EVA – SoraNews24 —Japan News— https://soranews24.com Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today. Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:01:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/en_rocket_1024.png?w=32 EVA – SoraNews24 —Japan News— https://soranews24.com 32 32 176746664 Outburst by Japanese minister at press conference overshadowed by…his Eva anime tie https://soranews24.com/2017/04/06/outburst-by-japanese-minister-at-press-conference-overshadowed-by-his-eva-anime-tie/ https://soranews24.com/2017/04/06/outburst-by-japanese-minister-at-press-conference-overshadowed-by-his-eva-anime-tie/#comments Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:00:57 +0000 http://en.rocketnews24.com/?p=371559 
Viewers were shocked to see the Reconstruction Minister rip into a journalist but then they couldn’t tear their eyes away from his necktie.
Masahiro Imamura, the minister in charge of reconstruction in the disaster-hit Tohoku area, made news this week after he stormed out of a press conference following a heated exchange with a Japanese journalist.
Imamura was answering questions from the press after the Fukushima Prefectural Government ceased financial assistance for housing 26,000 voluntary evacuees from areas around the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on 31 March.
Tensions rose at the press conference, which was held on 4 April, when a freelance journalist, who has not been identified, repeatedly asked Imamura how the Reconstruction Agency planned to assist these voluntary evacuees.
Imamura maintained that voluntary evacuee assistance was the responsibility of the Fukushima Prefectural Government rather than the central government, but after being pressed by the journalist to “answer more responsibly”, the minister suddenly raised his voice, insisting that he was doing his job responsibly, before berating the journalist for his rudeness and demanding he retract his comment.
Gesturing towards the door, the minister told the journalist to “Get out!” and “Never come here again!” before leaving the podium and exiting, shouting at the journalist to “Shut up!” as he left the room.
The heated exchange occurs at the 6:22 mark in the video below:
The incident was quickly picked up by the media, with the footage appearing on news reports around the country, and the minister issuing a formal apology for his emotional outburst the same afternoon. While Japanese viewers were shocked and appalled by the minister’s behaviour, many of them took to social media to discuss the big white elephant in the room that nobody else seemed to have picked up on: the fact that the minister was yelling from a position of authority all while wearing a cute and colourful anime necktie.
今村大臣のネクタイがエヴァだった pic.twitter.com/r5rispeGQO
— たまネギ@Ramuh
(@negidanshakuimo) April 4, 2017
The illustrated characters, which were clearly seen on screen, are from the hugely popular anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. With a number of Eva ties available on the market, eagle-eyed fans of the franchise were able to track down the exact tie the minister was wearing.
https://twitter.com/milkykoara/status/849774728537559040
While many questioned why a man in such a high-ranking senior position would be wearing an anime necktie, fans were quick to come up with the answer. The necktie comes from a Japanese anime studio called Gainax, which has produced a number of popular productions over the years, including Neon Genesis Evangelion. In 2015, Gainax opened a studio and in-house museum in the town of Miharu, Fukushima, one of the disaster-hit areas in the Tohoku region, as part of plans to help revive tourism in the area following the disasters in 2011.
So it makes sense for the Reconstruction Minister to wear a necktie that shows his support for the Fukushima region. It’s just unfortunate that he chose to lose his temper at the press conference, regardless of what type of outfit he was wearing.
Source: Naver Matome
Featured image: YouTube/OPTVstaff
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A train journey in Japan is much more than a means to a destination; with spotless carriages and unique tie-in promotions, riding the Shink is an event in itself. And with the Evangelion Shinkansen bullet train scheduled to start running from November 3, things are set to get even more exciting as passengers can now ride the rails from Osaka to Fukuoka and back inside a train dressed up as a giant bio-machine.
To mark the special occasion, Japan Rail West is releasing a whole range of commemorative Eva bullet train goods for travellers in the country, including stationery, snacks, and an awesome ekiben bento that comes in a keepsake ceramic shinkansen-shaped container.
The Eva bento are limited to only 50 sales per day from 7 November at Awajiya bento stores at Shin-Kobe and Nishi-Akashi Stations. On sale for 1,500 yen (US$12.50) each, the exact contents of the meal set inside the exclusive container are yet to be confirmed, however, JR West can reveal that the lunch boxes will contain salmon and salmon roe, to reflect the parent-child relationship at the centre of the Evangelion storyline.
Once you’ve polished off your bento, you might want to stock up on some of the other exclusive items available for sale at main stations on the Sanyō Shinkansen line from 4 November.
▼ Clockwise, from top left: folding ruler (300 yen), train pass holders (850 yen) and a clear file set (500 yen).
▼ Metal keyholder (600 yen), ballpoint pens (550 yen), and a cellphone strap (600 yen).
▼ Slide mirror (550 yen), train pass holder (500 yen), glasses case with cleaning cloth (1,100 yen), metal badges (500 yen).
▼ Blue masking tap (400 yen), purple masking tape (400 yen), keyrings (1,400 yen), glass tumbler (650 yen).
▼ Reversible carry pouch (950 yen), A6 notebook (250 yen), adhesive label set (400 yen), smartphone stand (1,100 yen), carabiner (750 yen).
And if you’d like to snack on Eva goods while onboard the Eva train, there are seven different varieties to choose from.
▼ Clockwise, from top left: Cookies, lemon ramune-flavoured lollies, caramels, and potato snacks, in marinated roe, soy, lemon and takoyaki octopus-ball flavours.
In addition, there’s a special key holder and train pass case that’s only available at Hiroshima (left) and a key holder and hard-cover notebook only available at Fukuoka (right).
That’s certainly a trainload of goods to keep any Evangelion fan happy!
Source: Travel Watch
Top Image: JR West Japan
Insert Images: JR West Japan, JR West Japan
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Convenience stores around the world are known for stocking everyday items like toiletries, magazines, snacks and soft drinks.
But in Japan, the konbini is also a place to send and receive deliveries, buy movie and theatre tickets, and pick up a life-sized Eva doll and Evangelion SIM-free smartphone.
For a limited time, from 31 October to 12 November, three of the stars from the enormously popular Evangelion franchise will be available for purchase by lottery from 7-Eleven for a whopping 1,728,000 yen (US$14, 402) each. Weighing in at 35 kilograms (77 pounds), all the life-sized figurines feature a serial number at the base on which they stand.
▼ Rei Ayanami stands at 158 centimetres (5.2 feet) tall.
▼ Coming in one centimetre shorter, at 157 centimetres tall, is Asuka Langley Shikinami.
▼ Kaworu Nagisa joins the girls, standing at 166 centimetres in height.
Despite the surprisingly hefty price tag, with only 15 of each character available, ardent fans will make sure these walk out the door as fast as the 30,000 special smartphones on sale for 84,240 yen ($702.91).
Called the SH-M02-EVA20, the Sharp phone comes kitted out with a whole range of extra features in addition to the special purple-and-green case, orange side buttons and hologram design of Shinji’s Evangelion Unit 01 robot on the rear.
▼ A specially designed widget takes its cues from the anime series to keep you updated on your reception and battery life.
▼ A different wallpaper is delivered to your phone every day for a year.
▼ Sounds from the series and original character voices from cast members are included, meaning you can have Misato Katsuragi alert you to new emails or greet you with a “wake up!” in the morning.
To check out all the phone’s features, take a look at the short video below.
Applications for the phone will be accepted from 2 November. Make sure you get in quick because the chance to own a unit like this is one both humans and mecha wouldn’t want to miss!
Source: ITmedia
Top Image: Seven-Eleven Japan
Insert Images: Seven-Eleven Japan, Seven-Eleven Japan
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Evangelion fans, rejoice! If you were wondering what more you could possibly add to you collection of EVA goods, you won’t have to wait much longer for the next must-have item – the Evangelion smartphone, which is scheduled to go on sale around the end of this year.
As if that weren’t exciting enough, you can also become an official “supporter” which will get you the latest, up-to-date information, plus a special gift.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, plans to begin sales of an Evangelion smartphone announced on the official site (Japanese only, sorry) on July 13.
The phone is due to go on sale around the end of this year, and while that may seem like a ways off, right now you can sign up to be one of a limited 30,000 “official supporters” of the new smartphone. Not only will you receive exclusive notification on the latest news, you will also get an “official supporter’s certificate”, complete with your own individual serial number.
Follow the official Twitter account to stay on top of information about the phone’s release, as well as other special campaigns and giveaways!
Source: natalie via otakomu
Images: Evangelion smartphone official site
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