In 1603, Nihombashi Bridge—completed just when the Edo Shogunate was first established—became the symbol of the prosperous Nihonbashi area, the centre of the Japanese economy. The concept of measuring distance
Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank says it has raised nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars with Saudi partners to launch a major global fund for long-term, high-tech investment. Real Madrid crowned as Liga Santander champions in Spain Real Madrid were crowned as the Champions of the Spanish Liga San...
Beginning as a ritual to send off the spirits of the dead, the origins of this Japanese festival can be traced back as far as the Tanabata/Obon festivals of the Nara Period (710-794). While most of these festivals see small lanterns gently gliding down rivers, those in Aomori have evolve...
Popular High-End Residential Areas in Setagaya Ward Seijo: The Seijo area was pioneered when the prestigious Seijo Gakuen School moved from Shinjuku and the town grew during the high economic growth period and bubble economy, evolving into the most celebrity-dominated town in Japan. It is an ico...
In Japan, theydid a studywhere they released chlorine dioxide gas in the classroom of Japanese schoolchildren over a 38 day period, and they found it lowered absentee rates – i.e. there was significantly less illness in the classrooms exposed as can be seen in the table below: ...
St. Ignatius Catholic Churchis a peaceful church nestled in Yotsuya, Tokyo. It is adjacent to Sophia University and easily accessible from JR Yotsuya station on foot. It was named after Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who is known as the founder of the Society of Jesus. The original church was ...
In Spain’s Estatuas Cave, nuclear DNA revealed the genetic identity and sex of humans who lived there 80,000 to 113,000 years ago, and suggested one line age of Neanderthals replaced several others after a glacial period that ended 100,000 years ago. In 25,000-year-old soil from ...
TheImperial Hotel Tokyoopened in 1890 inTokyoand was designed by revered North American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright combined both Japanese and Western architecture making the hotel a visual spectacle. Not only is the hotel visually astounding, but it has also withstood various historic eve...
Arenas was most often nicknamed "Agent Zero", due to his former jersey number and his clutch shot-making ability, but has increasingly been referred to as "Hibachi", a nod to the small Japanese barbequing device, which literally translates to "bowl of fire." Both names quickly became fan...
LiveJournal is part of the unwinding process... I feel better now that I have it out. And it's all the kind of stuff I've dealt with before, part of travelling. There's just been more of it than usual in the last few days. Hopefully I'll get a foo-free period for a while ...