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From our March issue, the following image was sent to Nikkei Voice and readers George Iwata and Minoru Nagata sent in the names of the players in the photograph. For a larger version of the image, please click here.
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From our March issue, the following image was sent to Nikkei Voice and readers George Iwata and Minoru Nagata sent in the names of the players in the photograph. For a larger version of the image, please click here.
Read more →Jeffrey Alexander says Japan's beer market is starting to evolve with a growing selection of craft brews. Photo by: Matthew O'Mara At a recent lecture held at the Japan Foundation in Toronto, author Jeffrey Alexander shared with audiences a behind-the-curtain look at Japan's beer culture and the cartel...
Read more →Last year, we saw a huge number of hilarious, fictional Japanese products coming from companies like Google, but there's always an air of "What If" in what we see. So here's a quick list of some of the best and some of the rest from Japan. Google's Party Horn Google Japan's Input Piro-piro...
Read more →'Ghost in the Shell' star power calls casting into question for moviegoers. Image courtesy: Production IG A talented actress in all regards, Johansson will likely be playing augmented cybernetic human Motoko Kusanagi. The manga and its anime adaptation are known for thrilling action and its futuristic...
Read more →Mourned by thousands Goto is remembered for his work, not his fate. Photo courtesy: Twitter Kenji Goto, 47, was beheaded by ISIS leaving a grieving mother, a wife, and three children behind. As a journalist, Goto had made it his life's work to tell the stories of the victims in conflict zones...
Read more →Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to save the men, stating that, "Their lives are the top priority." The two men in the video have been identified as freelance journalist Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, who is described as the owner of a private military company according to his Facebook...
Read more →Kids at play on Powell Street in 1927, what's their story? Photo courtesy: Archives of Ontario The Japanese Canadian story is seen, typically, in novels and textbooks. Rarely do we hear about the community's history outside of an anniversary or an occasional radio piece, but that's something two filmmakers...
Read more →Japan Crate CEO delves deep into Japan's culture of sweets at trade shows and beyond. Photo courtesy: Japan Crate Admittedly, that last bit might not sound as good as Sammie Davis Jr.’s rendition of The Candy Man, but like the dealer of sweets in the song, Hank Rao is on a mission to spread...
Read more →But as the potatoes started rolling back into the fast food chain's menu, incidents of objects - both artificial and organic - being found in meals started to crop up. First it was a piece of vinyl found in Chicken McNuggets and now it's a human tooth being found in its fries, but incidents like...
Read more →Rumours are circulating that the Jays, the Miami Marlins, and the Baltimore Orioles are courting the 41-year-old player, but critics warns that the team is likely doing their due diligence in checking on potential prospects. They also warn that while he's a good player, he's also might be an expensive...
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