November 29, 2023 TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc. In response to today s announcement of the fuel prices from August 2023 to October 2023 , the fuel cost adjustment.
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A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Making a Mountain of Tsukuba’s Mole Hills – a look at moles (mogura) in Japan and Japanese culture- again
22 February, 2021
By Avi Landau
I have told you before that Tsukuba is Japan’s number one GRASS GROWING CITY, a proud tradition which predates the golden years of the golf course boom to the early 20th century when this area’s farmers grew the TURF GRASS which was used to make airstrip runways, back in the days before tarmac. So even with the frantic development which our city has been undergoing, you cannot go very far without seeing a turf-grass field (which to the chagrin of the farmers, foreign residents are often tempted to picnic or play frisbee on).
Japan Reports New Covid Strain, Different From UK, South Africa Variants
A new coronavirus mutant has been found in 91 cases in the Kanto area of Japan and in two cases at airports, says official
Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-19T19:08:42+05:30 Japan Reports New Covid Strain, Different From UK, South Africa Variants outlookindia.com 2021-02-19T21:16:09+05:30
Amidst the third wave of Covid-19 in Japan, authorities have now found more than 90 cases of new Covid-19 variant in the country. Reports have claimed that new variant of coronavirus, E484K was found in the Kanto area of eastern Japan and at two airports.
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A Closer Look at the Evolution of Japan`s HINA DOLLS and the Hina Matsuri Festival
17 February, 2021
Antique Hina Dolls (dating from the late Edo Period) on display in Makabe, near Tsukuba
In the Kansai Region (Kyoto, Osaka, etc.) the male is on the left and the female on the right- this is the traditional way. In the Kanto Area (in which Tokyo and Tsukuba are located) the Male is on the right- the position the Japanese Emperor took after moving to Tokyo from Kyoto (and following European custom)
Characteristic damage from the “after-shock” earthquake of February 15th 2021 – the toppling over of the Hina Doll sets which had just been painstakingly set up for display