Tokyo Girls Collection
Tokyo Girls Collection celebrated its 10th show earlier this month at the Yokohama Arena.   Since TGC began its twice-a-year show in 2005,....
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Today’s Japan Photo: Cho-Han Bakuchi 丁半博打
For the past few days, I have been rumbling on an on about Yakuza 3 and Yakuza 4, so for Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall take a look ....
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Japanese Architecture – some comments on the current condition
Architecture in Japan is a broad canvas. There is a great deal of history and a legacy of craftsmanship behind the formidable engineering a....
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Growing Up Hapa
CNN anchor Betty Nguyen profiles Kip Fulbeck and The Hapa Project, featuring his book “Part Asian, 100% Hapa.”....
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Today’s Japan Photo: Menko めんこ
For Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall take a look at one of Japan’s traditional card game – Menko めんこ which you try to overtu....
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What’s your favorite blooper?
I was archiving some old videos when I realized that we still hadn't made a bloopers video yet. I know it might be hard to believe, but Aaro....
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Today’s Japan Photo: Otedama 御手玉
For Today’s Japan Photo series, we shall continue explore Japan’s traditional games. I think this is a game that is popular over many cu....
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Tracking the Tengu
What are tengu? You may have heard of them as “forest goblins”, perhaps “mountain demons”, or maybe even “birdmen”. Regardless ....
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One thousand year old zelkova tree
At the entrance to a public elementary school near our apartment is an enormous tree that I frequently pass by. On the other side of the en....
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Zakumata, Y-shaped sticks placed at cross-roads are a unique way of praying for EASY DELIVERY!
 FOR A WOMAN`S HOUR OF GREATEST NEED, A CALL TO MAN` BEST FRIEND Zakumata in Tsukuba City`s Oda Sticks and stones standing at the fork in t....
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Learning Japanese: What I Learned From Eight-Year-Olds
I teach eight-year-old Japanese kids English. Or at least I attempt to. Most of the time, I am learning something from them instead of vice....
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Today’s Japan Photo: Hanetsuki 羽根突き
For this week’s Today’s Japan Photo series, I’ve decided to feature some of Japan’s traditional games. For today, we shall take a lo....
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Internet Go BOOM: Visual Kei’s Deep Throat
In a long interview with Tokyo Damage Report, an anonymous music executive familiar with the Visual Kei scenes lights a short fuse.....
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Japan Inc. testing the Twitter waters
As Twitter booms in Japan, big and small businesses are exploring the potential for PR, fostering customer loyalty and targeting new demogr....
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Ikebana
L’ikebana, c’est de l’art japonais d’arrangement florale, aussi connu sous le nom de kadō. Plus que de simplement mettre les fleurs....
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Today’s Japan Photo: Sanja Festival 三社祭
Couldn’t think of what to share for Today’s Japan photo, so I was randomly browsing flickr and came across this lovely photo of some fol....
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Sweetening the veggie deal
Japanese beverage and snack makers want you to eat your vegetables, and they're doing their best to sweeten the deal.....
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Pudeur et Bain Public
Dans certains pays, de nombreuses personnes semblent se contenter de prendre une douche, mais au Japon, il est habituel de prendre un bain c....
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Japanese Literature
Japanese literature goes back nearly 2,000 years. Early works were heavily influenced by China and India, but Japan quickly developed a sty....
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Hating On Japan
I’ll be honest. I enjoyed and agreed with most of this article by Tim Rogers about everything thats wrong with Japan. Something I like to....
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Girl’s Day (aka Hinamatsuri)
Held on March 3, the Japanese Doll Festival is a day in which families with daughters display a special set of hina-ningyo, or ornamental do....
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Cherry Blossom Festival in DC
Here is a guest post from Erik who is involved in the Annual Washington D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival Planning! First a few words from me tho....
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Japan Licca-chan Dolls
Plastic Fantastic Licca Kayama, better known as Licca-chan (リカちゃん), is the Japanese equivalent of Barbie – though these days fa....
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Miso making party
My relatives’ ceramic studio recently hosted a miso-making party. The process is both simple and also time-consuming. First the soy beans....
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Hinamatsuri
Le 3 Mars, les japonais célébrent le Hinamatsuri, Festival des Poupées. Parce que Mars est aussi le temps de floraison des pêchers, cett....
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Gyaku gire, a great Japanese word you should know
Often, when I'm trying to explain things to people, I end up trying to translate Japanese words that just don't exist in English. One that c....
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Happy Valentine’s Day & White Day?
Ohisashiburidesu!Sorry for not posting a video in so long, it's been a very busy few weeks. I hope all of you are doing well :)In this e....
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Illuminated Fuji in old-style coffee shop
A friend invited me to lunch in Shimbashi, an old business district separated by the Yamanote and several other rail lines from a much newe....
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Hay! Stretch away those allergies!
Yoga for hay-fever Just a quick blog to follow on from the previous one, and this is a bit of a cheat, as it’s not really my own work! I j....
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Big Daddy Climbing Frame Yoga for Fighters ™
My baby likes yoga. Yes she does. And no, that’s not lyrics from some sixties-ish bluesy tune! I have a baby, well, a toddler, and she lo....
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