Kantō region

The Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Coming Soon - Tokyo to Accept Media Registrations for the Tokyo Media Center

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
General Sports, Sports, Publishing, Public relations, Investor relations, TV and Radio, Communications, General Entertainment, Entertainment, Kantō region, Tokyo, Summer Olympics, Yuriko Koike, Prefectures of Japan, Cities in Asia

With the Olympic Games just around the corner, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko sent a video message to the world's media inviting them to the Tokyo Media Center (TMC) provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Key Points: 
  • With the Olympic Games just around the corner, Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko sent a video message to the world's media inviting them to the Tokyo Media Center (TMC) provided by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
  • Do not miss the opportunity to receive regular full online updates about whats happening in Tokyo during the Games!
  • The Tokyo Media Center (TMC) has been set up by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to serve as a media coverage base for domestic and international media during the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.
  • TMC provides information related to the host city Tokyo as well as the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Tokyo University of the Arts: Art Fes 2021

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
Arts, Museums, Online, Entertainment, Mobile Entertainment, Social media, Internet, Events, Concerts, Technology, Infectious diseases, University, Education, Communications, Health, Kantō region, Tokyo

Tokyo University of the Arts (Taito-ku, Tokyo, President: Kazuki Sawa) will hold an online art festival of the artists from our university (including current students) suffering the impact of Covid-19 until April 30.

Key Points: 
  • Tokyo University of the Arts (Taito-ku, Tokyo, President: Kazuki Sawa) will hold an online art festival of the artists from our university (including current students) suffering the impact of Covid-19 until April 30.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210318005420/en/
    Special website : https://tokyogeidai-artfes.geidai.ac.jp/ (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Due to epidemic of Covid-19, the environment surrounding artists has drastically changed.
  • Discover a new style of enjoying young artists coming out to the world and their arts through this art festival.
  • Tokyo University of the Arts have turned out a number of excellent artists, educators and researchers as the keystone of Japans art education and research for over 130 years since its foundation.

Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are exhibited at Haneda and Narita Airports from Feb. 27

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Friday, March 12, 2021
Transport in Japan, Transport, Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Suzuki, Narita International Airport, Airport, Kantō region

Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are now exhibited at the airports as well as online, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.

Key Points: 
  • Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are now exhibited at the airports as well as online, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.
  • The theme of the exhibits at Haneda and Narita is "VISION GATE".
  • Her acclaimed Instagram Live series @design.emergencyconceived with design critic Alice RAWSTHORNexplores design's role in building a better future for all.
  • SUZUKI Yuri:SUZUKI Yuri is an artist and designer who examines possibilities of sound and music in our day-to-day experiences.

Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are exhibited at Haneda and Narita Airports from Feb. 27

Retrieved on: 
Friday, March 12, 2021
Transport in Japan, Transport, Haneda Airport, Tokyo Bay, Ōta, Tokyo, Suzuki, Narita International Airport, Airport, Kantō region

Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are now exhibited at the airports as well as online, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.

Key Points: 
  • Multimedia artworks by eight groups of artists are now exhibited at the airports as well as online, with the aim of promoting the appeals of Japanese culture and sharing it with the world.
  • The theme of the exhibits at Haneda and Narita is "VISION GATE".
  • Her acclaimed Instagram Live series @design.emergencyconceived with design critic Alice RAWSTHORNexplores design's role in building a better future for all.
  • SUZUKI Yuri:SUZUKI Yuri is an artist and designer who examines possibilities of sound and music in our day-to-day experiences.

Tokyo Festival 2020 Underway, Featuring 35 Diverse Programs, Including Popular Works from Both Japan and Overseas

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Friday, October 2, 2020
Kantō region, Tokyo

Tokyo Festival 2020, open to everyone, provides a place for your thoughts and mind to wander.

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  • Tokyo Festival 2020, open to everyone, provides a place for your thoughts and mind to wander.
  • The festival is underway in a safe and secure manner with thorough COVID-19 preventative measures in place through cooperation from all involved.
  • and we decided we had to hold the Tokyo Festival, because the real meaning of Tokyo will disappear if people in Tokyo close their mind against the outside.
  • For more information about each program, please visit the program page of the
    official Tokyo Festival 2020 website:
    Contents are subject to change without notice.

WealthPark Raises JPY907 Million for Digitalizing Alternative Investment Platform

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Thursday, August 6, 2020
Kantō region, Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthPark Co., Ltd. (Headquarter: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO: Ryuta Kawada; "WealthPark") announced it has closed JPY907 million (USD 8.5 million(1)) in financing.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WealthPark Co., Ltd. (Headquarter: Shibuya, Tokyo; CEO: Ryuta Kawada; "WealthPark") announced it has closed JPY907 million (USD 8.5 million(1)) in financing.
  • WealthPark closed JPY907 million (USD 8.5 million(1)) in Series B to accelerate the next stage of growth after achieving steady growth through concerted efforts within the company.
  • WealthPark provides an asset management platform targeting real estate management companies.
  • As of the end of July 2020, more than 70 companies and over 10,000 real estate investors are using WealthPark's platform.

dreamstock, the Largest Football Player Platform in South America, Launches Player and Professional Club Transfer Matching Business in Europe

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Sports, Team sports, Football, Kantō region, Tokyo, Transfer, American football

TOKYO, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- dreamstockhas announced the European expansion of its information technology-based football player and professional club transfer matching business, which has so far mainly been conducted in Brazil.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- dreamstockhas announced the European expansion of its information technology-based football player and professional club transfer matching business, which has so far mainly been conducted in Brazil.
  • dreamstock is the largest football player platform service in South America, with Japan as its headquarters.
  • It has been in operation for two years now, and as of June 1, 2020, it has around 200,000 users registered, including professional and semi-professional players.
  • dreamstock has now grown to become one of the world's largest online selection platform, with approximately 200,000 players registered.

Kanagawa Prefecture deploys "LINE WORKS" at full scale to enhance Kanagawa Shobo's initial response capabilities

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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Kanagawa Prefecture, Kantō region, Geography of Japan

On August 28, 2019, Kanagawa Prefectural Government, Works Mobile Japan and transcosmos inc. entered into an "Agreement for strengthening Kanagawa Shobo's initial emergency response capabilities."

Key Points: 
  • On August 28, 2019, Kanagawa Prefectural Government, Works Mobile Japan and transcosmos inc. entered into an "Agreement for strengthening Kanagawa Shobo's initial emergency response capabilities."
  • After conducting pilot operations since October 2019 based on the agreement, Kanagawa Prefecture began full-scale operations of LINE WORKS on March 30, 2020.
  • Therefore, Kanagawa Prefecture was required to strengthen its initial emergency response capabilities in order to smoothly share information with each fire department and conduct rescue operations and firefighting more rapidly than before.
  • Against this backdrop, Kanagawa Prefectural Government, Works Mobile Japan and transcosmos signed the "Agreement for strengthening Kanagawa Shobo's initial emergency response capabilities."

The Tokyo Footage & PR Video Collection, Offering Visual Assets for Promotions and Tourism of Tokyo, Has Been Updated

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Online, Entertainment, Mobile Entertainment, Film & Motion Pictures, Vacation, Technology, Destinations, Travel, Photography, Public relations, Investor relations, Audio, Video, Communications, Kantō region, Tokyo, YouTube, World Wide Web, Software, Digital media

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200318005020/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200318005020/en/
    Scenes from "Tokyo Tokyo Promotion Video" (Graphic: Business Wire)
    As part of this effort, the Tokyo Footage and PR Video assets have been updated.
  • This collection was originally created for organizations and government offices, to be used for highlighting the wonders of Tokyo.
  • The Tokyo Footage & PR Video collection has been updated and made available within the Tokyo Tokyo Official Website.
  • When using the assets in online media or social media, we would ask that you should include link(s) to video(s) within the official Tokyo Tokyo YouTube channel.

East Japan Railway Co. to Open JAPAN RAIL CAFE at Tokyo Station as Site Where Foreign Visitors Interact with One Another

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Friday, February 28, 2020
Countries, Geography of Asia, East Asia, Kantō region, Tokyo, Japan, Countries, Geography of Asia, East Asia, Kantō region, Tokyo, Japan

TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will open "JAPAN RAIL CAFE" at Tokyo Station on March 5, 2020, as a site where visitors from overseas can interact with one another and gather seasonal travel information on Japan.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Feb. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) will open "JAPAN RAIL CAFE" at Tokyo Station on March 5, 2020, as a site where visitors from overseas can interact with one another and gather seasonal travel information on Japan.
  • JAPAN RAIL CAFE will help visitors share the seasonal charms of Japan as ways of enjoying trips are being increasingly diversified.
  • JAPAN RAIL CAFE will help foreign travelers interact with one another and talk about areas they should visit now as well as the charms of their hometowns, thereby exchanging hints about trips in Japan.
  • The cafe will be a hub for trips in Japan where visitors inspire one another about their trips and meet other travelers.