3- Recent News
Japanese Yen rises higher »
It's a real surprise for many of Japanese businesses. Today's news says 1 dollar became equivalent to 83 JPY. This [...]
1- Travel
Emperor visits Nasu »
Emperor of Japan often visit resort areas in Japan especially in hot summer time for escaping from busy [...]
Obon Time of Japan »
It's an update in this blog after a long time interval. Sorry about it. Now we have, what we call, [...]
Japan is still in Winter ? »
It's too cold still in Japan. You should be cafeful on your clothes if your Japan tour plan is close. [...]
2- Food
Japanese mayonnaise is a little different from Amerrican or European type mayonnaise. I like the Japanese one. When I lived abroad, I often took it by [Read More]
Music
TULIP, a POP music »
There used to be a Japanese POP music group called TULIP. This band is no longer in [...]
Off Course,an old »
When I was a student in Tokyo, a very popular music group, Off Course, was active both in [...]
Esophageal Cancer »
Esophageal cancer is not an unusual disease in the recent times of Japan. We often [...]
Movies, Drama
In Japan, there is a very traditional entertainment called Kabuki, which started about 600 years ago. Kabukiza means Kabuki Theater, and it's located in central Tokyo, Ginza. Kabukiza is not that old because the present one was built about 60 years ago, but probably [Read More]
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Animation & Manga
Laputa Song 4ever / Kimiwo Nosete, Carrying You
I'm a huge fan of Hayao Miyazaki. For many reasons, there are many of his works that don't leave from my heart for a long time. Among them, the music is also splendid. Most of the songs of Miyazaki movies are composed by Joe Hisaishi. He is a nationally beloved musician in Japan, and we all are moved by his works. We can't tell exactly [...]
Can Hayao Miyazaki work again ?
Of course Hayao Miyazaki can work any time, whenever he wants to. He is a national treasure of Japan. Nobody stops him if he wants to produce a movie. Putting aside that fact, I recently worry about his future. He is nearly 70 years old. Being that age, making a movie with enough passion and physical energy is really hard. I saw Ponyo [...]