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English Version of “Long-term Care Tech Portal” Newly Launched, Introducing Latest Care and Age Tech in Japan

By asianet

TOKYO, Mar. 24, 2025 /Kyodo JBN/ — The long-term care robot portal site management office released the English version of the “Long-term Care Tech Portal” ( https://robotcare.jp/en/home/index?type=pw ), a portal site providing information on state-of-the-art care and age tech in Japan.   Image1: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M108324/202503045133/_prw_PI1fl_ZPnxc6Qp.png   The portal site provides a wide range of information on … Continued

NX Vietnam Launches Consolidation Service on Vietnam’s North-south Railway

By Katrina Sammut

TOKYO, Feb. 7, 2025 /Kyodo JBN/ — – Offering Efficient, Sustainable Low-emission Logistics Service for Small-lot Shipments – Nippon Express (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (hereafter “NX Vietnam”), a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., is enhancing its rail freight services on Vietnam’s North-South Railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City by starting a consolidation … Continued

Polyplastics to Launch 40% Glass-filled Recycled DURAFIDE (R) PPS Based on New Post-industrial Recycling System

By Katrina Sammut

TOKYO, Feb. 5, 2025 /Kyodo JBN/ — Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a global leader in engineering plastics, has announced plans to launch a 40% glass-reinforced grade of DURAFIDE (R) rG-PPS by December 2025 as part of its mechanical recycling business. The company will develop high-quality optimum formulations which will play a role in helping achieve 100% … Continued

2025 Japan Prize Laureates Announced

By Katrina Sammut

TOKYO, Jan. 22, 2025 /Kyodo JBN/ — The Japan Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2025 Japan prize on January 22, 2025. Prof. Russell Dean Dupuis of the USA has been awarded the Japan Prize in the fields of Materials Sciences and Production, and Prof. Carlos M. Duarte of Spain has been awarded the … Continued

Wulong: Impressions of a Fantastical Chinese Land — a series of popular activities will be held to celebrate the China Tourism Day

By David Darius

CHONGQING, May 22, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– On May 20, to mark 30 years of achievements and seek further progress in tourism development, Wulong District in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality held an event to celebrate the China Tourism Day, according to the local government. In addition, a series of popular activities will be held throughout the year to entertain global visitors, … Continued

Guests Booking Popular Pokemon Rooms to Be Presented with New MIMARU Original Line of Goods by Cosmos Hotel Management

By David Darius

TOKYO, May 21, 2024 /Kyodo JBN/ — Cosmos Hotel Management Co., Ltd., which runs the leading apartment hotel chain MIMARU, is pleased to announce that the MIMARU Pokemon Room’s original line of gifts has been renewed and will be presented to guests making reservations for the Pokemon Room, starting from June 1 (Saturday), 2024. These … Continued

International Tea Culture Festival Held in Chaoyang, Beijing

By David Darius

BEIJING, May 20, 2024 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/– The 2024 Beijing Chaoyang International Tea Culture Festival kicked off recently at the Chaoyang Park and the Junwangfu Hotel, gathering more than 100 tea brands for tea party, tea-related poem recitals and traditional Chinese-style performances, attracting many guests from both home and abroad. Caption: A foreign guest experiences tea culture. … Continued