ITAMAE – BALFEGÓ: the first sushi championship in Spain

Under the name ITAMAE, Balfegó has brought the first sushi championship in Spain for professionals oriented to the dissemination of Japanese gastronomy and culture. ITAMAE BALFEGÓ looks for the people who best represent Japanese gastronomy in Spain and that puts bluefin tuna in essence in Japanese cuisine. The championship will take place on September 5 […]
The XIV Extenda Ham Cutting Seminar in Japan trains more than 80 Japanese master cutters

The Extenda Ham Cutting Seminar held in Japan has closed its fourteenth edition in the cities of Tokyo and Fukuoka, training 85 chefs and hospitality professionals in the cutting of this product, adding more than 2,500 master cutters in the country. According to a statement issued by the Board on Wednesday, this event has had […]
Turespaña promotes the Canary Islands destination among Japanese tourists

The Tourism Institute of Spain (Turespaña), through its Ministry of Tourism in Tokyo (Japan), has organized a familiarization trip of Japanese travel agents to the Canary Islands, specifically to La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife, in collaboration with Promotur Turismo de Canarias, Turismo de Tenerife, Lanzarote Biosphere Reserve and Turismo de La Palma. You can read […]
Sánchez bets on revitalizing the strategic partnership with Japan and highlights the importance of the EU’s commitment in the Indo-Pacific

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has held a bilateral meeting with the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, within the framework of the NATO Summit held in Madrid. You can read the full story at the following link.
Telefónica and NTT Data partner with Cie Automotive to integrate industrial 5G

Telefónica and our partner NTT DATA are running a proof of concept (PoC) with CIE Automotive, a global supplier to the Automotive sector. In its facilities in Itziar (Guipúzcoa) a 5G intralogistics management platform has been developed that is being implemented as an integrating and enabling solution for the automation of the transport of finished […]
The Japanese pharmaceutical company Otsuka celebrates its centenary in Barcelona

The Japanese multinational Otsuka, founded by Busaburo Otsuka, celebrated its centenary in Barcelona, at the residence of the Consul General of Japan in Barcelona, Yasushi Sato. The Spanish subsidiary has been in the country for 42 years and is the most relevant in Europe in terms of staff volume, turnover and marketing of products. The […]
Japan bids its final farewell to Shinzo Abe

With flowers, prayers, flags wrapped in black ribbons and the occasional tear, Japan on Tuesday paid its last goodbye to Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister killed last Friday at an election rally at the age of 67. The ceremony for the Buddhist rite was held after noon (local time) at the Zojoji temple in […]