East Asia has some of the world’s largest and most prosperous economies: Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Is Tokyo in Asia? Japan (Japanese: 日本, Nippon or Nihon, and formally 日本国) is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. … Tokyo isRead More →

Chocola Beauty Collagen 120 tablets *AF27* What is the number 1 collagen in Japan? #1: SHISEIDO The Collagen Shiseido The Collagen is really the queen of collagen supplements in Japan. The series come in the forms of powder, tablets and liquid. The most popular at our store is the powderRead More →

shogunate, Japanese bakufu or shōgunshoku, government of the shogun, or hereditary military dictator, of Japan from 1192 to 1867. Why did shogunate Japan End? The growth of money economy led to the rise of the merchant class, but as their social and political status remained low, they wanted to overthrowRead More →

The Tahara and Hamura manufacturing plants are the only two factories in Japan where the 4Runner has been built. The most recent 4Runner was made at the Tahara factory in Aichi, Japan. What problems do Toyota 4Runners have? Many owners have complained about issues in the front brake calipers andRead More →

Japan and Iceland are the only two countries that currently use this provision. Japan has been engaged in scientific whaling since 1987, a year after the IWC moratorium on commercial whaling began. Iceland recently began “scientific whaling” in 2003 before resuming their commerical hunt in 2006. Has whaling been stopped?Read More →

In 2021, Japanese whalers will set sail to hunt 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde’s whales and 25 sei whales. Japan’s Antarctic whaling programme was declared illegal by the UN Court of Justice on 31st March 2014. … Japanese whalers continue to hunt Minke, Bryde´s and Sei whale in the NorthRead More →

Meiji Internships is a social enterprise and an internationally accredited educational consultant, which engages in a vast variety of social, cultural and development projects through meaningful internship placements. Are internship paid in France? Are internships paid in France? In France, the law requires that all internships be paid as soonRead More →

Is Ibanez a Good Brand? Ibanez is an excellent guitar brand with a strong reputation in the industry. They make quality guitars and basses for beginners, high-end instruments for pro players, and everything in between. … Along the way, they have become one of the best guitar brands for metalRead More →

“Japan” is derived from 日本, which in on-yomi (i.e., the Japanese kanji readings based on the Wu language) was pronounced something like “Nipon”, later softened to “Nihon”. What is Japan’s nickname and why? Japan is called “Nihon” by the locals which can be literally translated into “The Land of theRead More →

Brother begins mass production of home sewing machines In 1932, the Yasui brothers successfully introduced the first home sewing machine, made entirely in Japan. Are Singer sewing machines made in Japan? Singer Factories – Utsunomiya, Japan The Singer operations located in Utsunomiya northwest of Tokyo, Japan was established in 1954Read More →