Today, Mr. Sato really lives up to his name, which has the same pronunciation, but different characters, as the Japanese word for “sugar”. Despite big events like the Tokyo Olympics finally taking place, 2021 will always be the Year of...

Did we bite off more than we could chew? Yakiniku Like, home of the solo sukiyaki deal and creator of the Yakiniku Tower Burger, has done it again with a new way for customers to enjoy yakiniku for hours on...

This calls for a contest! The National Tax Agency (NTA) has a problem with the youth of today: They simply aren’t drinking enough alcohol anymore. According to an independent study, roughly half of young adults in Japan do not —...

£30,460 - £43,317 per annum Full-time Ref: REQ009748 The Midlands’ highest ranking modern university in the Guardian University Guide 2021, Coventry was also shortlisted for University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021. People are taking...

Location:  Halls - Highfield Full Time Fixed Term (12 months) Closing Date:  Monday 29 August 2022 Interview Date:   Monday 12 September 2022 Location: Southampton City Centre (With requirement to travel to/work at other campuses when necessary) We are hunting for a determined...

https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=159944 Full time, 37.5 hours/week  Applicants should be available to start in September 2022, this role is fixed term to September 2023  Internal secondment applications will be considered, in such cases please liaise with your line manager before applying.  The Department of Economics...

Job Details (corehr.com)  The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences Clinical Trials Unit offers a friendly and supportive team working environment and the opportunity to receiving training to further a career within trial management. As part of the unit...

Buckinghamshire New University is an ambitious, modern university that is always open to fresh ideas and thinking. We believe in the transformative power of education, and in doing the right thing by our students, people and local community. That’s...

Meet the colourful cast of characters and cosplayers who brought the heat to this summer’s otaku celebrations.  This past weekend was a big one for otaku in Japan, as Summer Comiket returned to the Tokyo Big Sight convention centre for the...

More flights and new routes being added at Tokyo’s most convenient airport. There are two international airports in the Tokyo area, Narita and Haneda. Given the choice, though, just about any traveler would prefer their flight to be going through...

Subarashii! It’s become an annual tradition for Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV to air Studio Ghibli anime in its weekly Kinyo Roadshow Friday night movie slot during summer vacation. Last Friday, for example, they showed the 1986 classic Castle in the...

Tokyo store teaches customers how to “listen” to scents instead of smelling them.  Ever since incense first arrived in Japan in the sixth century, around the same time as Buddhism, the “way of incense“, or “kodo” has become increasingly refined....

When it comes to a cheap yet filling meal, I think we all know the best place to go. Japan has a type of restaurant called “family restaurants“, and if you’ve spent much time in the country, you’ve probably been...

We are looking for a UKVI Compliance Officer to join our UKVI Compliance Team. The UKVI Compliance Officer plays a crucial role in enabling the university to deliver full compliance with UKVI regulations. The role holder will assist the...

Touching outpouring of support comes from across the country as owner calls for burglars to apologize, but not to him. Earlier this month Kazunori Yamada showed up at Tsuribori Honpo, the indoor fishing pond he runs in Toki, Gifu Prefecture,...

They look kind of like robot squid too. It was way back in 2018 when one of our reporters bumped into a robot security guard patrolling the platform of Seibu Shinjuku Station. While it looked more like a big floor scrubber...

After a three-year hiatus, the cosplayers are back at Japan’s largest summertime otaku celebration. For decades, Comiket, Japan’s biggest gathering of interpedently produced manga/anime art creators and fans, was the highlight of every summer for otaku in Japan. Unfortunately, a...

Full time, fixed term for 12 months (maternity cover) LJMU is seeking to appoint a full time Institutional Researcher with a mixed methods research background, to support the collection, analysis and communication of institutional data, including University survey outcomes.  You will...

Job Details (corehr.com) Contract type: Fixed term for 2 years in the first instance Hours: Full-time About the role We are looking for three well-rounded Clinical Trial Managers to join the Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU), and lead on three national phase III...

Closing date 2 September 2022, 5pm. As part of the School’s External Engagement team, the post holder will play a key role in the planning and delivery of undergraduate student recruitment and conversion activities for the School of Mathematics. You...