From fishing floats to art? 🌊
Aomori's Tsugaru Vidro is a maker that pivoted from glass fishing gear to crafts. Artisans shape glass softly using only breath, blending 100+ colors to express nature. This technical pivot drives regional industry. ✨
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▼ Scenes from Prime Minister Takaichi’s participation in the G7 Evian Summit. - Learn tech, design & entrepreneurship! 💻 Japan's 5-year KOSEN system starts at 15. At Kamiyama Marugoto College, students partner with locals & businesses to solve real issues like depopulation & aging in Kamiyama, nurturing innovators who build things to bring about change. 🌐
- As mobile phones spread, Japan’s public phones fell to about one-sixth of their peak.📞 Yet many remain for disasters. Tokyo & NTT EAST are setting public phones up as OpenRoaming Wi-Fi hubs—an idea now spreading nationwide for daily use and emergencies.📶
- Did you know a classic ramen topping helps save forests? 🍜 The “100% Japan Menma Project” is spreading nationwide, upcycling overgrown bamboo shoots into domestic menma (fermented bamboo shoots for ramen). This transforms an ecological threat into a sustainable resource.
- Warosoku candles create a beautifully swaying flame. 🕯️ Yet, haze trees for this wax have plummeted. To surmount this, the “Yukyu no Akari (The Eternal Light) Project” localizes the cycle: from growing scarce trees to crafting and using them in Kyoto's shrines and temples. 🌿
00:00 - #PhotoOfTheMonth: Sky or sea? 🌌 At Chichibugahama Beach in Mitoyo, Kagawa, low tide turns the wet sand into a giant mirror, blurring the line between earth and sky at sunset.☁️ Kept beautiful by locals who've cared for the shore for 25+ years.
- In some countries, people lose their sight due to limited access to eye exams.👁️ A Japanese startup's Smart Eye Camera is a portable smartphone attachment for anterior eye disease diagnosis. The device can work with limited electricity and is installed in 60+ countries.📱🌍
- Did you know this spiral coil is a uniquely Japanese solution to summer's pests? 🌀 Katori Senko (mosquito coil) uses pyrethrum flower extracts to repel mosquitoes for hours. Expanding globally to prevent diseases, it brings a nostalgic summer charm. ✨
- Play piano with one finger! 🎹 Tokyo University of the Arts' "Daredemo Piano®" is an AI piano that syncs accompaniment and pedals. Via smartphone app, it is enjoyed in hospitals, schools, and welfare facilities. This tech fosters a society where all share the joy of expression.🌟
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- Even in the rainy season, wisdom brightens daily life. 🌸 "Tsuyu" sweets bring richness. "Minazuki's" triangular ice wards off heat and its azuki dispels evil, while hydrangea treats express glistening petals unique to this season. Why not add one to your teatime? 💐
- The "mui board" is a wooden smart home controller where Japanese aesthetics meet tech. 🪵 It embodies "Calm Technology"—looking like simple wood but with a touch supporting daily life. It brings warmth and innovation together, redefining our relationship with tech. 🌍
00:00 - 🏡 Imagine a stay as a key to a region. At Satoyama Jujo in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, checking in is just the entrance. This revived 150-year-old inn offers local cuisine and a food tour of local ingredients to connect guests deeply with the land. 🌍
