All posts by TF Tribe

  • Individuals with college degrees continue to get job offers in Japan

    The latest report from Japan’s Labor Ministry shows that individuals with a college degree continue to get jobs faster than those with lesser levels of education. By spring next year, nearly 75% of university students set to...

    • Posted November 17, 2023
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  • Irish man in Japan breaks 2 Guinness world records for the longest cooking and baking marathon by an individual

    Alan Fisher, owner and chef of Kyojin Stewhouse, a restaurant & catering house in Shimane prefecture Japan, has broken two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles. Beating Nigerian chef Hilda Baci’s previous record by more than 24 hours...

    • Posted November 13, 2023
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  • Japan release of Disney and Pixar’s ‘Elio’ postponed

    Elio, the upcoming American animated science fiction adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, originally set for a spring 2024 release in Japan has been postponed to a soon-to-be-announced date. On September 9,...

    • Posted November 13, 2023
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  • ‘Shaun the Sheep with Wallace and Gromit’ Movie Festival

    If you are looking for a good family show, one that truly entertains from adults to pre-schoolers, Shaun the Sheep and Wallace and Gromit, one of the best-loved children’s tv series from the UK, work and –...

    • Posted November 7, 2023
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  • Festive lights at Yomiuriland will get you feeling the holiday vibes

    After being stripped of annual traditions and deprived of outdoor winter fun due to the pandemic, one thing we are missing for sure this holiday is some Christmas magic. Yomiuriland’s spectacle of lights is the perfect way...

    • Posted November 7, 2023
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  • A warm Tokyo with little to no snow? Take the kids for indoor skiing here.

    It rarely snows in Tokyo in December.  If it does, it will be between January or February. If the family is looking for a quick snow escape, your best bet would be the Sayama Ski indoor resort...

    • Posted November 7, 2023
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  • First roller skating lessons offered to Tokyo kids

    Outdoor or indoor roller skating can be a fun activity for the whole family. But if you need to bring a newbie in the family up to speed, get help from the pros. Pro skaters at the...

    • Posted November 1, 2023
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  • Tokyo’s Adachi Biological Park is an educational place for preschoolers to connect with nature

    Preschoolers are always on tight schedule with indoor and outdoor day care and school activities always structured. Is your child getting enough connection with nature? My 3-year old clearly wasn’t.  To support this connection through free adventure...

    • Posted November 1, 2023
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  • Japan eyes relaxing residency requirements to enable foreigners to set up a business

    Japan’s Immigration Services Agency is considering to allow foreign entrepreneurs to stay in Japan for two years to prepare and launch a business provided they have a concrete business plan and can meet other conditions, even if...

    • Posted October 31, 2023
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  • Tokyo is at persistent risk of a disaster. Prepare your family.

    Japan predicts a 70% chance of an earthquake directly hitting Tokyo in the next 30 years. Do you ever wonder how your family would escape if an earthquake shook your building or your home was engulfed in...

    • Posted October 31, 2023
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  • Toyota in search of 2024 Dream Car Art Contest winner

    In its active quest for ideas in delivering the cars of the future for a better mobility system, Japanese giant car maker Toyota believes it’s important to include today’s children and future end-users in the imagineering process....

    • Posted October 30, 2023
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  • Rising inflation? Japan’s Prime Minister announces his plan for tax cuts and cash handout.

    Inflation is on the rise and  some families are feeling the squeeze as the price of food, (excluding fresh food) shot up to 7.3 percent and lodging fees to 42.8 percent according to government data. Core consumer...

    • Posted October 27, 2023
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  • Look: Tokyo DisneySea is cooking up something to be excited for in 2024

    Oriental Land, the Japanese company that runs Disney brand facilities under license from Disney Enterprises, Inc., has just revealed on Thursday a 2 billion dollar expansion work is currently happening at Tokyo DisneySea. The massive expansion project...

    • Posted October 27, 2023
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  • Princess Mononoke zone opens Nov. 1 at Ghibli Park

    Inspired by Studio Ghibli’s animation film, the Princess Momonoke area unveiled to the press at Ghibli Park on Wednesday, opens to the public on November 1. The Momonoke Village within the Ghibli facility brings the world of...

    • Posted October 26, 2023
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  • A new proposal may prolong payment of pension fund contribution

    Under Japan’s universal basic pension program known as the “kokumin nenkin”, participants are required to put in premiums starting from age 20 until 59. But a government panel Tuesday has started discussing ways and means to address...

    • Posted October 25, 2023
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  • Nihon University disqualified again from receiving subsidy

    The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corp. for Private Schools of Japan decided Monday it will not provide any operating expenditure subsidy to scandal-tainted Nihon University (aka Nichidai) this academic year just as it did in the previous...

    • Posted October 24, 2023
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  • It is safe to use aluminum foil and containers in the microwave – if you know the rules.

    There is a lot of do’s and don’ts on the internet about whether or not heating food with aluminum foil or package inside a microwave oven is safe. One netizen says “aluminum foil could damage the magnetron...

    • Posted October 23, 2023
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  • Crocs releases a pair of Classic Cowboy Boots in “Croctober.”

    Crocs, one of the most divisive shoe brands, has announced the release of its limited edition Classic Cowboy Boots on October 23, 2023. In the 18 years since the chunky plastic boat shoes debuted in Japan, people...

    • Posted October 21, 2023
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  • Should you take your kids to Wonka?

    Although Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was frequently ranked as the most popular fantasy story in children’s literature, very little is known as to how the the eccentric founder and proprietor of the Wonka Chocolate Factory started....

    • Posted October 19, 2023
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  • Yomiuriland holiday illumination

    The illumination event  at Tokyo Yomiuri Land starts today featuring jewel-inspired led colors overlooking the spectacular night views of Tokyo. Special light-up attraction includes the large Ferris wheel and an exciting fountain show. Open: October 19, 2023...

    • Posted October 19, 2023
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  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

    In this 2023 Canadian animated superhero comedy film, the adorable rescue pups continue to inspire children as well as parents, reminding them that even the tiny can be powerful. Writer-director Cal Brunker raises the bar further by...

    • Posted October 19, 2023
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  • Indonesian resort taps into the rich history of its land for a one-of-a-kind ceremony

    Tanah Gajah, a Resort by Hadiprana, is tapping into the sacredness of its grounds by offering guests a new Purification Ceremony experience on-site. The water-based ritual, a tradition on the Indonesian island that helps people wash away...

    • Posted October 16, 2023
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  • Security cameras are now mandatory for new trains in Japan

    Two years ago on October 31, a man disguised in a Joker costume, the villain in Batman superhero franchise, attacked passengers inside a running Keio train just before setting the car on fire. Because there were no...

    • Posted October 16, 2023
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  • Biota of the Imperial Palace

    As children begin their forays into the natural world, we can encourage them to know and understand the creatures living in Japan. A good place to start is the Meiji Yasuda Village Marunouchi gallery in Tokyo’s Chiyoda...

    • Posted October 16, 2023
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  • Sanrio-themed buffet special at Keio Plaza Hotel Hachioji

    From cutesy dolls and toys to clothing and theme park, Hello Kitty, Sanrio’s female bobtail cat without a mouth, is arguably the most popular cartoon character in Japan. Media franchise now ranges from books and music to...

    • Posted October 13, 2023
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  • This monster pumpkin weighs the same as a hippopotamus

    Travis Gienger squashed the competition with his enormous fruit weighing in at an improbable 2,749 pounds (1,247 kilograms) at the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival in California on Monday. An orange-shirted Gienger punched the air and offered...

    • Posted October 12, 2023
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  • Defining leaving kids home alone as ‘abuse’ faces strong opposition

    A group of Liberal Democratic Party members of the Saitama prefectural assembly said Tuesday that the proposal to define leaving children alone as ‘abuse’ will be withdrawn as a result of strong public opposition. The proposal revising...

    • Posted October 11, 2023
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  • Uniqlo will be selling second-hand clothes in Harajuku

    From the 11th of October until the 22nd, UNIQLO will be selling recycled and upcycled clothes as part of its aim to achieve a recycling-oriented society for a sustainable future.  The pop-up store will be held at...

    • Posted October 11, 2023
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  • Japan Ramen Enclyclopedia

      Nearly every region in Japan has its own way of seasoning a bowl of  ramen but they all use these basic ingredients in making the noodle: wheat, flour, salt, water and alkaline water with potassium and...

    • Posted October 10, 2023
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  • Saitama prefecture to introduce a new ordinance against leaving kids at home alone.

    Although leaving kids home alone is viewed as a form of abuse in many developed countries, it is legally permitted in Japan. The practice is perhaps due to Japan’s relatively safe communities. But Saitama Prefecture is poised...

    • Posted October 5, 2023
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