TOKYO: Japanese influencer Akira Takatoriya, also known as Shams Qamar, or Sun Moon, has been appointed by the Saudi Tourism Authority to promote the industry in the Kingdom. “I got selected by the Japan office of the Saudi Arabian Government Tourism Office in Tokyo, as we established a tourism promotion group ‘Date Palm Society’ to provide information to encourage more
JEDDAH: Cosplay fans in Jeddah were delighted to see Japanese iconic cosplayer Reika perform on stage dressed up as Thoma from the video game “Genshin Impact” at the City Walk’s Anime Village on Tuesday. Reika sang popular anime songs such as “Demon Slayer”, “Digimon” and “One Piece” among others. The artist revealed that she felt nervous in the beginning but felt welcomed on
DUBAI: Shams Qamar, the Japanese man so fond of Arab culture he embraced it as his own, is celebrating Emperor Naruhito’s birthday quietly on Tuesday amid the coronavirus disease pandemic.
“As the third year of Reiwa is celebrated, from the viewpoint of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus infection, they decided not to celebrate publicly,” he told Arab News Japan.
Qamar, who is also known as Akira Takatoriya, said with the weather in Japan getting warmer, people would try to celebrate privately and avoid crowded areas.
Aid the pandemic, all types of celebrations in Japan have been limited after the country entered a state of emergency on Jan. 7.m