Japan’s largest bookstore Tsutaya officially opens its first Southeast Asian store in Malaysia
Tsutaya Books, a world-renowned Japanese bookstore chain, at the newly-opened Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Malaysia, recently opened its doors to the public on July 7, 2022. About 2,650m2 space includes not only an expansive bookstore but also a café, specialised merchandise, dedicated space for family-friendly activities, a playground and low bookshelves for children to build positive reading habits. There will also be a vast collection of curated gifts and souvenirs from fine writing stationery, art and crafts, interior decorative items, fragrances and more.
Biomass oil from Malaysian peat! Japan’s euglena unveils groundbreaking findings
Image is for illustrative purposes Japanese bio-venture euglena Co, Ltd with RIKEN (a large Japanese research institute) and a Malaysian university research team succeeded in identifying and isolating a new lipid-producing, acid-tolerant algae: Tetratostichococcus, from Malaysian peatlands.The research results have been published in the Journal of Applied Phycology (22 May 2022). (more…)