All posts by TF Tribe

  • Fill your children’s summer break with meaningful and fun activities.

    For many children, summer vacation is a time to take a break from crying over homework. They will want to do things freely on their own. The trouble with giving children full autonomy during the summer break...

    • Posted March 1, 2024
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  • Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron wins two Annie Awards

    Japanese anime director Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” presented with grand visuals and a complex story about a spoiled 10-year old boy growing up, won the Annie Awards for best character animation and best story...

    • Posted February 19, 2024
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  • Fun! Aloha! 2024 in Yokohama

    The Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse celebrates the city of Yokohama’s enduring friendship with Hawaii in a special 4-day outdoor event dedicated to all things Hawaiian. “FUN! ALOHA! 2024 in YOKOHAMA” marks the start of a Hawaii-themed event...

    • Posted February 16, 2024
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  • Epson Team Lab Borderless opens at its new Azabudai Hills location

    Epson Team Lab Borderless, the art museum in Odaiba that created a lot of excitement among 2.3 million digital art enthusiasts and spectators on its first year, has found a new home at Azabudai Hills. Certified in...

    • Posted February 6, 2024
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  • Public Daycare application to switch from paper to online

    Parents in Japan still face daunting wait lists for public daycare. Some experience difficulty in taking time off work significantly impacting parents’ ability to meet daycare application deadlines. But that will change when Public Daycare application switches...

    • Posted February 6, 2024
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  • Japan embraces digital option to report a child birth

    Many countries across the world have rolled out digital registration to serve a wide range of functions and Japan is no different. Parents will breath a sigh of relief as Japan is set to make children’s birth...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • Preschoolers get in free at this Tokyo indoor soft play park

    Playing indoors without electronic devices provides many learning opportunities and social benefits for young children. Even if the weather is bad, uninterrupted play can happen at indoor play parks. An indoor playground close to Tachikawa station aptly...

    • Posted January 31, 2024
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  • Sesame Street World Exhibition

    Sesame Street was first aired in 1969 when parents were generally skeptical about the educational value preschoolers get from watching TV cartoons. Now on its 55th year, a number of research studies indicate that the show was...

    • Posted January 25, 2024
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  • Survey: Ten-year cancer survival rate in 14 years old and below higher than adults

    A survey by the National Cancer Center released yesterday found that cancer patients who are 14 years old or younger are 70-90 percent more likely to survive ten years than adults. In 360,000 patients including adults that...

    • Posted January 25, 2024
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  • Guidebook on Living and Working (in Japan)

    As you settle into your new life in Japan, you will find the English guidebook compiled by the Immigration Agency of Japan, useful. Whether you want to know the labour rules enforced in Japan or how much...

    • Posted January 24, 2024
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  • Hina doll exhibition has started.

    After a four-year hiatus imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan’s traditional annual event –  Japanese ‘hina’ dolls exhibition – returns at the Hotel Gajoen in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward. The event started on Saturday, January 20 and will...

    • Posted January 23, 2024
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  • Coming soon: Madam Web

    Just as James Bond has a Quartermaster, the Spiderman has a Madam Web. Madam Web is a paramedic in Manhattan whose psychic powers enables her to see into the future, past and present. It is also the...

    • Posted January 23, 2024
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  • Rare pieces of French glass art at the Mirai Museum of Art

    A special exhibition featuring a range of French glass art pieces including that by world famous Émile Gallé, will be held at the Mirai Museum of Art in Yokohama from February 2 (Friday) to May 6 (Monday,...

    • Posted January 22, 2024
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  • Musical “Billy Elliott – Little Dancer” returns

    “Billy Elliott – Little Dancer” first performed in 2017 at Akasaka ACT Theater and Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall, returns to Japan stage this year. The Tokyo performance starts July 27 through to August 1, 2024 at...

    • Posted January 22, 2024
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  • Sustainability-focused resort restaurant in Phuket retain Michelin red star for the sixth time

    Montara Hospitality Group’s constellation of culinary stars is shining as brightly as ever following the MICHELIN Guide Thailand Revelation held in Bangkok in December. At the grand unveiling, which took place  at the Capella Bangkok, PRU, the...

    • Posted January 12, 2024
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  • Michelin-star chef opens a Spanish restaurant in Azabudai Hills

    A Spanish restaurant named acá which means ‘here’ will be opening at the newly opened Azabudai Hills complex this spring. The new restaurant with both counter and terrace seating facing the kitchen, has a casual convivial ambiance where...

    • Posted January 12, 2024
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  • Eggs n’ Things’ new Valentine’s day pancakes

    Eggs n’ Things, a popular Hawaiian style breakfast eatery will be offering a chocolatey type of pancake during the Valentine season. As the name suggests, Fondant Chocolate Pancake will be wrapped in chocolate fondant icing topped with...

    • Posted January 12, 2024
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  • Ride sharing services in Tokyo will be available starting April

    It was announced on Wednesday by Tokyo Hire-Taxi Association, with taxi operators as members, that ride-sharing services in the capital city will be available from April 2024. This means the current ride-sharing ban on taxi operators will...

    • Posted January 11, 2024
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  • Best airfried chicken recipe

    Fried chicken is a comfort food we all love but isn’t always healthy. But airfrying the chicken can cut the amount of calories by 70% to 80%.  This cooking method might also cut down on some of...

    • Posted January 10, 2024
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  • New low-cost fully automatic washers

    Even with all of the great advantages of heavy duty washer brands in the market today, you might still need to mull over the decision of whether you will be making Japan as your permanent home. Japan’s...

    • Posted January 5, 2024
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  • Premium donuts by Mister Donuts and Godiva Available for a limited time

    More recently, two food brands collaborating with each other to create an entirely new offering has become a trend. Charting a path forward, International Donut chain store Mister Donuts and European Chocolatier Godiva team up to offer...

    • Posted January 5, 2024
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  • Year 2023 average temperature, Japan’s warmest year on record

    Though warming has not been the same for countries around the world, the upward trend in Japan’s average temperature shows that year 2023’s average temperature was at its highest since record tracking began in 1898. The average,...

    • Posted January 5, 2024
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  • Study finds Diabetes type 2 drug is effective for weight loss and maintenance

    Many people had never heard of the diabetes tirzepatide treatment. But a recent study published by JAMA Network has made the drug grab headlines as an effective means of losing weight today. The study concludes that adults...

    • Posted January 5, 2024
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  • New study: All-day preschool proves more beneficial to children than half-day programs

    A study by the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Child Development recently published in JAMA Network found that the length of preschool program that a child attends has a significant impact in his/her future academic success. Professor...

    • Posted January 4, 2024
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  • Craving for crispy pork belly? Here’s an easy way to do it.

    According to some studies, people crave for more fat and richer foods in the winter months. If what comes to mind are slabs of crispy pork belly cut into cubes, we’ll teach you a super easy way...

    • Posted January 4, 2024
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  • Dune Part 2

    Dune: Part Two, the sequel to the hit 2021 science-fiction film based on Frank Herbert’s novel, is set for Japan release on March 15, 2024. It continues the story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his journey...

    • Posted January 4, 2024
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  • A fairy tale comes true for Crown Princess Mary

    Australian-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is set to become queen on January 14 when her husband Crown Prince Frederik accedes to the throne after her mother abdicates. Mary Donaldson was an advertising executive when she met...

    • Posted January 4, 2024
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  • Ken Hill’s Phantom of the Opera brings back to life the ultimate love story

    Ken Hill’s “Phantom of the Opera”, the first “Phantom of the Opera” staged in a musical but was often underestimated for the stage adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s novel, returns to Tokyo stage on January 17.  The musical...

    • Posted January 4, 2024
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  • Fuji Rock 2024 returns to Naeba this summer

    The Fuji Rock Festival returns to Naeba Ski Resort for the 25th time bringing some of the popular homegrown and foreign artists to Japan’s largest outdoor stage. Details of who will be performing this year and tickets...

    • Posted January 4, 2024
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  • Mickey Mouse horror films announced as copyright expires

      Never-before-seen indie horror-comedy film trailer featuring children’s beloved Disney character Mickey Mouse was unveiled a day after Disney’s initial copyright on Mickey Mouse expired. Steamboat Willie, released and produced by Disney in 1928 as a black...

    • Posted January 3, 2024
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