All posts by TF Tribe

  • Meta VR Headset Project Cambria with eye-tracking sensor revealed by Zuckerberg

    “The next device coming in October has some cool features.” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said at a guest appearance on the August 25th episode of the popular podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Zuckerberg also said that his...

    • Posted August 27, 2022
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  • Learn the secrets of Japanese healthy eating

    Yumi Komatsudaira grew up in her family’s seaweed shop, snacking on the green treats on which her family built their health-based culinary business. Now she shares the secrets of healthy eating that have guided the Japanese for...

    • Posted August 27, 2022
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  • Getting a bicycle insurance from 7-eleven even if you don’t read Japanese.

    In April 2020, Liability insurance became mandatory for all bicycle owners of any age in Japan. The Japanese law requires bike owners to register both new and second-hand bicycles with the Crime Prevention Registration Office under the...

    • Posted August 26, 2022
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  • Brace yourselves gamers: Sony is raising the price of PS5 amid global inflation

    Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced on August 25  it will be raising the suggested retail price of PlayStation 5 to take effect from September 15. In Japan, the revised price will be 60,478 yen for the Ultra...

    • Posted August 26, 2022
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  • Registering a Bicycle in Tokyo

    Urban commuting has never been easier – thanks to the mighty bicycle that has been around for over 200 years. Over fifty percent of Tokyo moms rely every single day on a ‘mama chari’ (the Japanese term...

    • Posted August 26, 2022
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  • Japan schools to start using digital textbooks from 2024

    Japan’s education ministry plans to move school children to digital textbooks from fiscal year 2024. The first to do so will be English classes for elementary grades 5 and 6, as well as junior high. Mathematics classes,...

    • Posted August 26, 2022
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  • Thirty One Ice cream introduces Splatoon 3 flavors

    Thirty One Ice cream, Baskin Robbins’ official name in Japan, features a lineup of different creamy goodness  inspired by “Yunohana Great Valley” as seen in Nintendo game’s “Splatoon 3”. From September 1st (Thursday) to September 29th (Thursday, ...

    • Posted August 25, 2022
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  • George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite in a romantic comedy film

    Academy Award® winners George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite in Ticket to Paradise as divorced couples who travel to Bali to stop their daughter Lily from marrying someone she has just met on her graduation trip to the island....

    • Posted August 25, 2022
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  • Gap releases Mickey and Minnie Mouse hoodies for the fall season

    For many fashion brands, cross functional collaboration seems to be the “in” thing to impact sales. America’s fast fashion brand GAP is no different. This week, it releases its kid-friendly collab feel-good hoodies with Disney icons Mickey...

    • Posted August 25, 2022
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  • Brad Pitt’s new film is not appropriate for children.

    Bullet Train stars Brad Pitt as a wisecracking assassin sent on a mission to obtain a briefcase; only it’s not as simple as it seems. The film is shot beautifully and is entertainingly stylish! It’s funny, but...

    • Posted August 25, 2022
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  • Did you suddenly get cut off in the middle of a phone conversation last night?

    It’s not your fault. KDDI Corp. said a network disruption happened on Wednesday night, temporarily making it difficult to make voice calls in part for those in the East Japan service area. The network disruption was triggered...

    • Posted August 25, 2022
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  • A new breakfast hangout opens in Marunouchi

    On September 6, THE FRONT ROOM, the first cafe style dining by restaurant chain HUGE that operates gaijin-friendly Rigoletto, opens on the 1st floor of the Maru Building in Tokyo. It will be offering bistro-style quick bites...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Japanese yen weakens against the US dollar

    The dollar rose to levels above 137 yen in Tokyo trading Tuesday, backed by expectations of a wider Japan-U.S. interest rate gap. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at 137.27-28 yen, up from 136.84-84 yen at the...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Teen stress in the Tokyo international community

    Would you be surprised to learn that close to 50% of adolescents in the Tokyo international community experienced a problem they felt they could not speak to anyone about? Would you expect that concerns about the future...

    • Posted August 24, 2022
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  • Avengers Exhibition in Tokyo

    The exhibition AVENGERS S.T.A.T.I.O.N. (Scientific Training And Tactical Intelligence Operative Network) will be held from Saturday, October 8, 2022 to Sunday, January 29, 2023 at the EJ Anime Museum in Tokorozawa, Sakura Town, Saitama, featuring the world’s...

    • Posted August 23, 2022
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  • Japan’s Huis Ten Bosch ownership likely to change hands

    The sale of Huis Ten Bosch, a Dutch-themed amusement park, located in Sasebo, outside Nagasaki Prefecture, currently owned by H.I.S. Co. and others, is in its final-stage of  talks with likely buyer PAG, a Hong Kong investment...

    • Posted August 23, 2022
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  • Fashion guru Issey Miyake passes away

    World famous Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake died of liver cell cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Friday at the age of 84. The internationally acclaimed brand creator, whose real name was Kazunaru Miyake, was awarded the...

    • Posted August 10, 2022
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  • The easy way to get rid of fruit flies

    Fruit flies or gnats tend to annoy people during the summer months.  If you see too many of them flying around your kitchen, there could be a few reasons why. You may have thrown banana peels in...

    • Posted August 2, 2022
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  • Science experiments in Japanese schools reduced due to the pandemic

    A government survey reveals the country’s Covid-19 response measures had imposed less science experiments and observations among children at Japanese schools. The percentage of elementary and junior high school children having such activity as part of the...

    • Posted July 29, 2022
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  • A world of sabotage, espionage, assassination, and a knack for looking good in black!

    Practitioners of the ancient art of ninjutsu or ninpo sneak unnoticed into enemy camps or people’s houses, disguising themselves so as to conceal their identity, causing havoc with infinite ease. Sounds like someone you know? To really...

    • Posted July 28, 2022
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  • The Tokyo Tower Climb returns. Will you step to the challenge?

    After community fundraising activities were disrupted by the pandemic, TELL returns with the Tokyo Tower Climb in conjunction with the Step Up Challenge! In 2021, 856 participants took over 7 million steps to support suicide awareness and...

    • Posted July 27, 2022
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  • Petit Bateau brings back nautical prints in its back-to-school wear

    In picking the right back-to-school outfit for children,  most parents will pick pieces that hold up all year round while others go for style. French children apparel maker, Petit Bateau delivers both form and function to its...

    • Posted July 26, 2022
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  • DC League of Super Pets will be released in August.

    This animated comedy film scheduled for theatrical release in Japan on August 26, 2022, is about Superdog Krypto (voiced by Dwayne Johnson), who fights crime in Metropolis alongside his handler, Superman (John Krasinski). When the Justice League...

    • Posted July 26, 2022
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  • Where to try Japanese parfaits this season

    Once a year in summer,  Shiseido Ginza’s cafe serves up special parfaits skillfully sculptured with layers of creamy goodness.  Parfait snacking has long been a part of Japan’s summer routine and what goes in each layer is...

    • Posted July 26, 2022
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  • Is Jurassic World Dominion any good?

    This 2022 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow will be in theatres this week. This franchise finale reunites the original Jurassic characters with the reboot stars. The dinosaurs are less impressive this time around,...

    • Posted July 26, 2022
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  • Japan’s first monkeypox case reported

    Late Monday evening, a couple of days after the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency,  a man in Japan who traveled to a European country from late June to mid-July,  tested positive for the...

    • Posted July 26, 2022
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  • WHO calls on global community to help save lives on World Drowning Prevention Day

    The World Health Organization statistics estimate 235,600 people drown every year globally.   Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a call for people around the world to “do one thing” to prevent drowning. As one of...

    • Posted July 25, 2022
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  • Japan to young people: Get your third booster dose.

    Economic revitalization minister and the person in charge of vaccination, Daishiro Yamagiwa sounded the alarm about the surging infection cases across Japan. Yamagiwa who seems indifferent to imposing restrictions on people’s movement, said, “Nearly 70 pct of...

    • Posted July 25, 2022
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  • Monkeypox declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO

    Following the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization’s Director General, has declared Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health...

    • Posted July 24, 2022
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  • Metro+, the ergobaby stroller, is now available in Japan

    The Metro+ stroller from ERGObaby, the urban stroller that gives ultimate comfort and support for both baby and parents , will be available in Japan next month. Pre-orders start July 25th at Isetan Department store in Shinjuku...

    • Posted July 24, 2022
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