6- Recent News
Immigrants problems ? »
In Japan, there is a controversial matter about the future of Japan. It's immigrant matter. Japan will face shortage [...]
Animation & Manga
Jean Simmons passed away »
Jean Simmons died today. She did the great voice over work on Howl's Moving Castle by Hayao Miyazaki. [...]
Doraemon Film Festival in »
Coming February 6th, the Doraemon Film Festival will be held at Jimbocho Theater until 26th of [...]
Saint Seiya dolls and figures »
Maybe Saint Seiya is the most popular doll ( or figure ) among animation series now. Ths artistic color [...]
4- Food
In Japan, among the hamburger shops McDonalds is the most popular and it's a successful company. In the USA, the original birth place of McDonalds, it's [Read More]
Japanese Idols Now &»
Namie Amuro’s »
Namie Amuro has been a popular singer not only in Japan but in some Asian countries. [...]
Vivian Hsu’s »
Vivian Hsu was a very popular girl from Taiwan 10 or more years ago. Actually recently [...]
Movie of YUKIE »
YUKIE NAKAMA is one of the most beloved actress of Japan now. She came out through TV [...]
Music
Susan Boyle came to Japan last year and she joined the national TV program on December 31st then. She was known to Japanese before that stage but probably that show made her more famous in Japan as it has usually about 50% rating every year. Her first concert tour in [Read More]
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1- Travel
SEIBU department Yurakucho store to close this year
This is a little shocking news for me because I often visit this department store. SEIBU department store has a lot of branch stores in Japan, and Yurakucho store or the Ginza area store is one of the most sophisticated branch store of them all. It's located just near the Yurakucho station, and the building is a complex with some good cinema [...]
New Year Started with heavy snow in Japan
It's said that the world is facing global warming. However, this year started with heavy snow in my hometown and in the northern parts of Japan. When we were kids, every year we had heavy snow and we could enjoy skiing and skating. Recent years, the amount of snow in winter of Japan decreased apparently, compared to the time of our [...]