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Marine debris becomes unique, colorful accents for interiors🌊In Toba, Mie, abandoned ropes and buoys find new purpose as recycled board material GYOG / GOMI, born from REMARE representative MASE Tadasuke's belief that “plastic waste is a resource.” Turning waste into design.♻️

JICA's "School for All" empowers parents, teachers, and local residents to collaboratively improve education through school management committees. Starting in Niger in 2004, the initiative now reaches across 11 African nations, helping improve children’s literacy and numeracy.🏫

An imaginary train by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, painted in 1871, a year before the opening of Japan's first railroad between Shimbashi and Yokohama. Of course, he had never actually seen a train and painted it from his imagination. #ndldigital dl.ndl.go.jp/en/pid/1305820…

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A helping "hand" when you need one! ⚙️ Kailas Robotics' lightweight mobile robotic arm, which can be mounted on robots or drones, could help take over repetitive and hazardous tasks, allowing people to focus on more important, imaginative work 💡

Named for its original look, Kagoshima’s famous "Shirokuma" is a playful dessert of snow-like ice and sweet milk, topped with vibrant fruits! 🍧This region also invites you to explore Sakurajima volcano, the ethereal Mizonokuchi Cave, and the sacred Kirishima Jingu Shrine. 🌋

Hagi, Yamaguchi, known for it's natsumikan oranges, faced aging farmers and fading buyer ties🍊 To help, Tokyo’s food company FARMER YOU worked with a local project helping restore orchards at risk of abandonment, turning 1 ton of fruit into new dishes at urban restaurants✨

🍺 Honan Local Good Brewers in Tokyo supports people with disabilities through craft beer brewing. Through beer making, sales, and local events, workers build skills and connect with the community. The brewery helps create a town where everyone can thrive✨

▼Scenes from Prime Minister Takaichi’s visit to the Republic of Korea. youtube.com/watch?v=j5qkSL…

Time to pick our June #PickaHeader! 📸 Blue hydrangeas on stone steps, Japanese umbrellas, Mystical fresh greenery at Mishaka Pond, White skunk cabbages in Oze Marshlands. Which photo resonates with you most? Comment with your pick by May 26. Winner revealed here the next day!✨

Tradition evolves across seas 🌏 Morioka, Iwate’s historic Iwachu reimagined Japan’s Nambu ironware, long associated with black, into colorful teapots for overseas tea culture 🎨 Loved in Europe as “IWACHU.” It shows new promise for a 400-year craft ✨

What do ramen, ninja, sand have in common❓ Believe it or not, they all have dedicated museums in Japan. Today is International Museum Day‼️ Japan’s museums spark curiosity through hands-on exhibits—carrying tradition, craftsmanship, knowledge and skills across generations✨

Yakushima, Kagoshima, became a World Natural Heritage island in 1993. Home to endemic subspecies such as Yakushima macaques🐒 and deer🦌, the island’s biodiversity has been protected through development rooted in traditions, rich natural resources, and respect for nature.

🌿Japan’s first tea harvest is traveling north. Known as ichibancha, it develops rich fragrance and umami after the cold winter🍵 The season moves from south to north, just like cherry blossoms across Japan. In Japan, ichibancha quietly announces early summer✨

Visiting Akita to meet Akitas!🐕 With Odate City as a hub, northern Akita tourism centers on this Japanese breed beloved overseas. The region also offers inns where visitors can stay with Akita dogs, along with local experiencess—helping share the region’s charm with the world.

🌿 Noto, Ishikawa—its landscape recognized as one of Japan’s first Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) as “Noto’s Satoyama and Satoumi.” Here, people coexist with nature through farming, forestry, and fisheries, showing a sustainable way of life in harmony.

Even in Ginza, nature is in motion🐝 The Ginza Honeybee Project brings beekeeping to Tokyo rooftops, gathering honey around the Imperial Palace, Hibiya Park & city trees. Supported by locals, companies & children, this Nature-Positive project helps urban biodiversity thrive🌿

Have a meal, send one to another🍽️ Founded by MASAHISA Kogure, TABLE FOR TWO International sees global overeating and malnutrition as one issue. Have a healthy TFT menu, such as at a company cafeteria in Japan, and ¥20 goes toward school meals in Africa and Asia.

“Metal that bends.” NOUSAKU, a long-established maker in Takaoka, Toyama, saw charm in that flaw, becoming the world’s first to make 100% tin tableware in 2003✨ Tableware you can bend by hand—now drawing global designers and young craft makers🌱

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A "root" solution to obesity and diabetes?🩺 The startup Ninzia is harnessing the power of konjac, a traditional Japanese food made from a plant root, to create satisfying foods that don't spike blood sugar. It can even be used for emergency rations too! 🍛