Month: February 2019

Sapporo Snow Festival 2019: What is the annual ice sculpture extravaganza in Japan?  The Independent

The spectacular Sapporo Snow Festival is underway in Japan. Running between 31 January and 11 February, the country’s largest winter wonderland event on …

Celebrate all things sweet at the Shiroi Koibito Park, dedicated to Hokkaido’s famous souvenir  Stripes Okinawa

In Japan, you don’t want to be caught returning from a trip without omiyage for your family, friends, or even your coworkers. Omiyage, or souvenirs, might be a …

Celebrate all things sweet at the Shiroi Koibito Park, dedicated to Hokkaido’s famous souvenir  Stripes Okinawa

In Japan, you don’t want to be caught returning from a trip without omiyage for your family, friends, or even your coworkers. Omiyage, or souvenirs, might be a …

In Photos: Cool art on display at Sapporo Snow Festival  The Mainichi

The opening ceremony of the 70th Sapporo Snow Festival is held in front of a large snow sculpture of Helsinki Cathedral in Sapporo’s Chuo Ward in Japa.

Japanese shoppers, producers set to gain from EU EPA  The Phnom Penh Post

JAPANESE consumers stand to benefit from the Japan-EU economic partnership agreement (EPA) that went into effect on Friday, with prices for such European …

Analysis: Japan’s tight oil demand, supply balance keeps it vulnerable to imports  S&P Global Platts

Japan remained a net oil product importer for the second year in a row in 2018 and is likely to remain an active product importer in 2019 as any unexpected …

Recovery carved  The Japan News

The Yomiuri ShimbunVisitors watch snow sculptures based on Naomi Osaka, a winner of the women’s singles at the Australian Open, and Atsumaru, a mascot …