Japan

2023 - 2 - 26

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“One Piece” Tops Japan's Box Office in 2022 (Nippon.com)

Japanese cinema showed a recovery in 2022, with total box office earnings of more than ¥200 billion for the first time since 2019.

Total movie theater screens fell by 14 year-on-year to 3,634. ¥13.6 billion ¥19.7 billion The top-earning overseas movie was Top Gun: Maverick, released by Tōwa Pictures in May 2022, with ¥13.6 billion. Japanese box office earnings totaled ¥213 billion in 2022, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Japanese movies showed a 14.2% year-on-year box office revenue increase to ¥147 billion.

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“One Piece” Tops Japan's Box Office in 2022 (Nippon.com)

Japanese cinema showed a recovery in 2022, with total box office earnings of more than ¥200 billion for the first time since 2019.

Total movie theater screens fell by 14 year-on-year to 3,634. ¥13.6 billion ¥19.7 billion The top-earning overseas movie was Top Gun: Maverick, released by Tōwa Pictures in May 2022, with ¥13.6 billion. Japanese box office earnings totaled ¥213 billion in 2022, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Japanese movies showed a 14.2% year-on-year box office revenue increase to ¥147 billion.

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Furniture exhibition in Japan attract visitors (Times of India)

A variety of inbound-conscious products are introduced at the exhibition. Fukui Prefecture in Japan is famous for its wood and timber. Inside this trailer, is a ...

This sauna facility is characterised by "All Japan," made of Japanese materials, design, and technology. Most of barrel-shaped sauna is imported. One of the attractions of inbound is Japanese bath culture.

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Japan plans new heatstroke alert amid climbing temperatures (asianews.network)

TOKYO – To tackle the growing risk of heatstroke amid increasingly severe summer temperatures, the government has decided to establish an additional alert ...

The details will be established by a government and ministerial ordinance after the revision bill is passed. When extremely high temperatures are expected to pose serious health risks, a special alert will be issued, and the revelant municipal government will provide cooling shelters for residents. The new alert level will change this, with countermeasures to be incorporated into the Climate Change Adaptation Law for the first time.

Japan's Miyawaki technique toenhance green cover of Prayagraj (Times of India)

The forest department would be imparting training to these village heads in a phased manner. To start with, saplings will be planted on one-hectare land in NTPC ...

Work will be done to increase the forest area under MNREGA in the district. The DFO said that in two years the forest area will be prepared in such a way that it will not be possible to enter because of thick vegetation growth. For this, training would be imparted to village heads of different villages of the district.

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FEATURE: Hopping mad: Japan's edible bug industry takes giant ... (Kyodo News Plus)

Japan's edible insect industry is shooting for the mainstream. Major firms have begun noticing the appeal of nutritious and sustainable bug-based food, ...

Rather than compare with more familiar flavors, restaurant owner Yuta Shinohara said he wants to emphasize the uniqueness of the tastes and textures that bugs offer. According to the report, crickets are packed with protein and a particularly sustainable food source. Uchiyama himself hails from Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, which has such a tradition, and he has been eating bugs since he was young. The dish, almost entirely composed of a protein called sericin, has a mild taste and a texture that is moist but crunchy. One item that has become a big hit since its debut last October is the silkworm cocoon sashimi. Shoichi Uchiyama, Japan's most prominent insect connoisseur, is well-versed in bug eating.

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Centre seeks nominations for Senior Mission Leaders' course ... (ThePrint)

New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): The Central government has sought nominations for Senior Mission Leaders' (SML) course to be held in Japan's capital ...

Nomination of eligible and willing officers — one male and one female police officers of the rank of Inspector General and Additional Director General active in police service for the course can be forwarded through proper channel to the MHA by March 24 along with requisite documents duly signed and completed in all respects. According to the letter, the nomination of eligible and willing officers– one male and one female– of the rank of Inspector General and Additional Director General active in police service for the course is sought by March 24. For the 12-day course, the Ministry of Hime Affairs (MHA) issued a letter last week to the Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police of all states and the Union Territories (UTs).

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Can frontier technology solve Japan's declining population? (World Economic Forum)

Web3, the metaverse, automation and NFTs are examples of digital solutions being used to address the problems that accompany Japan's declining population.

[piloting employment support](https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/n/958251/) for the “hikikomori” using the metaverse. Japan is said to have a low capacity for innovation in terms of organizational structure, human resource development and entrepreneurship in response to the new digital age. Holders of these NFTs are called “digital villagers” and are given the authority to execute part of the budget related to Yamakoshi. It means that one out of every 100 Japanese people feels social isolation and can’t form part of the labour force. The digital villagers will vote to decide which plan will proceed. With last-mile deliveries expected to grow to 78% by 2030, more players are expected to enter the market. [Solutions in automation](https://venturebeat.com/automation/ai-powered-delivery-automation-streamlined-for-the-enterprise/) are helping to decrease the time and cost required to do last-mile delivery. Japan is usually the second in line to adopt new technology, if not the first. [ 6.5 million](https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fff54974450bd13b9474b3a8d5f1b40d3f7c2fe3) over two decades. Level 3 automated driving – where driving is handled entirely by the driver who must be present for intervention requests – is already However, [Japan needs drivers](https://www.mitsui.com/mgssi/en/report/detail/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2022/07/22/2205i_takashima_e.pdf) to move more than 70% of its freight. [More than 50% of the costs](https://www.insiderintelligence.com/insights/last-mile-delivery-shipping-explained/) associated with logistics occur during the last mile, also known as the [ last mile problem](https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jssds/28/2/28_28_2_23/_pdf/-char/ja).

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