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Eatable bills selling well!
With the new bills set to be issued in Japan on July 3, a snack bread resembling a new Japanese 10,000-yen banknote is creating a buzz. It is made from domestic wheat and produced by a gift shop in Kita Ward, Tokyo, named Shibusawa Ippinkan Tsunagu Marche. The shop dedicated to Eiichi Shibusawa, the legendary Japanese businessman featured on the new 10,000-yen bill, has already sold approximately 1,200 of these special breads since its sales launch in late April this year. The square-shaped snack bread is made from wheat produced in Japan, including Hokkaido, and filled with a sweet potato paste. (Both a banknote and a sweet potato are called “osatsu” … Continue reading
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SoftBank unit kicks off remote medical examination service for livestock amid shortage of veterinarians
TOKYO, June 21 — SB Technology Corp., a SoftBank Group Corp. unit based in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, announced on June 20 that it has started offering a new remote examination service for livestock using smartphones and other devices. The Animal Look will be introduced at 77 clinics located mainly in Hokkaido to support livestock farmers facing shortage of veterinarians. The firm will provide systems necessary for veterinarians to conduct medical examinations remotely, including making video calls and managing reservations. History data such as video recordings of the examinations and drug prescriptions are kept in the cloud system, making it easier for veterinarians to check past examination records when they make … Continue reading
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Tsurishinobu hanging fern looking and sounding cool in summer
Tsurishinobu-en in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, is in the busiest season for shipping Tsurishinobu or hanging Shinobu fern, one of Japan’s traditional summer products. It is one of the classic arrangements of Davallia mariesii (called Shinobu in Japanese) since the Edo Period. The garden owner, Makoto Ichihara, first grows young Shinobu ferns for four years, plants them in firm soil balls, and grows them again for around one and half years. Japanese people buy them as one of the summer features to enjoy their clean and cool impressions. The most sought-after Tsurishinobu items are those with a diameter of 10 centimeters. Each Tsurishinobu comes with a Nambu iron wind bell, … Continue reading
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Ukiyo-e meets one of finest wagyu in Japan
As your Father’s Day gift, how about sending ukiyo-e and Omi beef together in one box? Hyotanya, a Japanese restaurant in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, is selling a series of gift items that are catching the eye of consumers. The name of the collection is “Art Beef Gallery.” The restaurant uses the vivid red meat and finely marbled white color of Omi beef to “color” part of ukiyo-e Japanese woodblock prints to make a gift that allows you to enjoy Japan’s highest-ranked A5-grade beef tastefully and visually. The products come in four patterns, such as Akafuji (Red Mt. Fuji) and Renjishi (Kabuki lion dancer). You can also enjoy decorating your room … Continue reading
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New columnar apple variety developed in Japan
TOKYO, June 12 — National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) announced on June 11 that it has developed Benitsurugi, a new columnar apple variety. Columnar apple trees grow in an upright form without the branches extending horizontally like in typical apple trees, making it easier for growers to manage them and enabling them to harvest the fruit using picking machines, leading to improved work efficiency. It is a mid-season variety and is comparable to major varieties in terms of quality such as sugar content, NARO said. It is the first time a columnar apple grown for eating raw that meet a certain standard was developed in Japan. It took … Continue reading
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