Dec 22, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment
GQ Japan has released their picks for Men of the Year. Find the influential list below! Masaki Suda (Actor) The 23 years old actor has appeared on 9 movies this year, including Death Note: Light Up the New World, and Oboreru Knife. Masaki also received the...
Dec 20, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment
ORICON STYLE has conducted a survey to determine the popularity of Japanese actresses in 2016. The data collected from 1,000 people from all over Japan last October, and here’s the result. Mitsuki Takahata “She’s cute and good at singing too. Elegant with good...
Dec 19, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment
For Japanese, a name is considered the first gift for a human being. A name is carefully chosen after combining some kanji with specific yomikata (reading of a kanji character), meaning, and filled with many hopes and prayers for the newborn baby. Here’s the list of...
Dec 16, 2016 | Everyday Living Advice, Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Wondering why recently there are so many gift boxes with the pictures of juices, hams or crab legs being displayed in your nearby department stores? Yes, those gift boxes are oseibo or winter gift giving. Gift giving is a part of Japanese culture. In the past, it is...
Dec 16, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment
The popular Japanese pop duo CHEMISTRY is back after a 5 years recording hiatus. The happy news was announced via their official twitter account on December 7. As a sign of a comeback, CHEMISTRY also announced that they will hold two concerts in February 28 and March...
Dec 15, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment
Everybody needs some good music, even on chilly, snowy winter. Warm yourself up this season by listening to Bunkalabo’s favorite winter and Christmas soundtracks. Christmas Eve (Tatsuro Yamashita, 1983) Christmas Eve is a classic and famous song for Christmas season...