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Celebrating New Year with Osechi Ryori

Jan 4, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Osechi Ryori are the traditional foods eaten on New Year’s Days. The osechi ryori includes food that had symbolic significance for health, fertility, longevity and good fortune. The preparation of making osechi ryori is usually finished before New Year. The...

Celebrities in Kimono Wished You A Happy New Year

Jan 3, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Happy New Year 2017! New Year in Japan is one of few times you can see Japanese wearing kimono and go to the Shinto Shrine (Jinja) to pray for health and prosperity for the coming year. This time, let’s see some celebrities in kimono who tweeted their New...

Takahashi Issei: Five Facts You Need to Know

Dec 29, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Issei (or Issey) Takahashi stole many female viewers’ heart this Christmas after starring in a Fuji TV’s Christmas special dorama “Watashi ni Unmei no Koi Nante Arienaitte Omotteta” with Mikako Tabe. Tall, ikemen (handsome) with deep sexy...

Thunderbolt Fantasy: An amazing collaboration project between Japan and Taiwan

Dec 27, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Adapted from a manga in Kodansha’s Weekly Morning Magazine, Thunderbolt Fantasy is a glove puppetry television series produced as a collaboration between Japanese and Taiwanese companies. When you are tired of the current state of Japanese drama or other...

See How Japanese Celebs Spent Their Christmas Eve

Dec 27, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Let’s see how Japanese celebrities celebrated Christmas this year by checking out their Instagram (note: click their name to see their official accounts) Beautiful Christmas tree at former Morning Musume member Miki Fujimoto’s home. Apparently Santa really...

MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE 2016

Dec 22, 2016 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

If you want to see one of the biggest music show on TV this year, you might want to check up the MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE 2016, that will be aired tomorrow on December 23rd on TV Asahi from 7 PM until 11.10 PM. It will be filled by many popular singers with their 2016...