The abacus, for centuries an essential computation tool, has today largely been replaced by electronics. In Japan, though, it remains in use as a way to teach children basic arithmetic and to keep ...

Overview: Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd. operates in the chemical and machinery and equipment sectors across Japan, Asia, and internationally, with a market cap of ¥40.16 billion. Operations: Tomoe ...

Singer-songwriter Tomoe Sawa was the first person officially allowed to sing a song in Japanese in South Korea after the end of World War II. In November 1998, a historic concert took place at a ...

In September of 2014, I worked backstage at Seattle’s ACT Theatre during performances of the Noh play ‘Tomoe.’ The performers, members of the Takeda Noh Troupe, were ecstatic. The people of Seattle, ...

Tomoe Ueyama is an entrepreneur and the founder of Project MINT, a venture dedicated to reimagining leadership. Jody Ono teaches leadership development as a specially appointed professor at ...

They say age is just a number, and love has no boundaries. All of the above seem to ring true for a couple in Japan, where a 27-year age gap proved no obstacle for a former idol in marrying a ...