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Recent articles about Japan 日本関連英文記事 Vol.48（summit diplomacy, etc. 首脳外交等）　マリン芬首相来日・日芬首脳会談を含む

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Science and Technology Vol.24 (#coronavirus)

フィンランド及び日本に関連するツイート
https://twitter.com/NIHTokyo/status/1514181668533374978
https://twitter.com/NIHTokyo/status/1504402166886375425
https://twitter.com/NIHTokyo/status/1462731340244262913
https://twitter.com/NIHTokyo/status/1529039591319212032
https://twitter.com/NIHTokyo/status/1516718454295994370

Excited to share our newly published Japanese E-commerce Retail Guidebook for Nordic brands!

Report: https://t.co/kMhNQULP7C

Webinar recording with key findings https://t.co/95ctmDh2fV

Thank you @BusinessSweden @BusinessFinland
for the collaboration!#nordicmade#ecommerc

— Nordic Innovation House – Tokyo (@NIHTokyo) January 31, 2022

https://twitter.com/NIHTokyo/status/1465755916402319360
https://twitter.com/Hki_Partners/status/1457626195948933121

The City of Helsinki will bring together #HealthTech and #EdTech pioneers from Finland and Japan at the Designing Better Life – Helsinki Meets Japan hybrid event on December 7th. Read more:https://t.co/dPdlGBn2VC

— Helsinki Business (@helsinkibiz) December 1, 2021

Finnish startup announces its partnership with one of Japan’s largest retailers https://t.co/RBTSQgbqef via @ArcticStartup @NMTrust @BusinessFinland #marubenicooperation #usedmobiledevices #sustainability #partnership #Finlandia #nordicmade #Trending #Finland #Japanese #Japan

— ArcticStartup (@arcticstartup) April 14, 2022

Today at the University of Tokyo, Finland and Japan discussed future ICT collaboration. The seminar was opened by PM @MarinSanna of Finland. Japanese opening included PM @kishida230 greetings. #5g #6g #finland #japan #collaboration https://t.co/9CZAtWudog

— 6G Flagship (@6Gflagship) May 11, 2022

Celebrating the 100 years of diplomatic relationship between Finland and Japan at @helsinkiuni pic.twitter.com/lk6iUN9U3N

— Heli Helskyaho (@HeliFromFinland) May 16, 2019

Finland-Japan diplomatic relations 100 years – shown and celebrated by musical collaboration. Finnish Rantamoijanen & Japanese Ichihashi play music by Japanese componist Mamiya inspired by Finnish folk song Joiku. Thanks @helsinkiuni & #alumni’t & Embassy of #Japan pic.twitter.com/ZcBHqmx8e0

— Paula M Kinnunen (@kinnunen_pm) May 16, 2019

@helsinkiuni delegation @SocietyWood Conference in Nagoya, Japan #woodconstruction #bioeconomy #woodscience @annetoppinen @ritvatoivonen pic.twitter.com/KMjqISYaNh

— FBBS (@FBBS_UH) November 7, 2018

Many universities are helping students in Ukraine amid the tragic war. @helsinkiuni in Finland, University of Pécs (@pte1367) in Hungary, @LSMUNI, @srhberlin @ArtAcademyEKA, @UniCamerino in Italy, and Japan University of Economics have eased application or announced scholarships. pic.twitter.com/XA4rqhzrZC

— StudentHub (@IntlStudentsHub) March 22, 2022

"In the last few years, #EU and #Japan relations have moved from an underdelivering ad-hoc issue-based and very pragmatic partnership to a much more substantial strategic partnership", believes Bart Gaens, Professor at @helsinkiuni and Leading Researcher at @FIIA_fi. pic.twitter.com/AlI3F7DRqG

— EuropeanPolicyCentre (@epc_eu) March 25, 2022

#6g Here We Come. Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium of Japan, and 6G Flagship, a Research program operated by the @UniOulu signed an MOU for the exchange of information and publications, personnel exchange, and collaborative research and development projects on 6G technology. pic.twitter.com/HyYaz58ZpN

— Strategic Edge Research (@Steresearch) June 10, 2021

Carrying out TEM and EDX measurements at @UniOulu to prep for our #STXM beamtime at @UVSOR_BL4U, Japan. Getting the best out of in-house facilities and international collaboration. #microscopy #spectroscopy #imaging pic.twitter.com/9l0z8WHdcS

— ATMOS (@Atmos_Research) February 28, 2020

Oulu University Teacher Training School visited Japan #teachertraining #education #educationprofessionals #unioulutts @UniOulu @PinoNetwork https://t.co/yI79z9ZJlk

— Oulun normaalikoulu (@onkoulu) October 17, 2019

So excited to welcome our #collaborator's from Japan! This week we will continue the Digital Health Module in collaboration between @UniOulu & Osaka University in postgraduate degree programmes. Check out this video on our experiences in Japan last autumn! https://t.co/ga9bgILeyS

— Nursing Science and Health Management – Oulu (@Terveystiede_OY) March 11, 2019

Research towards more environmentally friendly hydrofluorocarbons including collaboration of @nanomo_group @UniOulu and @DaikinComtec_CG among many others at SACLA Free Electron Laser beamtime in Japan. pic.twitter.com/WOoFqkUn2A

— Marko Huttula (@profMarkoH) February 6, 2018

https://twitter.com/KarvonenNiklas/status/1293524285282086914

JB Nordic Ventures launched today in Helsinki. A Japanese/Nordic $100M fund (target: Deep tech / Industrial tech incl. AR/VR, startups to have Nordic connection) in partnership with JBIC IG & BaltCap backed by Honda & Omron. Fund will be managed by Marek Kiisa. #NordicNinja pic.twitter.com/xBxGPsKWFp

— Tom Emrich (@tomemrich) December 5, 2018

“While Japan decided to save all its banks, and many corporations, Finland was forced to accept a more difficult, yet ultimately more successful method of ‘cleansing’ its economy.” Economist Tuomas Malinen ⁦@mtmalinen⁩ at GnS Economics, Helsinki https://t.co/dC4XRNzPnt

— Greg Gaylor (@SMUMustangAlum) January 12, 2020

https://twitter.com/VisitHelsinki/status/1527612939754164224
https://twitter.com/MikaIhamuotila/status/1351871081272008711

First freight train from #Finland to #Japan for 30 years departs from #Helsinki https://t.co/BYW1nRsEsE

— Yle News (@ylenews) April 15, 2021

Good news from Helsinki Airport! New direct flight connection between Helsinki and Sapporo, Japan, was opened last week. The route, operated by Finnair, is the only direct scheduled flight between Europe and Sapporo. Read more: https://t.co/g3mV3Rs4IW #FromHEL pic.twitter.com/CdTo8WsJ3v

— Helsinki Airport (@HelsinkiAirport) January 10, 2020

We have added flights to Japan for summer season 2022. From 27.4.2022, we will operate two weekly flights from Helsinki to Sapporo on Wednesdays and Sundays. To Osaka, we will have two daily flights throughout the summer season. Fukuoka flights will start on 26.4.2022. pic.twitter.com/qRvlFZH3r3

— Finnair (@Finnair) October 13, 2021

This is how it looked @helsinkiairport back in the 80’s. Japanese signs were in use already then, and nowadays at Helsinki Airport you can find signs in Chinese and Korean as well #FinnairTokyo35 pic.twitter.com/qHzcR8snEL

— Finnair (@Finnair) April 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/jleagueregista/status/1510526813193355268

Japanese lifestyle brand MUJI recently opened its first store in Finland, its flagship location takes up an entire floor at the top of the Kamppi Centre in central Helsinki, making it the largest Muji store in Europe: https://t.co/mdqOlBvaqK pic.twitter.com/FxCTo87NHu

— Discovering Finland (@DiscoverFinland) November 26, 2019

First all-season robotbus is revealed today in Helsinki! Developed by Finnish pioneer company @sensible4ltd and designed by Japanese trend-setter #Muji, the #Gacha robotbus brings us a step closer towards resilient automated vehicles that can handle adverse conditions. https://t.co/GcKh1EAlDM

— Alina Koskela (@alina_koskela) March 8, 2019

Muji's driverless Gacha bus takes to the roads in Helsinki: Japanese brand Muji and Finnish autonomous-driving company Sensible 4 launched the self-driving Gacha bus last week in Helsinki. Is it fit for all weather conditions? https://t.co/yFh94Yjl1w pic.twitter.com/nZE1yH1FHK

— Ulrich Leschak (@_Odin) March 16, 2019

Neste and Itochu will grow the availability of sustainable aviation fuel in Japan. @NesteGlobal's fuel will be available first at the two largest Japanese international airports: Tokyo Haneda and Narita. https://t.co/kA74EKNI79 via @HydrocarbonEng #Finland #goodnewsfromfinland

— GoodNewsfromFinland (@goodnewsfinland) February 17, 2022

Despite the country's long winters, the power of Finnish design has long offered comfort, tranquility, and cheerfulness sustaining the health and happiness of its people. via @TokyoArtBeat_EN @HAMHelsinki #Finland #Japan #Tokyo #design #goodnewsfromfinland https://t.co/LHfkZvSXo9

— GoodNewsfromFinland (@goodnewsfinland) January 18, 2022

Industry groups from Japan and Finland will conduct joint research and development of sixth-generation communications technology. via @NikkeiAsia @6Gflagship @nokia @UniOulu @UTokyo_News_en @Rakuten_Mobile @docomo #Finland #6G #Japan #goodnewsfromfinland https://t.co/fRWlNTfbIw

— GoodNewsfromFinland (@goodnewsfinland) June 9, 2021

Southeastern #Finland offers Hongkonger and Japanese professionals, investors, and entrepreneurs on green technology the opportunity to live and work for 90 days in the happiest country in the world.https://t.co/zSgncQq07d

— thisisFINLAND (@thisisFINLAND) December 21, 2021

Shinichi Nikkuni from Japan moved to #Helsinki to establish a fund that helps new Nordic companies grow with venture capital.

He chose #Finland because of its work-life balance and collaborative spirit inside the startup ecosystem.#StartupNationhttps://t.co/CbY9ggKNg4 pic.twitter.com/gBlPa3vT1v

— thisisFINLAND (@thisisFINLAND) November 29, 2020

https://twitter.com/thisisFINLAND/status/1127454625265856512
https://twitter.com/TheVinum/status/1233749628304154625

I got today mail from the Japanese Embassy in Helsinki. pic.twitter.com/OeBm2GGupV

— Juha Kantanen (@JuhaKantanen) August 21, 2019

Finnish Navy Commander, Vice Admiral @VeijoTaipalus met with commander of Japanese training squadron, Rear Admiral Hiroyuki Izumi during a port call in Helsinki. Japanese training squadron, including vessels JDS Kashima and JDS Makinami arrived in Finland today. #merivoimat pic.twitter.com/cJYtjdzwj7

— Merivoimat – Finska Marinen – The Finnish Navy (@Navyfi) August 17, 2018

https://twitter.com/Ulkoministerio/status/1468223221191548933

スーパーコンピューターの性能を競う最新の世界ランキングが公表されましたが、2位の「富岳」に続いて、3位に入ったのは？
実はフィンランドの「LUMI」
ルミは雪❄️を意味するフィンランド語です https://t.co/oNM1UriAGY

— 駐日フィンランド大使館 (@FinEmbTokyo) May 31, 2022

https://twitter.com/FinEmbTokyo/status/1531869338705207298
https://twitter.com/FinEmbTokyo/status/1531039707861176320

ノキアCEO「6Gは30年に実用化」　人もネットの一部に　テックの未来https://t.co/GSIrWpy4Fm

— 日経電子版 テクノロジー (@nikkei_tech) May 26, 2022

https://twitter.com/JonnaKoponen/status/1433051162513641474

I love this!

The Matagi Snipers are a Japanese esports team made up of only of “senior” players aged 66 to 73 years.

They join Swedens Silver Snipers and Finlands Gray Gunners, as the esports world starts to open up with more inclusivity.https://t.co/3VXUePwSAe

— Zoe Scaman (@zoescaman) October 14, 2021

Read here: https://t.co/O2jQunL6pR@WartsilaVoyage of Finland and #Japanese Weather news (WNI) have merged their respective #businesses in a #project to increase #shipping #safety and #sustainability. pic.twitter.com/Vmy9nYvOPN

— The Sealuminati (@TheSealuminati) June 20, 2021

World of Wellness: A spa etiquette guide from Helsinki to Tokyo https://t.co/RFTys1nnv7

— QR-SPOT (@qr_spot) June 2, 2022

A city in Finland is working with Japanese travel agencies to offer some novel virtual tourism events designed to attract visitors once the coronavirus pandemic ends. https://t.co/lyKdSX0vRH https://t.co/INJ44txNn2 (@NHKWORLD_News Tweets)

— Hikosaemon (@hikosaemon) January 24, 2021

Winning gold 68 years apart. Uneven bars #tbt Helsinki 1952 – Tokyo 2020@gymnastics | @teambelgium pic.twitter.com/DTK3gZQZNy

— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) June 2, 2022

85 years ago today, on 31 July 1936, Tokyo was chosen as the host of the 1940 Olympic Games. Japan had to forfeit the right two years later due to the Second Sino-Japanese War. Helsinki was awarded the Games in Tokyo’s stead but WWII ultimately forced their cancellation. https://t.co/hqgXfvegQn

— Ben Mabley（ベン・メイブリー） (@BenMabley) July 31, 2021

The 1940 Summer Olympics, known as the Games of the XII Olympiad, were originally scheduled to be held from September 21 to October 6, 1940, in Tokyo, Japan. They were rescheduled for Helsinki, Finland, to be held from July 20 to August 4, 1940, but were cancelled due to WW2. pic.twitter.com/DAFT6FCrm4

— Baris Semerci (@hwl76) July 20, 2020

Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that Keizo Yamada, born January 30, 1927, who represented Japan in the marathon at the 1952 Helsinki Games, died April 2 at the age of 93.https://t.co/7YpmNWdAr9 pic.twitter.com/STKNZIz6wE

— Oldest Olympians (@OldestOlympians) April 24, 2020

　https://twitter.com/WWIIpix/status/1404781822328950785

#Urban20 awaiting for the Japanese Prime Minister. Mayors of Rome, Berlin, Rotterdam, Osaka & Helsinki lead by Tokyo. Exciting to see first hand this important moment! Cities committed to transformation! pic.twitter.com/xxvj8qaQyP

— Emilia Saiz (@UCLG_Saiz) May 22, 2019

How to scale digital solutions in a sustainable way? How to become the most functional city in the world? @mikkohr and @brynskov are in #Osaka to share the vision of #OASCities and #Helsinki with our Japanese colleagues#smartcities #IoT #digital #g20 pic.twitter.com/uxPT1g1dOC

— Open & Agile Smart Cities (@oascities) June 29, 2019

The Mayor is in Helsinki speaking at the #SilverEconomy2019 Forum about how @greatermcr is doing ageing differently.

He has also had the chance to speak with Yasuhiro Suzuki, Japanese Vice-Minister for Health, British Ambassador Tom Dodd and Mayor of Helsinki Jan Vapaavuori pic.twitter.com/Gkf15ULJ00

— Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham (@MayorofGM) July 9, 2019

https://twitter.com/EU_MARE/status/1349345985357639682
https://twitter.com/Frank_Supercell/status/1267045008152104960

This little hole-in-the-wall shop in Töölö has to be the most real sushi place in Helsinki.

The owner is a funny oyaji who hums songs and sleeps under the counter. The shop has five seats and a Japanese TV channel on. According to online reviews it hasn’t changed in 20 years. pic.twitter.com/Ow125VnhC4

— Petteri Uusitalo (@ptjtsubasa) July 17, 2020

Once again the art of Onigiri (Japanese soul food)!

I like movies of Naoko Ogigami touching the eye, the stomach & the heart of the audience. In 'Kamome shokudô / Kamome Diner' (2006), a Japanese woman opens a small Japanese diner in Helsinki. Cinematography by Tuomo Virtanen. pic.twitter.com/J3RcB3fU3i

— Ay (@lunarscp) September 1, 2020

Here outside Japan I made one of the first bigger western BABYMETAL feature story + interview for Finnish JAPANPOP magazine in early 2014. And finally today they have a concert also here in Helsinki.#BABYMETAL #THEONE2020 #FOXDAY #Finland #JAPANPOP pic.twitter.com/d2BUzFTwbD

— Zush (@zush_jii) February 26, 2020

Total defense policy is also visible most Fridays, when the conscripts go home for the weekend. (One Japanese lady once asked me at the Helsinki main railway station, "is this a military base, because there are so many people in camoflage uniform?") 15/ pic.twitter.com/xveoper5qF

— Janne M. Korhonen (@jmkorhonen@mastodo.fi) (@jmkorhonen) March 17, 2022

Putin mistakenly gambled on the int’l community turning a blind eye to his brutal invasion of Ukraine. He lost that bet. #NATO allies and partner countries #Finland and #Sweden met again in Tokyo today to condemn his atrocities. We all stand with #Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/y1yVySFbrB

— ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 (@USAmbJapan) April 7, 2022

#StandWithUkraine. Unity within #NATO. Condemnation of Russian aggression. Allies and partners in lockstep. In Tokyo tonight, the ambassadors from NATO countries and partner countries #Finland and #Sweden came together in support of freedom and peace in Europe. pic.twitter.com/Q06yZ4b8ep

— ラーム・エマニュエル駐日米国大使 (@USAmbJapan) March 5, 2022

#StandWithUkraine. Unity within #NATO. Condemnation of Russian aggression. Allies and partners in lockstep. In Tokyo tonight, the ambassadors from NATO countries and partner countries #Finland and #Sweden came together in support of freedom and peace in Europe. pic.twitter.com/enbawPHYmg

— Estonia in Japan (@estembassyjp) March 5, 2022

#StandWithUkraine. Unity within #NATO. Condemnation of Russian aggression. Allies and partners in lockstep. In Tokyo tonight, the ambassadors from NATO countries and partner countries #Finland and #Sweden came together in support of freedom and peace in Europe. pic.twitter.com/PPtyXaIGqu

— 駐日ポーランド共和国大使館 (@PLinTokyo) March 5, 2022

#StandWithUkraine. Unity within #NATO. Condemnation of Russian aggression. Allies and partners in lockstep. In Tokyo tonight, the ambassadors from NATO countries and partner countries #Finland and #Sweden came together in support of freedom and peace in Europe. pic.twitter.com/5igjTt7QnC

— Italy in Japan (@ItalyinJPN) March 5, 2022

“The question now is whether the national humiliation Russia faces more closely resembles the Russo-Japanese war, which marked the beginning of the end of the Tsarist era, or Josef Stalin’s failed attempt to seize Finland in the Winter War. https://t.co/Ll1LJU3q8R @ForeignAffairs

— Lluís Bassets (@lbassets) May 25, 2022

https://twitter.com/claesmikko/status/1145935897533304832

#Iran FM @JZarif just arrived in Helsinki, Finland, for talks on EU's JCPOA commitments and regional issues. He tells reporters he's going to visit Norway and Sweden after Finland, and then travel to several Asian states (incl. Japan) for important coordination ahead of #UNGA pic.twitter.com/zKmvp4I9Tq

— Reza Khaasteh (@Khaaasteh) August 18, 2019

Today I had my first meeting w/Ambassador of #Finland to #Kazakhstan Soili Mäkeläinen-Buhanist. A professional diplomat with vast experience, she speaks nearly 10 languages, including English, French and Russian, but also Chinese and Japanese (!)…https://t.co/CKSGSScC84 pic.twitter.com/COwkkdfZGn

— Роман Василенко (@romanvassilenko) March 15, 2022