In Japan, cosmos are called akizakura (秋桜)—“autumn cherry blossoms.” 🌸
Native to Mexico, they now color autumn parks across Japan, including Tokyo’s Showa Kinen Park. 🍃
A different kind of cherry blossom season is here. ✨
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1️⃣ Mt. Fuji & autumn leaves, Lake Kawaguchi
2️⃣ Shichi-Go-San: kids in kimono (ages 3, 5 & 7)
3️⃣ Autumn colors at Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto
4️⃣ A vermilion bridge under maples, Koyasan
Comment 1–4 by Oct 29! Winner revealed Oct 30. 🍂
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A towel starts in the forest.🌲💧In Imabari, the city and towel industry manage forests tied to towel making water. Professionals thin trees, clear undergrowth, while association members and locals plant. Beyond the factory, the industry cares for the resources behind its craft.
Hundreds of flowers from one chrysanthemum—and every year, the display starts again. 🌼 At Shinjuku Gyoen, Ozukuri takes over a year to shape one plant into a broad semicircle of blooms. The flowers fade, but the skill to recreate the landscape is passed on. ✨
Japan is aiming to become a leading Asset Management Center. 🌏
Fukuoka is making it real, driven by
its financial special zone status and the TEAM FUKUOKA initiative.
Curious about Japan’s markets? Don’t miss Japan Weeks, Oct. 26–30! 🎌
Learn more in the full article.📖
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To protect nature, sometimes you have to pull out plants. 🏜️🌬️ At the Tottori Sand Dunes, vegetation can stabilize the sand and reduce its movement. Conservation includes thinning plants where needed—helping keep a living dune shaped by sand, wind and plants. ✨
What if just 0.2 seconds of light could help keep produce fresh? 💡🥬
A technology from Japan uses near-infrared light to activate plants’ natural defenses, helping preserve freshness and reduce mold and decay—without chemicals. 🌱✨
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Starting today at last, Japan Weeks 2026 has begun🎊
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Japanese art is becoming easier to find, research—and use. 🖼️💻
NCAR’s Art Platform Japan supports research. A separate catalog offers 14,063 images of public-domain art from five national art museums, free to download under stated terms—for learning and creativity. 🌏
Around 10 short-tailed albatrosses were rediscovered on Japan’s Torishima in 1951. The 2026 estimate: 11,067. 🕊️ Passing 10,000 is a major milestone—but not the finish line. Restoring habitat, tracking birds and establishing new breeding sites: the work continues. 🌱
Sometimes the fastest way forward is sideways. 🌉 Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited led Daishi Bridge’s replacement: the new bridge slid into place during a two-week closure. An IABSE 2025 award recognized limited disruption, earthquake resistance and easier maintenance. 🏆
Every winter, daikon towers rise.🏗️ Miyazaki’s cold, dry Wanizuka Oroshi winds help dry daikon on six-meter-high racks, while farmers carefully monitor the weather and drying conditions—a winter food tradition shaped by the local climate and human skill.🌱
Why are global financial firms turning their attention to Japan? 💼🌏
Hear State Street’s Alison Birch on why the company chose Fukuoka and what makes Japan attractive for global business.
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