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Netizen Reacted to Ikimonogakari’s Hiatus

Popular band Ikimonogakari has announced their indefinite hiatus on January 5th, 2017. This announcement has shocked many of their fans, especially since they just celebrated their 10th years anniversary last year. The members (Kiyoe Yoshioka, Yoshiki Mizuno, and...

Celebrity Diet Story: From Tao Tsuchiya to Gen Hoshino

Have you ever wonder how the Japanese celebrities maintain their healthy diet? Here are some tricks that might work for you. Tao Tsuchiya The young actress Tao Tsuchiya said that she didn't really think about her weight, but the most important thing of all is a...

Concerts Info: February 2017

2 Julian Lage Cotton Club, Tokyo 3 Chris Botti Blue Note, Tokyo 4 All Night Nippon 50th Anniversary: ALL LIVE NIPPON VOL. 5 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo 5 Masayoshi Yamazaki "Yamazaki Mayayoshi One Knight Stand Tour 2016-2017" Rising Hall,...

Word of the day: Guzuru

ぐずる guzuru Definition She/He gets cranky *hope this helps! Share this with your friends and help more people to enjoy Japan

Most Anticipated J-Movies in Early 2017

Do you have any plan to go to the cinema? Check out some of our Japanese movies recommendation! Shinjuku Swan II Release date: January 21, 2017 Director: Sion Sono Cast: Gou Ayano, Yusuke Iseya, Tadanobu Asano, Alice Hirose, Kippei Shiina, Nobuaki Kaneko Story:...

I want to be the breadwinner and be a great dad for my kids

Well, I worry about our future. Now I am a father with two small children and me and my wife need more money to raise them. Currently, I am working as a part timer in a facility service. But I can't increase my working time because of my visa. I wish I could find a...

I miss Japanese hospitality culture and urban cleanliness

My post graduate study was paid by Japanese scholarship. But after finishing my master degree, I could not extend it anymore. So I had to find other financial support to fund my PhD. I started to work part time from 9 am to 3 pm every Monday, Thursday, Saturday and...

Balancing family life and my nursing career

During my first year here, I think Japan was really a flawless country. But parenting have changed my opinion about Japan. It is a tough country to live in! Having a child while working as a nurse with irregular shifts were not easy! I had to save some energies so I...

I hope they can provide a proper praying room in the office

At the beginning, I was quite nervous because my Japanese ability was very limited. It was quite hard for me to communicate with the other Japanese staffs, elderly patients and their families due to my limited Japanese. Now, I am mastering more vocabularies but...

Celebrating New Year with Osechi Ryori

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 dishes are...