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I went to Tucson, Arizona to buy at the world's largest gem show!

My name is Kubota, a member of the Adan staff. Last month, I went to Tucson, Arizona, for the Gem Show. Tucson is known for its giant cactus, and this year it was again standing proudly in front of the venue. How many meters will it grow? [...].

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Singapore Jewel Fest 2013" Exhibition Report (1) Booth

This is Fujimori, ADAM representative. We are pleased to announce that our exhibition at Singapore Jewel Fest 2013, held in Singapore on Oct. 11-15, 2013, has ended successfully! http://www.singaporejewelfest [...]

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Singapore International Jewelry Expo 2013 successfully ended!

This is Fujimori, ADAM Representative. Singapore International Jewelry Expo 2013 was held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on July 4~7, 2013. http://www.sije.com. [...].

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Let's go to Brazil!

This is Mr. Fujimori, Representative Director of the Japan Football Association (JSFAA). The Japanese national soccer team recently decided to participate in the FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil in 2014, and while the excitement was still building, the Confederations Cup, a prelude to the World Cup, was held in Brazil [...].

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Design name origin "Siracusa".

This is Fujimori, ADAM Representative. The past few days have suddenly been hot like summer, yet the humidity was still relatively low and the heat was nice and dry. Speaking of dry summers, in southern Italy, in June, a freshly washed bath towel dries in about an hour [...].

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Tucson, U.S.A.: Stocking Diary 2011, Part 5

Third day of stocking up. It is already the last day of Tucson! Today we continued our tent tour from this morning. It's warmer than yesterday, finally free of the down jackets, and the weather is pleasantly Arizona-like. This tent finally has a dinosaur! [...].

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Tucson, U.S.A.: Stocking Diary 2011, Part 4

This is the second day of stocking up in Tucson. Today, the cold has eased up a bit! It was so cold that the fountain at the hotel froze over, and it still seems to be quite unusually cold. Well, today, I went to the main venue of the Tucson Gem Fair, the Convention Center [...].

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Tucson, U.S.A.: Stocking Diary 2011, Part 3

Finally, it's time to start stocking up in Tucson! The Tucson Mineral Show is held throughout the city of Tucson, but there are two main venues for the gem show, one is the convention center (fairgrounds) and the other is the duration of the meeting [...].

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Tucson, U.S.A.: Stocking Diary 2011, Part 2

I arrived safely in Tucson via Los Angeles! There was no way I could sleep that well on an evening flight, so I arrived in the US around 2am Japan time (9am local time) and stayed up until night to forcefully compensate for the jet lag. [...].

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Tucson, U.S.A.: Stocking Diary 2011, Part 1

Following last year's stocking trip to Brazil, this year we are going to the Americas again. As in Brazil, we visited Tucson, a city we have longed to visit. In Brazil, I even visited a mining town, but Tucson is a trade fair. But it is not a free trade fair, but a month-long Tucson [...].

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Fully custom-made men's shoes! Part 1

This past Sunday, I went to Kamakura, where the cherry blossoms were just beginning to fall. The Kamakura Festival was just around the corner, and the weather was warm and the crowds were huge! In Kamakura, there is a shop run by Mr. J, a friend of mine from my study abroad days in Italy, which is called "Au [...]".

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[Brazil Business Trip Report]Auro Preto Sightseeing & Return Home

This is the final installment of our Brazil business trip report! After successfully completing our purchase, we drove to the World Heritage city of Auro Preto, also in the state of Minas Gerais, by rental car in order to spend the little time we had left in Brazil. Again, it is a nearly 400 km trip, but this time [...].

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[Report on Business Trip to Brazil]Finally, we are purchasing stones!

After a short vacation in Rio de Janeiro, we are finally heading to Brazil to purchase jewelry. Our destination is the state of Minas Gerais. The name of the state means "big mine. Although it is a single state, it is larger than France and about twice the size of Japan. The vast [...].

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[Brazil Business Trip Report]Extra: Lunch in Brazil

The third installment of Rio de Janeiro is an extra edition. Lunch in Brazil. In Brazil, self-service buffet-style restaurants can be found on every street corner, large or small. Not only do they offer delicious-looking meats from beef, pork, and chicken, but they also offer [...].

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[Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art, Niteroi, Brazil

In this second installment of the Rio de Janeiro part of my Brazil business trip report, I'm going to take a break from jewelry and focus on architecture + α. One of the reasons for my strong desire to visit Brazil was a fashion magazine (I think it was VOGUE or NUMERO), where I saw a new collection of [...]...

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[Brazil Business Trip Report]Visit to Brazilian Jewelry Brand H.Stern

It was a 30-hour flight from Japan. On the way, there were some troubles, such as missing a connecting flight, but I finally arrived in Brazil, the place I had longed for! And now, I am in Rio de Janeiro! The city of Samba Carnival, Copacabana beach, Ipanema beach, and the 2016 Ori [...].

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I am going to Brazil!

This is Fujimori, our representative. I am going to Brazil for two weeks from tomorrow, March 4! This will be my first business trip to Brazil, which I have longed for and longed for. I have to take 5 flights from Japan to the mining town I want to visit! And from there, it is a 400 km drive by rental car [...].

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Adan ADAM from the sky!

It has been a while. This is Fujimori, the manager. I'm not much of a TV watcher except for news and documentaries, but yesterday I saw a TV program that I thought was interesting. ↑UpThis is just around Sangenjaya! Let's see Japan from the sky (TV Tokyo) http://www [...].

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