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MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Sugimoto Co., a shiitake mushroom wholesaler in the mountainous town of Takachiho in Japan's Miyazaki prefecture, is boosting exports to Europe and the U.S. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Washhouse, a Japanese laundromat operator, is venturing overseas as it bets that rising hygiene awareness and cashless habits in China will unlock demand in a market where self-service laundries are virtually absent. [2]

เป็นไวรัลเต็มโซเชียลมีเดีย ตลอดช่วงเดือนเมษายนที่ผ่านมา สำหรับภาพ AI สไตล์ Studio Ghibli ที่ผู้คนทั่วโลกต่างสร้างรูปถ่ายของตัวเองด้วย ChatGPT ให้เป็นภาพการ์ตูนระดับตำนาน กระแสดังกล่าวเกิดขึ้นภายหลังจากที่ Sam Altman ซีอีโอของ OpenAI ได้สร้างความสั่นส... [3]

ArtsHayao Miyazaki stubbornly hand draws his way to a third Oscar Animator also relies on his sharp observations and outlandish imagination Hayao Miyazaki says he can only make movies when he is sitting at his desk, which is only partially true as hi... [4]

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Miyazaki prefecture, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, is leveraging anime and manga for tourism promotion through public-private partnerships. [5]

LAS VEGAS, U.S. -- Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" on Sunday in the U.S. won the Golden Globe Award for best animated feature, making the legendary animator the first Japanese to take home the award, considered a prelude to the Oscars, since... [6]

Rintaro Nishimura is a Tokyo-based senior associate with The Asia Group, a strategic advisory firm. [7]

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan -- As a biting wind swept snow across a hill overlooking the Sea of Japan, guards stood at the entrance to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex last month, white flakes slowly blanketing their uniforms. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-26 · 85% match

Shiitake from Japan's Miyazaki win over foodies overseas

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Sugimoto Co., a shiitake mushroom wholesaler in the mountainous town of Takachiho in Japan's Miyazaki prefecture, is boosting exports to Europe and the U.S.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-15 · 65% match

Japanese laundromat chain looks to China and beyond

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Washhouse, a Japanese laundromat operator, is venturing overseas as it bets that rising hygiene awareness and cashless habits in China will unlock demand in a market where self-service laundries are virtually absent.

[3] TH tdri.or.th · 2025-04-25 · 65% match

เมื่อ AI เขย่าตลาดงาน ใครอยู่ ใครไป

เป็นไวรัลเต็มโซเชียลมีเดีย ตลอดช่วงเดือนเมษายนที่ผ่านมา สำหรับภาพ AI สไตล์ Studio Ghibli ที่ผู้คนทั่วโลกต่างสร้างรูปถ่ายของตัวเองด้วย ChatGPT ให้เป็นภาพการ์ตูนระดับตำนาน กระแสดังกล่าวเกิดขึ้นภายหลังจากที่ Sam Altman ซีอีโอของ OpenAI ได้สร้างความสั่นส

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-03-11 · 85% match

Hayao Miyazaki stubbornly hand draws his way to a third Oscar

ArtsHayao Miyazaki stubbornly hand draws his way to a third Oscar Animator also relies on his sharp observations and outlandish imagination Hayao Miyazaki says he can only make movies when he is sitting at his desk, which is only partially true as hi

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-02-15 · 85% match

Japan's Miyazaki prefecture leverages anime and manga for tourism

MIYAZAKI, Japan -- Miyazaki prefecture, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, is leveraging anime and manga for tourism promotion through public-private partnerships.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-01-08 · 85% match

Hayao Miyazaki wins Golden Globe for 'The Boy and the Heron'

LAS VEGAS, U.S. -- Hayao Miyazaki's "The Boy and the Heron" on Sunday in the U.S. won the Golden Globe Award for best animated feature, making the legendary animator the first Japanese to take home the award, considered a prelude to the Oscars, since

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-01-23 · 44% match

Takaichi's 'Japan First' is a recalibration of Abe's vision of openness

Rintaro Nishimura is a Tokyo-based senior associate with The Asia Group, a strategic advisory firm.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-21 · 41% match

Japan's nuclear power revival triggers Fukushima foreboding

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan -- As a biting wind swept snow across a hill overlooking the Sea of Japan, guards stood at the entrance to the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex last month, white flakes slowly blanketing their uniforms.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-08-11 · 75% match

Hayao Miyazaki's farewell film may be his most personal

TOKYO -- Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, "How Do You Live?," released as "The Boy and the Heron" overseas, marks a decade since the master animator's "The Wind Rises" was released.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-20 · 75% match

Anime legend Miyazaki returns to the director's chair

TOKYO -- Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki has come out of retirement to make a new animated feature film, Studio Ghibli said on its website Friday.

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