Archive for 10月 9th, 2009
Tetsuwan Atom is reborn as Astroboy
// Tetsuwan Atom is a Japanese animation character. I do think all the Japanese know this animation even if some didn't see the TV series in 1960's. Atom is a national animation, national hero and national idol when Japan was in the mood of postwar. Japan wanted to recover from waste and deserted cities. They worked hard for the dream of [...]
Ghibli Museum in Tokyo for Hayao Miyazaki Anime Fans
// Hayao Miyazaki fans or Studio Ghibli fans maybe know that there is a Ghibli museum in Tokyo, Japan. It's a very very popular attraction in Tokyo which gathers a lot of people every day from all the parts of Japan and from the world. If you have a chance to visit Tokyo, this place is one of the top recommendation to visit for [...]
East Asian Community…possible ?
// Many of the Japanese don't know how the new Asian world would be if the East Asian Community was realized. It could be like EU, but it would be totally different because East Asian Community or EAC would consists of totally different nations with completely different ideas of life, religion, money, and happiness. In addition, Japan [...]
Tokyo lost in Olympic City selection
// Rio or Rio de Janeiro won in the selection. Congratulations. Tokyo lost, but this could be imagined so by Japanese people. Of course we expected much to the winning ending. But some kind of expectation of losing in the race was also in our mind. Tokyo once held Olympic games in 1960's. That's a long time ago. But at that [...]
Farmed Tuna is expected
// Tuna is often cooked for Sushi. The history of Tuna Fishing in Japanese Sushi culture is long. So the Japanese could not l;ive without Tuna. Years ago, Sushi was a strange food in the world because of the raw food cooking style. They didn't like it. But now Sushi is one of the most popular foods in the world maybe [...]
Haruki Murakami, the popularity structure
Haruki Murakami seems to be the most popular or well known Japanese story writer at this generation. He used to be a popular writer among Japanese college students 20 to 30 years ago. It's a kind of mystery why he became such a popular author in the world after that. Many read his book, Norwegian Wood when it's published in Japan and [...]
Akira Kurosawa again !
Akira Kurosawa was the most renowned Japanese film director ever. When I grew up and got interested in films, he was already old man. My first encounter with Akira Kurosawa was Rashomon, but the time I saw Rashomon, the new film, Dream, was about to be released in the theaters of Japan. In that sense, Kurosawa movies were appearing all [...]
Joe Hisaishi’s Howls Moving Castle Music
Joe Hisaishi is getting famous in the world. He is already a kind of national treasure of Japan. Many of us are raised by his music through the movies of Hayao Miyazaki and Takeshi Kitano. I aslo love his music. It's a godsent talent. This video is a concert held in Japan some years ago. He plays Howl's Moving Castle Theme song here. Not [...]
Music from Laputa, Castle in the Sky by Joe Hisaishi
Well, this movie by Hayao Miyazaki is my best fav among the master film maker, Hayao Miyazaki works. He became famous in the USA when Spirited away was released because it took Academy award then. Indeed that's a real masterpiece and I can't deny that quality and story line. That's really beautiful story and wonderous experience in the movie [...]
For Sushi lovers in the world !
As all of you know, sushi is already an international food. It's very glad because we Japanese can have our original food wherever we go. Years ago, we could not eat any Japanese food even in San Francisco or in London. However, there is one point I need to comment about it. Most of the sushi restaurats in the world are run by [...]
