Soccer star Tsubasa Endo greets fans during Japanese Heritage Night
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Author Sarah Kuhn on becoming the (super)hero of your own story
Learning how to move forward versus moving on
Chieri Uegaki honours her father's legacy in new book
Kyo Maclear's new childrens' book tells the story of a Nisei trailblazer
East meets West on the runway at Anime North's Kimono Fashion Show
30 Mar 2015
Posted by Asha Walker Ariana Miyamoto faces a critical public after being crowned. In March, Nagasaki-born Ariana Miyamoto became Japan's first hafu Miss Universe after beating 44 other contests, but a critical public awaited her. According to Kotaku, Byokan Sunday and Naver Matome had many comments about her on twitter....
Read more → 26 Mar 2015
Posted by Ai Nagaoka 
Pre-paid SIM cards would allow Android phone owners to use their devices in Japan in a convenient and simple way. Photo courtesy: NTT Co-developed by NTT Communications Corp. and U.S. retail-machine manufacturer ZoomSystems, visitors to Japan could soon be able to buy pre-paid SIM Cards at airports...
Read more → 20 Mar 2015
Posted by Jun Kobayashi 
Previously, the end of the shinkansen line West from Tokyo was Nagano city, which still left about 200 km of local train lines to Kanazawa. Now the new line goes directly into the heart of the Kanazawa via Iiyama st., Jyouetsu-myouko st., Itoigawa st., Kurobe-unadukionsen st., Toyama st. and Sinntakaoka...
Read more → 16 Mar 2015
Posted by nikkeistaff 
Kodo's pulse-pounding performance shook Toronto audiences this past weekend. Photo courtesy: Kodo A buzz went through the audience members as the doors opened one hour before the show. The huge venue seemed almost too large to be filled, but in a few moments there wasn't a seat left. The lighting...
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Posted by Jun Kobayashi 
Binnenhof, Hofvijver and flag of the Netherlands, The Hague (Netherlands). Photo By: Markus Bernet (WMC) Based on The Treaty of Trade and Navigation between Netherlands and Japan, which was created in 1912, the change means that Dutch employers will no longer be required to sponsor Japanese employees...
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Posted by nikkeistaff 
Yuta Sumiyoshi, seen here, performing during Kodo's 2013 tour. He began playing when in elementary school and now plays on the world stage. Photo by Takashi Okamoto Since their debut at the Berlin Festival in 1981, Kodo has performed over 4,000 times in 46 different countries, according to the group’s...
Read more → 10 Mar 2015
Posted by Gil Asakawa 
Japanese snacks get a mixed rap, but they're better than you think. Photo courtesy: WMC I love Japanese junk food. Salt is especially popular in Japanese snacks – starting with the shreds of dried salted fish and squid that are often served the way beer nuts and beef jerky would be served in the U.S.,...
Read more → 05 Mar 2015
Posted by Jun Kobayashi 
Based off of a popular manga and anime, the live-action Astro Boy has a lot to live up to. Australian animation studio Animal Logic, in cooperation with Tezuka Productions, is creating a live-action Astro Boy movie based off of the character created by Osamu Tezuka. According to website The Hollywood...
Read more → 05 Mar 2015
Posted by Ai Nagaoka 
This iconic house-hold item has quietly played a big part in the kitchen. Ekuan was born in Tokyo in 1929 and spent his youth in Hawaii. Ekuan then moved to Hiroshima with his family when he was 7 years old near to the end of the Second World War. There he witnessed and lived through the atomic...
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