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【News】 Manju-dumpling-shaped polyurethane foam houses exhibiting immense possibilities (July 31, 2016)
A dome house made of polyurethane foam is drawing attention for its superior durability and thermal insulating properties. They are already put to use as guesthouses and, recently, as agricultural facilities. In April this year, the dome-shaped guesthouses near the epicenter of the Kumamoto Earthquake were confirmed undamaged and became the proof of their high natural disaster resistance. The dome house was developed by Japan Dome House Co., Ltd., a company based in Kaga-shi, Ishikawa Prefecture. The company has begun supplying the dome houses for agricultural use in 2015 as well. Katsuyuki Kitagawa, president of the firm, used to own a traditional Japanese confectionery maker. In 1998, he began developing … Continue reading
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【News】 Hot competition among “summer flowers” now kicks off toward 2020 Tokyo Olympic & Paralympic Games (Aug. 16, 2016)
World’s top level athletes have been playing exciting games and competitions at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On the other hand, a hot competition is now intensifying at muggy Daiba in Minato-ku, Tokyo toward a “goal” of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. “Athletes” participating in this competition are flowers. “Flower and Green Events Committee,” organized by related companies marketing flower seeds and flowers in Tokyo, has held a contest of growing flowers at an experimental garden located in Daiba so as to select ones that are resistant to hot weather at the summer season in Tokyo. The Committee plans to make a proposal … Continue reading
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【News】 Banking business network of agricultural cooperatives to promote mobile banking services in underpopulated areas (Aug. 18, 2016)
Norinchukin Bank (Central Cooperative Bank for Agriculture and Forestry) made an announcement on August 17 that JA Bank, a nation-wide network of banking business of agricultural cooperatives (JAs) headed by the Norinchukin Bank, has launched a project of “Mobile JA” this August. The nation-wide project will be contineously carried out specially through mobile banking service as well as supply business of consumer goods in underpopulated areas and other rural communities. The mobile supply service also plans to handle various goods necessary for farm works. Some JAs have aready started mobile banking service by themselves. And the Norinchukin Bank has decided to take the leadership in expanding the mobile service functions … Continue reading
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【News】 Japanese gastropub “Kome-no-Ie (House of Rice)” gaining popularity: Rice is a “leading actor” in its menu (Aug. 14, 2016)
Izakaya “Kome-no-Ie (House of Rice),” a casual place for after-work drinking at Meguro, Shinagawa-ku in Tokyo, is now gaining popularity by paying particular attention to rice-centered menu and high-quality rice wine as well as to decoration in the House. Rice has been regarded as a staple food in the Japanese society, which is only a “supporting player” in the menu of Izakaya pubs. Izakaya “Kome-no-Ie” decided to choose the rice for a leading role, aiming to enhance its ability to attract customers with an “unexpected” function played by the “leading actor” of rice. The Izakaya started its business this July after transforming itself from a casual gastropub with a main … Continue reading
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【News】 JA Group and more than 300 Japanese companies join Food Expo in Hong Kong to boost exports of Japanese farm products (Aug. 12, 2016)
Food Expo 2016 organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), one of the biggest food trade fairs in Asia, kicked off its five-day run at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on August 11. More than 300 Japanese organizations and companies, including JAs’ (agricultural cooperatives’) group, respectively set up a booth at the trade fair held in Hong Kong, the largest overseas market of Japanese farm products, which is expected to be a base for export expansion into Asian and other regions. A number of booths opened by JA’s organizations and Japanese companies are strengthening publicity acitivities for stimulating new demands for Japanese products in the international … Continue reading
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