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[ad_1] There are incredibly stringent restrictions on Lithium Ion Batteries, particularly when shipping overeas and even moreso when using options that travel via air. Lithium Ion Batteries are typically safe and provide a good, compact, high density source of energy and are used in tons of both business and personal applications. Many Lithium Ion Batteries …

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[ad_1] The People of ‘Wa’ Although the Kojiki is the earliest known document of written Japanese, the earliest reference to Japan as a country comes from Chinese historical texts and court documents penned hundreds of years earlier in a history book of the Later Han Dynasty (25-220). In these documents, Japan was referred to as …

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[ad_1] Japan’s Gender Gap in the Workplace A Japanese workplace. Japan’s rank in economics was lower than the previous year due to the lower scores in labor participation and managerial roles. Economics is evaluated in the following five sub-items:  Rate of labor participation (Rank: 83 / Score: 0.750) Wage gap between men and women (Rank: …

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[ad_1] ZenMarket is excited to announce a brand new way to ship your items from Japan internationally! Introducing Zen Express: Standard, a faster and more affordable way to ship small packages from Japan!       Benefits of Zen Express: Standard   Zen Express: Standard is fantastic for countries that don’t have access to smaller …

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[ad_1] ZenMarket is excited to announce a brand new way to ship your items from Japan internationally! Introducing Zen Express: Standard, a faster and more affordable way to ship small packages from Japan!       Benefits of Zen Express: Standard   Zen Express: Standard is fantastic for countries that don’t have access to smaller …

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[ad_1] Japan is right in the middle of one of its hottest summers on record. So if you’re looking to stay out of the scorching sun, staying at home and playing some video games seems like a good way to do it, but if the Switch is your platform of choice, there are a few things to watch …

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[ad_1] In the same year, Shirota went on to obtain his doctoral degree in medicine and became a lecturer at Kyoto Imperial University. However, his work was far from finished. Shirota at his microscope. The Birth of Yakult Shirota firmly believed that the key to health was “not to treat disease, but to prevent contracting …

Mr. Yakult: Shirota Minoru, the Microbiologist Behind Japan’s Favorite Health Drink Read More »

[ad_1] Pride Month in Japan ended on a rather sour note when news hit the Internet of a booklet containing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric that circulated at a June conference attended by several LDP members. The conference was hosted by the Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership (Shinto Seiji Renmei; 神道政治連盟) affiliated with the Association of Shinto Shrines …

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[ad_1] Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Shrine is certainly popular and is hands down one of the most well-known and popular shrines in Japan as the best Inari shrine to visit. However, for people in and around Nagoya, Toyokawa Inari is more popular. Also known as Myogon-ji Temple, Toyokawa Inari is the principal Inari temple in south …

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[ad_1] On July 7, the Japanese Hoshi Matsuri (star festival) called Tanabata is celebrated. The streets of Hiratsuka in Kanagawa Prefecture will be lined with food carts visited by young women in yukata (traditional summer clothes) and the young men escorting them. Millions of Japanese people all over Japan will enjoy one of the first festivals of the summer. Children will hang tanzaku (wishes written on strips …

Tanabata: The Yin and Yang of Japanese holidays Read More »