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Hidetoshi Nishijima: 5 Facts You Need to Know

Hidetoshi Nishijima (45) is one of the most established and popular actor in Japan nowadays. Debuted in 1994, the Tokyo born actor already starred in more than 30 movie and doramas, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa's License to Live (1998) and Takeshi Kitano's Dolls (2002)....

Lawson Released Its Spring’s Special Cheesecake

It's fluffy and tastes like cherry blossom! Lawson's new product, "Cherry Blossom Flavored Cheese Souffle Cake" has been on sale since February 21. It's a cheesecake with sakura or cherry blossom scent. Enjoy the souffle texture with whipped cream and salted cherry...

“Blooming in Winter, Miracle Sakura” Illumination

Calling all ONE PIECE fans! If you love ONE PIECE, or want to enjoy the winter illumination with family before the spring starts, then let's go to the "Tokyo Tower Winter Fantasy ～ ONE PIECE Snow Dome Illumination" of 2017. Here, you can see a illumination show,...

Toma Ikuta Talks About Acting As A Transgender Woman in “Close-Knit”

A movie starring actor Kenta Kiritani and Toma Ikuta, and directed by Naoko Ogigami, "Karera ga Honki de Amutoki wa" (English title: Close-Knit) has won Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at The 67th Berlin International Film Festival. This is the first time a Japanese...

Flowers by Naked 2017: Experience the Fabulous Flower Art Exhibition

Spring comes early at the Flowers by Naked 2017. In this flower art exhibition, you can see some art instalations made by real fresh flowers, digital arts and fragrances that give you the spring feelings. This event also held in 2016 and drew 150,000 visitors. This...

Running the largest and most active mothers group in Japan: A greeting from Stephanie

About You I came to Japan to teach English. In the beginning, I found things quite smooth and did not experience any real culture shock. I was in Osaka and I loved it. It was, of course, different to London where I am from but it was exciting and I loved the...

Slurping Ayam-ya, halal ramen in Okachimachi

Are you obsessed with ramen? If you want to have Southeast Asian flavors-inspired ramen, then you should try Ayam-YA. Situated only two-minutes walking from Okachimachi Mosque, this ramen shop is quite popular among the moslem people. Originally opened in Kyoto,...

The glorious chicken ramen at tori soba juuban nichi koro

Are you a ramen lover? If you love to have lighter but rich in umami-type savoury flavor soup, you have to try Chicken Paitan Ramen at tori soba juuban nichi koro. Situated in Machida area, this ramen shop boosts its noodle's soup with chicken bone broth. There are a...

Dream Ami Will Join the “Friends of Disney Concert 2017”

"Friends of Disney Concert 2017", a music event full of Disney lovers musicians is going to be held on March 2016 in Tokyo International Forum Hall A. It was announced that Dream Ami will also join the other musicians. This concert is a special show, in which...

Satoshi Tsumabuki and Hikari Matsushima Collaborates in Gukoroku

If you love mystery and crime movie, then you might want to check Gukoroku (Traces of Sin), a movie starring Satoshi Tsumabuki and Hikari Matsushima. This movie is based on the novel "Gukoroku" by Tokuro Nukui, and will be released on cinema this month, on Feb 18...