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Diplomacy
Japanese PM Visits Ukraine Amind Xi Jinping’s Visit to Russia
On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine, coinciding with the second day of Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Russia. The two visits are emblematic of the changing nature of the global strategic...
Music
The Japanese Bouzouki Player Who Performs Greek Rebetika
It is not often that you see a Japanese bouzouki player, much less a woman, indulging in her favorite instrument in faraway Kobe in Japan
Diaspora
The Greek Who Taught the Japanese to Eat Feta Cheese and Olive Oil
Pioneering businessman Thanasis Fragkis was the very first person to introduce olive oil and other traditional Greek products to Japan.
Greek news
Greece Wins Legal Battle Against Popular Japanese Yogurt Claiming to Be ”Greek”
Greece won a battle in Japan recently against a large company that produces yogurt under the name ''The Greek Yogurt.''
Greece, in order to avoid negative developments, turned to Japan's Patent Office, which ruled that the legal use of the...
entertainment
Japanese Band Plays Greek Tsifteteli Song (video)
A Japanese band, called Pyramidos, has captured the attention of thousands of YouTube users with its take of a popular Greek tsifteteli song called "Vre Melahrinaki".
The band from Tokyo describe themselves as a gypsy band playing Balkan, Roma, Arabic,...
Greek news
Japanese Heroic Tale During Asia Minor Catastrophe
Yiannis Papadatos, President of the Estia organization in Nea Smyrni, offered an honorary plaque to Japanese Ambassador to Greece, Masuo Nishibayashi, for the assistance of a Japanese ship to Greeks during the Asia Minor catastrophe in 1922.
The Asia Minor catastrophe, as...
Greek News
Japanese Elementary Students Sing the Greek National Anthem
Watch these Japanese elementary school students singing the Greek National Anthem to welcome the Greek athletes that were participating in their city's Marathon.
Greek news
Japanese Giant Helps Santorini Wine Expand to Asian Market
Greek winery Tsantali has expanded into the Asian market in a deal with Japanese food and beverage giant Suntory. The first orders of Tsantalis’ wine have already been delivered to Japan.
According to Periclis Drakos, Tsantali's export director, “Suntory’s interest shows...
Greek News
Kazantzakis Translated Into Japanese
The works of Nikos Kazantzakis, Report to Greco and Alexis Zorbas, will be translated into Japanese, as it was announced by the International Society of Friends of Nikos Kazantzakis (ISFNK), which, on the occasion of the 25 years since...
Tourism
Greece Goes After Japanese Tourists
Greek Tourism Minister Olga Kefaloyianni is eying Japan as a source of more visitors and talked about it in a meeting with Chairman of the European and Tourism Committee of the Industry Association of Japan, Shinichi Yokoyama during her...
Art
Japanese Want Venus de Milo In Panties
Japanese residents from the town of Okuizumom are calling on the authorities to dress replicas of the famous statue of Venus de Milo to covered with panties, and for David to be wearing underwear. The modest Japanese are upset...
Greek News
Greek Innovation Presented to Japanese Market
The Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Association, under the initiative, Σynergies, Connecting Changemakers, organized a business delegation of hi-tech companies to visit Tokyo from Oct. 1-5. The business delegation hosted exhibits at the CEATEC 2012 event. Prominent Greek companies from the...
Greek News
Japanese Magazine Features Greek Fisherman Living in Boston
Japan's biggest fish-specialized magazine, Salty, published a praising five page long article on Greek fisherman Dimitris Koutalakis, a Greek-American resident of Boston.
According to the magazine, Koutalakis' 32-feet-long sailboat carries amateur fishers from Japan, Korea, and Singapore to Cape Cod...
Greek News
The Greek Who Taught the Japanese to Eat Feta and Olive Oil
(Original story in Greek by Inga Athanasiadou)
The soil of Greece is known for having many unique qualities, many of which are imparted to the produce of the fields, and which are responsible for the uniquely wonderful flavors of Greek...
Greek News
Greek Professor of Computational Mechanics of Structures Distinguished by Japanese University of Kyushu
A Greek Professor, Nikos Aravas, specializing in computational mechanics of structures at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the University of Thessaly, was presented with the “World Premier International Professor” by the Japanese University of Kyushu.
Moreover, the Greek professor...