Earl Grey cocktails on National Tea Day
It may be a little known fact, but 1 November was "National Tea Day" in Japan. This date was selected as it is said on this date in 1791 that the first Japanese person tasted tea at an official tea …
Designs on the Japanese market
Under the branding of "DesignUK", the UKTI Japan team hosted our annual design service mission to Tokyo in the week commencing 25 October. It was designed (no pun intended) to coincide with Tokyo Designers Week, which generates a similar buzz …
Football in Korea - a different culture?
...of the home team. Pretty girls wear illuminated red devil horns signalling their allegiance to the "Red Devils" of Korea. Families, couples and groups of workers dominate - the crowd...
Technology to transform lives
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I’ve not been able to blog for a little while as I have been spending more time than I would have liked visiting a relative in the brand new Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. The hospital, which opened in June …
Geisha and traditional afternoon tea
Globe-Trotter, the UK hand-made luxury luggage brand, recenty launched their new “Kyoto” collection to the press at the British Embassy. Mixing cultures, a geisha, specially invited from Kyoto, performed a dancing show during the British-style afternoon tea. Set in a …
What's brewing in Chubu: From Vinegar to Enzymes
It's not every day that in the pursuit of business for Britain, you get to go round a vinegar museum. Or find yourself on what looks uncannily like the set for a samurai movie. But then this was no ordinary …
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