Archive for 10月, 2009
NZ-AUSTRALIA Rugby game in Tokyo
Today, there was a very rare rugby match, New Zealand vs Australia, at Tokyo Olympic Stadium. The game was very interesting with a lot of present of 45,000 people. New Zealand won. This is a top rugby game of the world. I don't know why this game was held in Japan instead of NZ or AUS. Such a popular game should be a profitable [...]
Noriko Sakai Arrested and now ?
Noriko Sakai has been a pure image idol for a long time in Japanese entertainment industry, or on the media. To our tremendous surprise, she was arrested under the stimulative drug use several months ago. This happening made a big impact on Japanese people, who believed Noriko Sakai to be the idol with purity. Her husband was found on the [...]
Okinawa inbetween Japan and US
Okinawa is a very beautiful resort island of Japan. When looking back the history of Okinawa, it's a history of war and tragedy. Okinawa was a final battle place in 2nd world war. Japan protected against the US navy around Okinawa not to allow the US navy to come to mainland Japan. Okinawa without reasons became a land of tragedy. [...]
Why Miyazaki Films attract me
Sita, the leading role girl of Laputa, is probably the ideal girl for Japanese people. She is strong, modest, and pretty, also she cares people and nature. She is expressed as a pretty girl firstly, but in the end, she has both pretty [...]
Anime or Animation becomes Global Standard
// Japanese animation is becoming more popular in the world. Animation is called ANIME in Japan just like a nickname, but this nickname is also becoming world wide standard when fans mean Japanese animation. Among Japanese animation works, there are some very high quality works as Hayao Miyazaki's works, who won many prizes in the world [...]
Castle in the Sky changed my mind
Laputa, or the English title, Castle in the Sky, is probably my most favourite work of Hayao Miyazaki. First of all, I watched this movie when I was young, maybe in the middle 20's, so all the impression I got was fresh and unforgettable. Timing was good to see this for me. Of course this movie still tells me a lot, but the first impression was [...]
Hayao Miyazaki Films
It started when I was about 25 years old. I saw " Castle in the Sky". That was an unusual experience because I did not like animation at all until then, but the movie I saw was beyond my comprehension to animation. Hayao Miyazaki's movie was not only a beautiful animation but a high standard movie with strong message for adults too. I had [...]
Yakushima & Mononoke Hime (Princes Mononoke)
Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece, Princess Mnonoke ( Mononoke Hime) was released in 1997. That's 10 years ago but the quality of the film still remains the same without getting old. Pricess Mononoke was really a total masterpiece in plot, art, and fusion of the talent. Staff of Hayao Miyazaki film team went to Yakushima island situated [...]
Lupin the 3rd, Castle of Cagliostro 1
Lupin the 3rd is a very famous and popular Japanese manga or animation series. First of all it started as Manga books but later it expanded into films as the popularity becomes high. Among the films, the most famous and popular one is " Lupin the 3rd, Castle of the Cagliostro". Some may know that this was the first work by the director [...]
Tokyo Sushi Restaurants
Probably the biggest interest of tourists to Japan is having Japanese food while they stay. In Tokyo, or in Japan anywhere, there are numerous Sushi restaurants in various types. Most of them are good in taste, but if you search for ultimate Sushi of Japan, you should see the popurarity ranking of Sushi restaurants in Tokyo. Many of the [...]
