I am sure that one of the last things most travelers to Japan would want to do is eat at McDonalds… however, the Big America Series might make it worth it. This series is a special limited time only set of burgers inspired by different places in the United States. The Big America 2 series…
We mentioned that JPop superidol Ayumi Hamasaki would wed her boyfriend Manuel Schwarz in the new year (Ayumi Hamasaki to Marry Manuel Schwarz), and it seems they have done it. Photos of the couple returning to Narita airport after their wedding in Las Vegas showed up on the internet and in the news recently.
Although rumors of this had been floating around, it seems that G.education, the company currently behind the famous Nova name, is finalizing plans to create Nova University somewhere in the Tokai region. They are also currently exploring other names for the new privately run university. A formal announcement about the future of the endeavor is…
UPDATE: The entry form in Japanese is up and running. Here is the link Ultra Trail Mt Fuji Registration. There is a blue button with a pencil mark on it near the top of the article. That’s where you click to get to the application. When I clicked, there was a message saying that it…
This is the extreme of teachers teaching through the end of class bell. On the Terebi Asahi (TV Asahi) tv show, Akira Ikegami, a journalist was speaking during the Manaberu News Show, or the Learning News Show. (For the record, he’s explaining the difference between stocks and corporate bonds.) Please watch for yourself… the explanation…
Notwithstanding the recent marriage announcement of Ayumi Hamasaki and Manuel Schwarz, former member of Morning Musume, and still a popular singer, tv personality, and idol, Mari Yaguchi has announced plans to marry her boyfriend of about a year, actor Masaya Nakamura. Nakamura is 192cm (6’3″ or so) actor has something of a height difference with…
Since Ayumi Hamasaki recently commented on her Twitter account that Manuel Schwarz would finally become her “real” husband. This, after he portrayed her husband in the music video for her song “Virgin Road”. Here’s the action packed video below. For readers who may not be familiar with her, “Ayu” has been an icon in Japan…
JPop (Japanese Pop) diva Ayumi Hamasaki broke the news to her fans and the media today that she married Austrian born actor and model Manuel Schwarz who also confirmed it via his twitter account. He played the role of her husband in the video for the song “Virgin Road” and they met on the set…
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…
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…
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…
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…