Japanese restaurants won the 1st and the 2nd on "The Asia's 50 Best Restaurant 2013"

Restaurant "Ryugin"

"NARISAWA", a French restaurant in Aoyama, Tokyo and "Ryugin(龍吟)", a traditional Japanese restaurant in Roppongi, Tokyo listed as the first and the second place on "The Asia's 50 Best Restaurant 2013" sponsored by Italian mineral water S.Pellegrino.
In addition, nine other restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka were ranked within the best fifty. Japanese restaurants in Sri Lanka, India and Singapore were also chosen on the list.


日本の料理店が１、２位　アジアのベストレストラン　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2600B_W3A220C1CR0000/

The Asia's 50 Best Restaurant
http://www.worlds50best.asia/asias-50-best-restaurants.html


Yabusoba, the famous traditional soba restaurant was destroyed in a fire

"Silkworms Cafe" opened in Osaka

"ONE PIECE" Sanji's pirates recipes

"From Japan with Love (And Dashi)": 3 min video tour of Japan

Countries of the best local food - Hotels.com

Car of the Year 2012-2013 won by CX-5

Mazda CX-5

Mazda CX-5 was chosen for the "CAR OF THE YEAR JAPAN 2012-2013". The five-door crossover admired for its SKYACTIV technology, the new clean diesel engine.

"The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki" drew 2.4M people in a month

"The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki"

"The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki" the animation film directed by Mamoru Hosoda released in July 21st drew 2.4 million audiences in first 30 days in Japan.


-FACTS-
Mamoru Hosoda is the director of "Summer Wars"(2009) and "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time"(2006).


おおかみこどもの雨と雪 ： 公開30日で観客動員数が240万人を突破　―MANTANWEB
http://mantan-web.jp/2012/08/20/20120820dog00m200024000c.html

"THE IDOLM@STER" occupied Akihabara Station

"THE IDOLM@STER" ads inside Akihabara Station

The social game for smartphones, "THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls" ads occupation of Akihabara Station began at August 6th.
Wall ads are everywhere at each entrance, escalators and in station premises.

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アイドルマスターシンデレラガールズ（モバマス） 秋葉原駅ジャック 【写真多め】　―アキバBlog
http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51353517.html

Studio Ghibli anime DVD sales made it best 300 continuously for 500 weeks

""Kiki's Delivery Service""

Studio Ghibli's "Kiki's Delivery Service" on 117th and "Castle in the Sky" on 179th together reached the record of being in the best 300 of DVD sales continuously for 500 weeks.

Japan's DVD Sales Continuous Best 300 Rank-ins

1:My Neighbor Totoro 554 weeks
2:Kiki's Delivery Service 500 weeks
  Castle in the Sky
4:Spirited Away 389 weeks

"Kiki's Delivery Service" sold 485,000 DVD copies and "Castle in the Sky" sold 754,000 copies until now.


【オリコン】ジブリ作品続々快挙！ 『トトロ』に続き2作がDVD通算500週ランクイン　―ORICON STYLE
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/2015377/full/

The Open and the results of recent Japanese players

Ryo Ishikawa at the Royal Lytham & St Ann's

In last five years, 7 out of 35 or 20 percent of Japanese golf players who played at The Open Championship advanced to the final round(the fourth day) while 22 out of 68 or 32.3 percent did in last 10 years.
This year, Yoshinori Fujimoto and Toshinori Muto out of 8 Japanese players made it to the final round. However Ryo Ishikawa, the top of all Japanese players, the official world ranking of 68 failed to make the cut two years in a row.


予選突破、わずか２割　全英オープンの高い壁　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZZO44361440R30C12A7000000/

Post Office released anime "Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne" postage stamps

"Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne" postage stamps set


Japan Post Holdings Kanto branch Saitama in July 20th released the original postage stamp set "Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne".
An individual 1,350 yen($17.27) sheet contains ten 80yen stamps specially designed for the fans of the TV anime.
1,000 limited numbers of sheet are sold at 98 post offices in Kamogawa, Tateyama, Kisarazu, Sodegaura, Kimitsu, Fittsu, Minamiboso and Kyonan.





アニメ「輪廻のラグランジェ」がフレーム切手に　「舞台」鴨川市などで販売　―J-CASTモノウォッチ
http://www.j-cast.com/mono/2012/07/23139765.html