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Celebrities in Kimono Wished You A Happy New Year
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 Year's...
read moreLife in Japan is very easy, healthy and full of fun: A story from a Bangladeshi
I am in Japan for almost two and half years. And I am already in love with Japan, its people and culture. When I came to Japan, I was worried about new culture, place, life style and people. Now I live in Kawasaki, back then I was in Tokyo. At the very beginning, it...
read moreTakahashi Issei: Five Facts You Need to Know
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...
read moreThunderbolt Fantasy: An amazing collaboration project between Japan and Taiwan
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 anime...
read moreI hope I can make it through and graduate!
I am currently working on my thesis. I am trying to evaluate the relationship among three factors which are public arts, public open space and local people. I would like to know whether local people would appraise public art. Scholars have underlined the importance of...
read moreChallenge as Malaysian muslim parents in Japan
I would love to see less language barrier at the hospital or clinic between foreigners who don't know Japanese and the staffs in the hospital. The hospital might want to have translator or the staffs there can be trained to speak english too. I have another concern...
read moreEnjoying my life as a working mom in Japan; A story from a Vietnamese office worker
Currently I am doing a job to support the technical interns program for foreigners. I am so happy to find a job where I can balance work and parenthood. When I first came to Japan, I felt very stressful because I did not have any families living nearby. I had to do...
read moreHow to order at udon chain restaurant in Japan
Some udon chain restaurants in the suburbs area and even in some theme park like Yomiuri Land don't provide any English or romaji menu for foreign customers who can't read kanji. If you are new to Japan and want to experience eating udon at the chain restaurant, learn...
read morePeruvian remembering the Tohoku Earthquake 2011
One of the most amazing experiences that I remember from Japan is to have experienced the earthquake of 2011, not only for the movement, but also for all the events that happened later, such as the Fukushima nuclear plant failure. It was incredible how the government...
read moreSee How Japanese Celebs Spent Their Christmas Eve
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 came to...
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