Currently Japan’s most popular female figure skater, Mao Asada, has announced that she will be introducing a new clothing line called “MaoMao”. She has a very positive image as a classic Japanese woman now, and at this time the clothing line will be mostly made up of “Wafuku” or Japanese style clothing. I think this […]
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Since this story has already been covered in the English language media, I’ll just provide the basic story, but this is yet another tragedy that seems like it could have been avoided. Although no external signs that the death resulted from the detainment, the man had been handcuffed and gagged with a towel. I am
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Although this is just being reported now, the suicide happened in June of 2007! Although the family of the Indian student who committed suicide asked the Otemon Gakuin University to investigate, the school let this case sit on a shelf for 3 years. The university made no report until the bereaved family hired a lawyer
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There is a lot of good news for people looking to travel to Japan during February. Tickets tend to be cheaper because it’s the off season for travel. Also, if you time it right you can get up to Sapporo for the annual ice festival which is to be held from February 7th to February
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I like this list because it’s full of things that one might be tempted to say thinking one is saying something good. This advice comes from the Sugoren Japanese online dating and information site. 1. “Surprisingly, it tastes normal.” 2. “I’m not really that hungry you know.” 3. “You should let my mother teach you.”
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If you did not happen to be in Japan in 2005 when the horrific train crash occurred in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, it is worth looking some of the background stories. Many people remember Toyota’s troubles with the Prius and other cars, and some of the denials and lack of action that happened. On this blog
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It seems that a lot of people come to this site after searching for Maki Goto, so I thought I’d mention some recent news about her. She recently performed at the HelloSmile Live 2010 along with Hitomi, alan, moumoon, and Tokyo Joshiryu a.k.a. Tokyo Girls’ Style. The concert is designed to support research into cancer
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Netflix is the leading DVD rental by mail and movie streaming service in the United States. They offer popular movies, tv shows, foreign films, documentaries, and a wide selection of pretty much everything video. You can watch Netflix on most home video game systems, on your computer, and many internet enabled TVs. Japanese movies number
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Fans of the new Space Battleship Yamato movie who are lucky enough to be in the Tokyo area this winter holiday can take a trip to Tokyo Tower and check out a display of actual props and costumes from the movie. The event is scheduled to run from December 18th, 2010 to January 5th, 2011.
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There was recently a story in the news about a U.S. soldier who, misunderstanding the fees for international calls (or possibly having them misrepresented) raked up over $16,000 in fees. The soldier speaks English as his second language, as well as young and somewhat naive about international travel. He mistakenly believed that AT&T had a
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This is an awesome video I came across while flipping through some of the videos nominated for YouTube Video Awards in Japan for 2010. This was taken in Hokkaido and is one of the most beautiful scenes one could see. I really love Hokkaido and all the beauty and nature that really separates it from
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YouTube Japan has recently released a list of the most popular keywords used to search for videos in Japan. This could be a good 2010 “Japan cultural literacy” test for people to see if they know what these are. On to the list: January – 涙 (namida). This word means tear or tears (as in
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