138-year-old Toyama dashi maker gets halal certification, Kaneshichi
The venerable food manufacturer Kaneshichi Co., Ltd, with over 130 years of history in Toyama, has secured Halal certification for more than 33 products, including granulated dashi*1 and kelp tea. Let's find out the speciality of its products and its future prospects. (more…)
HIRING NOW: Writing, EN-ID translation, Market Research in Osaka
Job Description English and Indonesian language support (article writing, translation, etc.), managing the English version social media network, and local research. As a localisation staff member for Salam Groovy Japan, an online media outlet connecting Japanese businesses with the Islamic market in Indonesia and Malaysia, you will mainly handle language support, from writing articles to English translation/interpretation. This includes managing our English social media accounts, which has many following of Muslims overseas. To introduce the charms of Japan to overseas Muslims, you may occasionally get to attend events, visit amusement...
Medicine vending machine to appear in rural areas in Japan after test at Shinjuku Station
A medicine vending machine was installed in JR Shinjuku Station on a trial basis until the end of August. (more…)
Real-time shade map to avoid Japan’s blazing summer heat
click photo to enlarge Navitime Japan, a prominent Japanese navigation service provider, has launched 'Hikage Map' (=Shade Map) on its walking application ALKOO by NAVITIME for Android OS. (more…)
Halal apple cider vinegar from cask-aged whole apples, 110 y.o. pro Kanesho
Kanesho Co., Inc. manufactures and sells products like a rich apple cider vinegar with a deep apple taste. With its 14 varieties of Halal-certified apple cider vinegar, the company has export them to Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries. Check out what makes them so special and more with its president, Toshisada Kushibiki. (more…)
Subway station in Osaka to fully run on renewable energy with film-type perovskite solar cell
JR West Japan announced to install 'film-type perovskite solar cells' in the Umekita (Osaka) subway station, due to open in spring 2023. (more…)
Halal rice pasta, fresh rice malt by 6th industry model company
OGATA VILLAGE AKITAKOMACHI RICE PRODUCERS CO., LTD. was founded by a group of rice farmers in Ogata, Akita. Let's hear the history of rice production battling against the rice reduction policy, and its products for the Islamic market from Takayuki Kato of the Business Development Unit. (more…)
Japan’s largest AEON shopping mall to open in Ibaraki in 2025
Image source: Public Relations Journal of Toride City, Ibaraki Japan's largest shopping mall, AEON MALL Toride (tentative), is scheduled to open in 2025 in the Kuwabara area in Toride, Ibaraki. It has a notable area of 676,000m². (more…)
New Kyushu Shinkansen KAMOME debuts on 23 Sept.
JR Kyushu began a promotion of the KAMOME Shinkansen a.k.a the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen (West-Kyushu bullet train) running between Takeo Onsen and Nagasaki, upon the launch of the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen service on 23 September 2022 (Fri). (more…)
Save money for Namba-KIX travel with Limited Express Rapi:t e-ticket
Limited Express Rapi:t Rapi:t, Nankai Electric Railway's limited express train service between Namba in Osaka and Kansai International Airport (KIX), is now available as electronic tickets.By holding the QR code displayed on your smartphone over the ticket gate, users can now use it as an electronic ticket. (more…)
Malaysia gets world’s first Japanese cold chain logistics standard
Image source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT) A ceremony was held to present the certificate for a Japan-style cold chain logistics standard in Malaysia, which is the first in the world.It was acquired by TASCO YUSEN GOLD COLD SDN BHD (TYGC), a cold chain logistics company under the Malaysian subsidiary of Yusen Logistics Co., Ltd. (more…)
Grand OPEN 2025, Kansai International Airport undergoes major renovation
Kansai International Airport in Osaka is currently undergoing its first major renovation since its opening.Here is its future schedule and what you can expect to see after the renovations. (more…)