Nogizaka46's Takayama Kazumi Joins Instagram

Nogizaka46's Takayama Kazumi joins Instagram

Nogizaka46 member Takayama Kazumi has joined Instagram (@takayama.kazumi.official).

On April 21, Takayama hosted a show on SHOWROOM to commemorate the paperback release of her novel 'Trapezium' (April 24). This is where she announced that she would be opening an Instagram account. In one of her posts, she explains where the title of her novel came from, "My editor and I came up with a bunch of titles to decide on temporarily. The final two were 'trapezium' and 'rectangle,' so we went with 'trapezium.'"

Hitachi Joins Face Shield Production

Hitachi joins face shield production

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has announced it will start making face shields for healthcare workers who are on the frontlines of the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

Hitachi plans to start producing face shields at three of its domestic production sites in Ibaraki Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture in mid-May, aiming to make about 10,000 pieces weekly by June.