Alo Japan32s ago
https://www.alojapan.com/1289184/spurgin-headlines-nbl-select-squad-for-japanese-tour/ Spurgin headlines NBL Select squad for Japanese tour #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news Some of the NBL’s brightest talents, including Sydney King Jason Spurgin, will showcase their skills on the international stage when NBL Select travels to Japan for a two-game series against B.League United – a squad of players from Japan’s top-tier competition – for the inaugural B.League Global Invitational. Two games will be played on June…
Sumikai23m ago

Japans Kreuzfahrtbranche boomt mittlerweile wieder, immer mehr Touristen kommen per Schiff ins Land. #japan

https://sumikai.com/nachrichten-aus-japan/wirtschaft/kreuzfahrten-nach-japan-boomen-passagierzahlen-seit-2023-vervierfacht-356824/

Yewi37m ago

It really disgusts me...

Expo Osaka 2025, currently being held in Japan, has a form to send a message to the victims of the 2011 earthquake,

but the organizer intentionally omits "Palestine" from the nationality options, even though Palestine is participating in the festival, whereas Israel is on it.

🤮🤮🤮 #Japan

Japan38m ago

Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro tenugui anime art for the rainy season in Japan

Traditional techniques bring centuries of craftsmanship to Totoro. Japan is a country of many seasons, and the one that’s about to begin is rainy. Known as “tsuyu” in Japanese, the rainy season generally hits the mainland around mid-June, which is just enough time for us to put up a seaso…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1289162/studio-ghibli-releases-new-totoro-tenugui-anime-art-for-the-rainy-season-in-japan/

Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro tenugui anime art for the rainy season in Japan

Traditional techniques bring centuries of craftsmanship to Totoro. Japan is a country of many seasons, and the one that’s about to begin is rainy. Known as “tsuyu” in Japanese, the rainy season generally hits the mainland around mid-June, which is just enough time for us to put up a seasonal decoration with Totoro as the star. Sold by the Studio Ghibli specialty retail chain Donguri Kyowakoku, this new product is both decorative and functional as it’s a beautifully dyed tenugui. These traditional cotton cloths can be used as hand towels, handkerchiefs, head coverings, and wraps for lunch boxes or gifts,

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Japan38m ago

Japanese Yen pares intraday losses against recovering USD amid divergent BoJ-Fed expectations

The Japanese Yen attracts some intraday sellers amid a combination of negative factors.Calls for the BoJ to slow tapering beyond 2026 and a positive risk tone undermine the JPY.The divergent BoJ-Fed policy expectations should cap any meaningful upside for USD/JPY. …
#Japan #JP
https://www.alojapan.com/1289159/japanese-yen-pares-intraday-losses-against-recovering-usd-amid-divergent-boj-fed-expectations/

Japanese Yen pares intraday losses against recovering USD amid divergent BoJ-Fed expectations

The Japanese Yen attracts some intraday sellers amid a combination of negative factors.Calls for the BoJ to slow tapering beyond 2026 and a positive risk tone undermine the JPY.The divergent BoJ-Fed policy expectations should cap any meaningful upside for USD/JPY.The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains on the back foot against a broadly recovering US Dollar (USD), though it lacks follow-through selling amid hawkish Bank of Japan (BoJ) expectations. Investors seem convinced that the Japanese central bank will stick to the path of monetary policy normalization amid the broadening inflation in Japan and the bets were reaffirmed by BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's

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Japan38m ago

Book Review: The Summer House by Masashi Matsuie

It’s not just a novel about architecture—it’s a novel constructed like architecture: every beam of narrative serves a purpose, every window of emotion is carefully placed. In The Summer House, Masashi Matsuie’s prize-winning debut novel (originally published in Japan in 2012 and now translated into English by National Book Award–winner Margaret Mitsutani…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1289160/book-review-the-summer-house-by-masashi-matsuie/

Book Review: The Summer House by Masashi Matsuie

It’s not just a novel about architecture—it’s a novel constructed like architecture: every beam of narrative serves a purpose, every window of emotion is carefully placed. In The Summer House, Masashi Matsuie’s prize-winning debut novel (originally published in Japan in 2012 and now translated into English by National Book Award–winner Margaret Mitsutani), that question unfolds slowly, with the same measured elegance as the Murai Office’s architectural plans. Set in a sweltering summer of the late 20th century, the story follows recent university graduate Toru Sakanishi. He works at an architecture firm known for its blend of traditional Japanese aesthetics and

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Japan38m ago

Shigeo Nagashima, Japan’s ‘Mr. Pro Baseball,’ dies at 89

TOKYO — Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died. He was 89. His death was confirmed Tuesday by the Yomiuri Giants, the team he helped make famous and eventually managed. His passing was also [...]
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https://www.alojapan.com/1289141/shigeo-nagashima-japans-mr-pro-baseball-dies-at-89/

Shigeo Nagashima, Japan's 'Mr. Pro Baseball,' dies at 89

TOKYO -- Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as 'Mr. Pro Baseball' and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died. He was 89.His death was confirmed Tuesday by the Yomiuri Giants, the team he helped make famous and eventually managed.His passing was also announced in special extra editions of newspapers that are handed out on street corners -- a throwback to breaking news in an earlier time.He was famous in a period before Japanese players like Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani began to star in North American MLB.Ohtani posted three

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Thrs39m ago
Sakurajima, another active vulcano on Kyushu 🌋 #japan #kyushu #kagoshima #vulcano #impressive #vulkan #sovielevulkane #echtjetzt #abseitsdertouristen
Show threadCamellia Tea Ceremony43m ago

☔️Rain falling at the end of rainy season is known as 'abare-tsuyu' (暴れ梅雨)🌧️
Similar to the English expression "raining cats and dogs", we might translate 'abare-tsuyu' as 'riotous rain' or 'ranting rain'.
Rainy season often ends in such clamorous showers.

#Japan #梅雨 #Kyoto

Tanuki.no.mori48m ago
Shinnyodo Temple with lush green leaves before the rainy season🌱🍃

📍Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City

#photography #japan #temple #greenery #pagoda #kyoto