The NEW SHAPE of Education
NEW SHAPE OF EDUCATION |
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The government of Japan has launched the New Course of Study for the national education curriculum. There is a focus on such new areas as environmental and dietary education, while there is also an emphasis on education relating to traditions and culture.
OVERSEAS VISITS |
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Prime Minister Taro Aso met with President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, and six days later visited U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House.
TOKYO TASTE |
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Tokyo recently played host to some of the world's culinary celebrities during Tokyo Taste-The World Summit of Gastronomy 2009.
AGELESS CREATIVITY |
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Producer and Art Director Takanori Aiba and his creative ideas are gaining fans around the world with everything from the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum to the Ninja Akasaka restaurant.
VIRTUAL IDOL |
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Miku Hatsune is not letting her lack of existence hold her back. This popular software-generated singing idol is winning over fans at an amazing pace.
IBUKI SATELLITE |
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The Ibuki satellite was launched from Tanegashima Space Center on January 23. Researchers and scientists have high hopes that it will help shed light on global warming.
LOCAL CHARACTER |
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In October 2008, giant PR mascots from various localities around Japan descended en masse on Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, for the "Kigurumi Summit."
REPEAT VISITORS |
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Introducing the efforts of Japan tourism expert and "Yokoso! Japan" Ambassador Lee Yong Sook, who discusses the reasons Koreans keep coming back to enjoy Japan.
HELL VALLEY MONKEYS |
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Tourists might be forgiven for being jealous of the Japanese macaques that soak in Jigokudani Onsen (Hell Valley Hot Springs) in Yamanouchi-cho, Nagano Prefecture.