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Trash into treasure: Can fishing net waste be the future of fashion?

[ad_1] KUJUKURI, CHIBA PREF. – In 2021, Kotaro Seki was unsatisfied with his work at a major travel agency. He was good at his job, but he felt like something was missing.Anyone could do the job he was doing at the agency, he thought. And few were bothered — as he was — by the fact that the money spent by tourists wasn't making its way to local businesses.This frustration […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Japan

Koto the cat is looking for the lap of luxury

[ad_1] Imagine the sweetest, cutest face and the roundest, greenest eyes looking up at you from your lap — maybe that’s where the expression “the lap of luxury” came from. And even if you haven’t experienced such gentle bliss before, it can be yours by taking cuddly Koto into your home. Born in 2015, Koto came to ARK when her elderly owner was institutionalized. When Koto first arrived, she was […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Japan

Japan foreign minister promises aid for Ukrainian anti-drone system

[ad_1] Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa made a previously unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday, saying Tokyo would provide the war-torn country with a drone detection system via aid, amid concerns of dwindling support in some countries for Kyiv’s nearly two-year attempt to fend off an invasion by Russia.Kamikawa — on her visit to the country as Japan's top diplomat — held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Tinubu, Buhari, Other Dignitaries Expected at Adesina Book Launch

[ad_1] The book, published by Safari Books, is a memoir by Femi Adesina about his eight years in office as adviser to Mr Buhari. A book by Femi Adesina, former special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, entitled, Working with Buhari, will be presented on Tuesday, January 16 in Abuja, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expected as special guest of honour. The event, which would be holding at the Transcorp Hilton, could be the first time former […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

Japan

Japanese government to give preferential treatment to quake victims

[ad_1] Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday that the government will give preferential administrative treatment to those affected by Monday's powerful earthquake in central Japan. The government will designate the earthquake as a specified emergency, giving preferential treatment such as extending the validity period of driver's licenses and postponing bankruptcy proceedings, Kishida told officials at a meeting of his disaster response headquarters. "It is important to quickly create an environment […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Cuppy’s Hit Single ‘Jollof on the Jet’ Re-Emerges as a Tiktok Sensation

[ad_1] Cuppy is in the news again! Her 2020 hit single "Jollof on the Jet" which serves as one of the breakout tracks from her Original Copy album has re-emerged as a TikTok trending sensation. The smash hit which featured top Afrobeats act, Rema & East African superstar, Rayvanny has become a culture moment for many Africans at home and abroad. When "Jollof on the Jet" initially premiered in 2020, fans started a challenge where they began eating Jollof Rice […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

Japan

Japanese ministry promotes game meat consumption

[ad_1] Japan's agriculture ministry has been promoting the consumption of game meat, especially among younger generations, as part of an effort to increase income in mountainous areas struggling with damage inflicted by wild animals. The amount of game meat used at restaurants in Japan rose by 1.6-fold to 2,085 tons in fiscal 2022 from six years earlier, according to the ministry, which aims to increase the figure to 4,000 tons […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

Japan

Stop lights out of service at time of Haneda airport collision

[ad_1] Stop lights installed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport to prevent aircraft from erroneously entering runways were out of service for maintenance when a deadly aircraft collision occurred Tuesday, a transport ministry officials said Sunday. The stop bar lights are installed at the border between the runway and taxiway. The red light will be on until the air traffic controller approves the approach, and if it is approved, the red light […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

Japan

Nadal to skip Australian Open due to muscle injury

[ad_1] Rafael Nadal will miss the Australian Open this month after the Spaniard suffered a small muscle tear during his comeback from a long injury layoff at the Brisbane International last week, the 22-time Grand Slam champion said on Sunday. Nadal made his long-awaited comeback in Brisbane after spending almost a year on the sidelines with a hip flexor injury sustained during his second round defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024

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