LIFESTYLE & TOURISM
Archive - 2021
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Collaborates with NTT DoCoMo to Analyze the Behavior of Visitors to Japan

It is aimed to collect information on users connected to DoCoMo lines after visitors arrive in Japan, creating a database for tourism policy in anticipation of post-Corona tourism.

Japanese People’s Sleep Time is the Shortest in the OECD

Lack of sleep costs the Japanese economy JPY15 trillion in losses

370,000 Foreigners Blocked From Coming To Japan

Other countries are moving to loosen restrictions on entry, looking ahead to economic restart

Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Store is Starting “Stores Which Don’t Sell Products”

It is building sales areas adapted to be showrooms for new brands

Netflix Establish a Production Center in Tokyo

Backed by an enormous budget, they are pushing to round up anime talent...

Tuna and Other High-grade Fish are the Next Cultured Meat

Supplementing over-exploited fishery resources...

Generation Z Men Spend Money on Cosmetics

Pursuing their own style beyond gender differences...

Biotech Venture Company Euglena Uses Fuel From Euglena Gracilis in a Civilian Aircraft for the First Time

Successful test flight using the fuel in a privately-owned jet...

Clear Exports the Finest Sake to North America and Europe

Clear is opening directly-managed stores in Japan and raising its brand value...

Vegan Bistro Jangara is Surging in Popularity

Vegan Bistro Jangara aims to be a comfortable dining space which pursues delicious cookery from plant-based ingredients. Deputy manager Kazuo Anzai, nicknamed Kazu, is the key person in that effort...

Nippon Shokubai is Working Towards Mass Production of Raw Material for Plant-derived Paper Diapers

The company is ahead of competitors in mass producing raw materials for paper diapers that do not use oil...

AI-generated “Virtual Actors” are Used in Business Situations

AI generates “avatars” based on face and voice data from real people...

Japan’s Total Population Drops 0.7% to 126.22 Million

In the world population ranking, Japan has been overtaken by Mexico, dropping to 11th place...

Kewpie Develops Egg Substitutes

The first sale of plant-based egg products by a Japanese food manufacturer...

Accelerating Shift to Cashless Payments

Covid-19 is accelerating the move in payments and transfers worldwide...

Hotels are Taking Action as They Look Ahead to Post-Covid Times

Hotel Okura will open a high-grade hotel in Kyoto in January 2022...

Fuji Oil Co., Ltd. Invest in a European Meat Substitute Fund 

Fuji Oil aim to enter the European and North American markets by investing in plant-based meat feedstocks to replace soy...

Serious Online Fitness at Home

Simultaneous strength training and aerobic exercise in spare moments at home...

Sushiro Increase Revenue Despite the State of Emergency 

Their key words are automation, touchless, and a push in city centers...

Sit on a Toto Toilet to Manage Your Health

Toto is Developing a “Wellness Toilet” that Judges the User’s Physical Condition Using Sensors in the Seat...

The Front Lines of Food Tech

Various countries have started setting rules related to the diffusion of cultured meat...

Foreign Visitors to Japan in 2020 Dropped to 4.11 Million, Down 87%

Visitors only numbered one tenth of the government's target of 40 million in 2020, with no recovery in sight...

60% of Japanese People Have Used Cashless Payments

The spread of cashless payments has been accelerated by the avoidance of interpersonal contact and the increase in home nesting consumption, which are both responses to the spread of COVID -19...