FEBRUARY 2024
SPECIALTY PRODUCTS DRIVING LOCAL REVITALIZATION
(PART 1)
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- THEME FOR FEBRUARYSPECIALTY PRODUCTS DRIVING LOCAL REVITALIZATION (PART 1)
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All over Japan, the development of specialty products that make the most of regional resources is helping to revitalize local economies. The One Village, One Product (OVOP) Project, which originated in Oita Prefecture, continues to serve as a model for local revitalization on an international scale. This issue of Highlighting Japan introduces readers to a variety of specialty products that have sparked local revitalization, such as carved wooden bears, ironware, and silk, as well as wine, mangoes, and even wool felt products from the Kyrgyz Republic that have been created with Japan's international cooperation.
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- Local Revitalization Pioneered by Specialty Products
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Interview with Professor Sobajima Noriyuki, Faculty of Modern Business, Nagoya Sangyo University
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- The Carved Wooden Bears of Yakumo Town, Hokkaido
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Carved wooden bears are a well-known tourist souvenir from Hokkaido. Get to know the delightful carved bears of Yakumo Town, their birthplace
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- Japan-made Ironware Making Its Mark Worldwide
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Discover Iwate Prefecture's Nambu ironware, which is quite popular around the world, especially in Europe
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- Region Crafting Silk Products with Samurai Heritage
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Explore silk products from Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture—the only place in Japan that makes them using a seamless process all the way from silkworm breeding to garment production
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- Japanese Wine Produced in Harmony with Nature
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Learn about a natural wine from Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture, which has been served at official summit banquets and in first-class cabins on international flights
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- Miyazaki-Grown Fully Ripened Mangoes
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Have a look at the ripe mangoes produced in Miyazaki Prefecture, famous as premium luxury gifts
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- Revitalizing Local Communities Through Oita Prefecture's One Village, One Product Movement
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Find out about the One Village, One Product project, a community revitalization project that originated in Oita Prefecture, has spread throughout Japan, and is now used as a model in other countries
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- Developing High Value-Added Products in Kyrgyz—The "One Village, One Product" Project
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Check out these wool felt dolls from the Kyrgyz Republic. They were created using Japan's One Village, One Product project as a model
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Also
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- POLICY-RELATED NEWSAct on the Accrediting of Japanese-Language Educational Institutes to Ensure Appropriate and Reliable Implementation of Japanese-Language Education
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- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYDevelopment of Manufacturing Technology for Viable Bifidobacteria Powder and Products That Use It
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- MY WAYOrganizing Wellness Tours for Visitors to Japan by Making Use of the Career as a Researcher
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- THE BEAUTY AND THE SPIRIT OF JAPAN: FROM THE JAPAN CULTURAL EXPO 2.0Sanriku International Arts Festival: Project to Spread Awareness of Folk Performing Arts Around the World as the Region Recovers from the Great East Japan Earthquake
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