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Tokyo creates new logo, slogan to promote city overseas as prime tourist destination The Tokyo metropolitan government has created a new logo and slogan, "Tokyo Tokyo Old meets New" (the first Tokyo depicted in a brushstroke font and the second in a Gothic block typeface), to effectively convey the attractions of Tokyo overseas. This logo will be used in various promotional activities abroad. 03/05/2017

Thank you for visiting our booth at the FOODEX JAPAN 2017! On 10.03.2017, the International Fair of food and beverages Foodex 2017 ended after 4 days.
The exhibition attracted more than 82,000 visitors from many countries. 13/03/2017

Come to visit our booth at FOODEX JAPAN 2017! Japan Management Association (JMA) and four organizations will host FOODEX JAPAN 2017, Asia’s largest food and beverage trade show, taking place over four days from March 7–10, 2017 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City. 07/03/2017

Valentine's Day in Japan Japanese Valentine’s Day is nothing like others.
In Japan Valentine’s Day is celebrated in a very unique style. It is the women who present gifts to men. 14/02/2017

Russian water at FOODEX JAPAN 2017 exhibition 97% of water in the world is salt water, but fresh water is just 3%. Russia with its water reserves is in leaders in the world 16/01/2017

Russian Porridge at FOODEX JAPAN 2017 exhibition Porridge from ancient times took an important and honorable place in the daily diet, being, in fact, one of the main dishes on the table, for the poor and the rich people in Russia. 12/12/2016

Russian honey at FOODEX JAPAN 2017 exhibition Natural honey is an elixir of health and longevity. His life-giving force known even in Ancient Rus’ (Ruthenia): in the old days people ate and drank the honey, it reinstates health. 02/12/2016

Six railway operators launch English map for tourists The Tokyo Sightseeing Map simplifies traveling by showing the biggest tourist spots in the city and how to get there. 17/10/2016

AJ Office Relocation Dear partners, we would like to inform you about our office moving. 03/10/2016

Mobile manners in Japan Everybody should know in advance what you can do and what better to abstain from, when you are going on a trip to another country, especially to an exotic one. Japan has its own laws and moral standards, which are different from any other country. 26/08/2016

The summer festival of Obon The height of summer is a time for holiday! Especially in August. Middle of August in Japan is a time of Obon. 05/08/2016

Rainy season in Japan In early summer, most parts of Japan get visited by a rainy season, the so called tsuyu (or baiyu), literally meaning "plum rain", because it coincides with the season of plums ripening. 24/06/2016

JR East to rebuild Tokyo’s Harajuku Station amid tourism boom East Japan Railway Co. plans to rebuild the Harajuku Station building in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, amid increasing numbers of passengers passing through the facility, which dates from the 1920s. 08/06/2016

The Tsukiji Fish Market is moving Tsukiji fish market is one of 11 wholesale markets in operation in Tokyo. Built in 1935, it is the oldest market in the city. 23/05/2016

The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament started on May 8th The Sumo Grand Tournament started in Tokyo on May 8th. The tournament takes place in Ryogoku - the center of the mysterious sumo world. 11/05/2016

Visitors to Japan soar 46% to over 20m The estimated number of visitors to Japan in fiscal 2015, which ended on March 31, jumped 45.6 percent from the previous year to 21,359,000, topping the 20-million mark for the first time ever, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Wednesday. 25/04/2016

Onbashira festival Held every six years, the famed Onbashira festival that started on April 2 is not for the fainthearted-unless riding down a hilltop on a massive tree trunk log at high speed appeals to you. 15/04/2016

Japan: 40 mil. visitors eyed by 2020 The government said Wednesday it aims to double the annual number of foreign visitors to Japan to 40 million in 2020 from the current 20 million. 31/03/2016

Hokkaido Bullet Train Line opens The Hokkaido Shinkansen (bullet train line) is a Japanese high-speed shinkansen rail line operating between Aomori Prefecture in Honshu and Hokkaido through the undersea Seikan Tunnel 29/03/2016

First cherry trees blossom in Tokyo 5 days earlier than average! The first cherry blossoms this spring were seen in Tokyo on Monday morning at Yasukuni Shrine. 22/03/2016

FOODEX JAPAN 2016 (The 41st International Food and Beverage Exhibition) Foodex Japan is one of the largest food & beverage trade shows in the Asia-Pacific region with 40 years of history. 21/03/2016

The 9th Festival of Russian Culture in Japan On June 3rd Tokyo will host the opening ceremony of the 9th Festival of Russian Culture in Japan. 31/05/2014

Finding business partners in Japan Are you an importer wishing to purchasing Japanese products? 07/04/2014

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