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Erika Sawajiri to Play as A Mother in “Haha ni Naru”

Feb 14, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Actress Erika Sawajiri (30) to play as a mother in a NTV dorama, “Haha ni Naru”, which will be airing in April, 2017, every Wednesday at 10 PM. Sawajiri alongside Eiko Koike (36) and Yuka Itaya (41) will act as three mother whose children were kidnapped....

Celebrities Who Will Likely Make You A “Gyaku-Choco”

Feb 13, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Gyaku-choco (逆チョコ), or “reversed chocolate”, is chocolate gifts given by males to females on Valentine’s Day. In Japan, this is an unusual and refreshing concept, because giving chocolate on Valentine’s Day is a girl thing. A survey lately...

Valentine’s Day Gifts That Available in Konbini

Feb 13, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment, Products and Services in Japan

So tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! If you’re living in Japan, you might need to make or buy some chocolates as a “Giri-choco”, or obligation chocolate that is meant to be a gift for friends, colleagues, bosses, and close male friends. This is a...

Concert Info: March 2017

Feb 3, 2017 | Events and Activities, Japanese Culture & Entertainment

3 KREVA HEAVEN’S ROCK Utsunomiya,Tochigi 4 ONE OK ROCK: ONE OK ROCK 2017 “Ambitions” Japan Tour Sekisui Heim Super Arena, Miyagi 6 Piko Taro: PPAPPT in Nippon Budokan Nippon Budokan, Tokyo 10 EXILE: EXILE THE SECOND TOUR World Memorial...

Oricon’s Top 10 Winter Songs That Will Warm Your Heart

Feb 1, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

ORICON STYLE has conducted a survey about the most popular winter songs that will warm its listener heart. The data was collected from 1,000 male and female aged 10 to 50 years old from all over Japan since January 4 to January 9. So if you feel like you need some...

Yuzu and “Shinseijin” Collaboration Concert

Jan 31, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Popular folk/pop rock duo Yuzu will make a collaboration concert titled “Harebutai! Yuzu to Hatachi de Tsukuru ‘Arigatou Konsaato'” (literally meaning: “Big Moment! Yuzu and New Adults’ ‘Thank You Concert'”). This...