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Senkyaku Banrai shopping and entertainment complex opens near Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market
TOKYO, Jan. 31 – A new commercial complex, “Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai,” opened on February 1, 2024, at a venue just across the street from the Toyosu fish market in Koto Ward, Tokyo, as a gathering place to enjoy good food and onsen hot springs. Its food zone is designed to recreate the townscape of the Edo Period and offers fresh foods and dishes cocked with seafood, fruits, and vegetables from the neighboring market. In the area with large numbers of inbound tourists, it aims to provide the experience of Japanese food culture. The establishment is run by Manyo Club, a company based in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Mekiki Yokocho (or … Continue reading
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Dreamy night train with 300 apple-shaped Neputa lanterns operating in Aomori Prefecture until March 31
AOMORI, Jan. 24 – The Konan Railway Company offers a night-only dream experience to its passengers of the Owani Line, which connects Hirosaki City and Owani Town in Aomori Prefecture. The service is called Ringo Neputa Train, a two-car train decorated with approximately 300 apple-shaped Neputa festival lanterns, which are 15 centimeters in diameter. All the lanterns are handmade by local Neputa artisans to look exactly like real apples. During the day, the train runs regular services with hanging Neputa lanterns, but when the train leaves Chuo-Hirosaki Station at 5:30 p.m., its driver turns off the room lights to let the train run only with the lights of Neputa. The … Continue reading
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Fallen leaves compost agroforestry near Tokyo helps sustain fertility of farmlands
SAITAMA, Jan. 29 — The scratching sounds of raking fallen leaves echo in the forests under the sunlight filtering through the trees. Raking leaves is a winter task handed down from generation to generation among pioneer farmers in the Musashino district of Saitama Prefecture neighboring Tokyo. The whole family gets busy with the exhausting work from January to February, as fallen leaves are a precious resource for soil improvement. To promote this recycling-oriented farming method with the participation of local residents, leaf raking events are held in various parts of the district at this time of the year. The fallen leaves compost agroforestry in Musashino was added to the list … Continue reading
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Japan A2 Milk Association introduces certification system to give new option to consumers needing milk with less post-dairy digestive discomfort
For the first time in Japan, the Japan A2 Milk Association will introduce a new certification system for A2 milk, which is said to be less likely to cause discomfort in the stomach, this spring. The group of dairy farmers and producers seeking to popularize this easier-on-digestion milk will establish a system to certify the processes from production to distribution to start selling the products with certification marks in March this year. The initiative will create a new option for milk and, hopefully, a new market in Japan. On January 22, the association announced the establishment of the committee of A2 milk certification auditors as an auditing body to ensure … Continue reading
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Noto beef from quake-hit region fetches record high price for the day at an auction in Tokyo
TOKYO, Jan. 16 — Carcasses of Noto beef cattle, a wagyu beef brand from Ishikawa Prefecture, were auctioned on Jan. 15 at the Tokyo central meat wholesale market for the first time after a New Year’s Day earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula. Sales were brisk, with one bullock carcass sold at a record high price for the day, as many buyers said they want to somehow support cattle producers by purchasing their products. There are also moves by restaurants and retailers to organize sales campaigns to help the producers. A total of 12 carcasses from Noto Ranch & Co. and a Noto beef cattle fattening farm of JA Zennoh Ishikawa, … Continue reading
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