Highlighting JAPAN

through images

Using photographs, illustrations, and videos, this online magazine helps people throughout the world know more about Japan from a variety of aspects.

March 2009

The NEW SHAPE of Education

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NEW SHAPE OF EDUCATION

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The government of Japan has launched the New Course of Study for the national education curriculum. There is a focus on such new areas as environmental and dietary education, while there is also an emphasis on education relating to traditions and culture.

OVERSEAS VISITS

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Prime Minister Taro Aso met with President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, and six days later visited U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House.

TOKYO TASTE

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Tokyo recently played host to some of the world's culinary celebrities during Tokyo Taste-The World Summit of Gastronomy 2009.

AGELESS CREATIVITY

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Producer and Art Director Takanori Aiba and his creative ideas are gaining fans around the world with everything from the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum to the Ninja Akasaka restaurant.

VIRTUAL IDOL

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Miku Hatsune is not letting her lack of existence hold her back. This popular software-generated singing idol is winning over fans at an amazing pace.

IBUKI SATELLITE

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The Ibuki satellite was launched from Tanegashima Space Center on January 23. Researchers and scientists have high hopes that it will help shed light on global warming.

LOCAL CHARACTER

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In October 2008, giant PR mascots from various localities around Japan descended en masse on Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, for the "Kigurumi Summit."

REPEAT VISITORS

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Introducing the efforts of Japan tourism expert and "Yokoso! Japan" Ambassador Lee Yong Sook, who discusses the reasons Koreans keep coming back to enjoy Japan.

HELL VALLEY MONKEYS

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Tourists might be forgiven for being jealous of the Japanese macaques that soak in Jigokudani Onsen (Hell Valley Hot Springs) in Yamanouchi-cho, Nagano Prefecture.

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