des Rotisseurs. Comforting: The Melange of Braised Chinese Cabbage and Mushroom with Hokkaido Scallops in Oyster Sauce. Prized offering: The most...
The citizens of Hokkaido join citizens from other parts of the world who are protesting the continuing presence and expansion of the U.S. military. The presence of the U.S. military, 63 years after World War II, is a huge source of anger for the citizens of Japan, Korea, Germany and Italy. On the...
A ¥1,000 coin bearing the design of Hokkaido's Lake Toya, the site of this year's Group of Eight summit, and Japanese red-crowned cranes, a symbol of Hokkaido, will be issued in time for the July 7-9 summit, the government said Tuesday. Mint condition: Lake Toya and Japanese red-crowned cranes...
Last year, Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture drew more than 849,000 visitors, a 61 percent jump from 2006 and the largest number of tourists to visit the castle in a decade. Mascot statement: Marimokkori, originally created as a character representing round green algae in Hokkaido, has gained...
