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5 Must See Dorama in 2017 (Part II)

Jan 17, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

You might have read our fuyu dorama recommendations here, but still we think there are many other interesting dorama to watch this winter! Here they are: Totsuzen Desuga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu (Fuji TV, Monday at 21 PM, starts January 23) Cast: Mariya Nishiuchi, Ryuta...

Kengo Kora: Five Facts You Need To Know

Jan 16, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

2016 was a great year for Kengo Kora (29). After receiving Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actor in the previous year, he starred in a box office movie, Shin Godzilla and much anticipated Fuji TV’s getsuku (Monday 9) dorama, Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite Kitto...

A little story about my part time job

Jan 16, 2017 | Society

I am an Indonesian who is currently pursuing my doctoral degree in a Japanese university. My research is about people’s preferences on specific attributes of urban forest. Japan is an expensive country but I do love Japan because the people are very helpful and...

Masami Nagasawa Gives Sexy Performance in “Cabaret”

Jan 12, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

Actress Masami Nagasawa (29) is making her stage musical debut this week by starring in Suzuki Matsuo’s production of the world-famous musical “Cabaret”. Set in 1931 Berlin as the Nazis are rising to power, it is based in nightlife at the seedy Kit...

Raising kid while working in Japan

Jan 12, 2017 | Society

I am working as a researcher at Japanese research institution. What concerns me and my husband the most is the nature of our working situation. Our job is not permanent, so we will always need to renew our contract every one, three or five years. So we always have a...

New Taiga Dorama: Onna Joshu Naotara

Jan 11, 2017 | Japanese Culture & Entertainment

The 65th NHK Taiga series, Onna Joshu Naotara has started airing since January 8th 2017. Yesterday, it was revealed that the dorama got 16,9% rating (Kanto area) and 17,3% (Kansai area). It’s a little lower than the previous dorama, Sanada Maru, which drew 19,9%...