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…
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.”…
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…
Here’s another interesting poll. Also interesting is that, as with many of these “most hated” type of questionnaires. Some of these Japanese actors and comedians may exist on both the hated and loved lists at the same time. Here is the list of the hated ones with a little explanation of who they are. If…
This sounds about right to me. Otome Sugoren, the female half of the Sugoren dating advice website recently did a poll of its Japanese female readers asking the places they do not want to be taken on a first date. The results follow: 1. His apartment (if he lives alone)… it hints that he may…
This is a translation of a poll done in which women in their 20s were asked about the moments they felt glad to have been born Japanese. Here’s the list: Being moved by the deliciousness of rice and miso soup. / Eating Japanese food. Regularly bathing in hot water. / Taking hot baths and entering…
The media in Japan was right to hype the Japanese Women’s Badminton team. There were two pairs… one pair, the Satoko Suetsuna-Miyuki Maeda pair was ranked 8th in the world going into the Olympics. The other pair, Kumiko Ogura-Reiko Shiota, were ranked 7th and had won the bronze medal at world championships in Kuala Lumpur. At…
Sexy Japanese actress Norika Fujiwara has rebuilt a school in Cambodia through her charity organization. The school is large enough for 600 students and is made of concrete. She used the proceeds from her book of essays “Norika Spirit”. Here’s a link to her official homepage: Norika Fujiwara Official Website More importantly sh’s married to…