Archive for 1月, 2010
ELVIS PRESLEY 75 years old on 8th January 2010
If Elvis was alive, he would be 75 years old on 8th of January 2010. Indeed, he has never passed away from the heart of people then. In America, there seems to have been a lof of events to celebrate his birthday. In Japan, Elvis is certainly still a big star, but maybe not like the USA. For Americans, maybe he is the national hero. The [...]
AI FUKUHARA won the World NO.1 player
Ai Fukuhara has been a very popular table tennis player in Japan. She first appeared on TV when she was about 5 or 6 years old and she played tabble tennis better than adults then. She is always pretty and tries her best whenever she plays, which makes our heart warm and sometimes cry at her honest attitude. Ai Fukuhara is already a top [...]
Beer of Japan
I traveled many countries. If I needed to choose best beer in the world, probably I will choose Coors or Budwiser without hesitation because I feel refreshed when having them. It's based on my experience to choose them. I stayed in Hawaii or California for a long time in my life and especially under the wonderful sunlight, there beers are [...]
PONYO on the Cliff to be broadcasted on february 5th
Hayao Miyazaki's animation works are already treasures of Japan. His works are filled with love, hope and message to the modern society. When we see his movies, we laugh at the screen, but in the same movies we also cry and think. This is the typical Miyazaki film's superiority to the other movies. PONYO ON THE CLIFF is the latest big hit [...]
Ineternet Speed NO.1 is Japan
OECD report says that Japanese internet speed is the fastest in the world by 61Mbps. Actually I'm using optical internet, which conveys 100Mbps at home, but it's not expensive at all. Also, through this internet line, multi channel TV program is broadcasted. So we have many options for internet life after fast internet environment is [...]
3D TV set becomes next hit item ?
Today's news again reported about 3D TV set, which was about the electric products show in Las Vegas. 3D visual entertainments are still very popular in some large theme parks like Disneyland or Universal Studios. So more or less people may know what the 3D TV is like. Actually I also still remember the experience of 3D visual [...]
Japanese Wine, Sake, is lovely in winter time
Recently Japanese wine called Sake is getting a little popular among Japanese food fans. The tast of Sake is not like Whisky or French wine, but it's really good for Japanese traditional foods like Sushi, Sashimi, or Oden although Beer or Whiskey also match well with Japanese foods. If you first try Japanese Sake, winter time is a good season [...]
New Minister of Finance, Naoto Kan said 95 JPY is ideal
Today, the new Japanese Minister of Finance, Naoto Kan, placed a press conference for the first time after he started this role. Naoto Kan said that 95JPY to 1 dollar is the right level for Japanese yen. It's not such a surprising word but I'm really amazed by the speed of time of ours. Some years ago, Japanese Yen was around 120 yen to 1 [...]
Yoko Ono to write John and her story over Beatles
I don't hesitate to say that I'm a huge fan of the Beatles. Without them, I can't think of the other life of myself. It it weren't for the Beatles, my life would have been totally different from what I'm now. My life was always with the Beatles, when I had a dream, I used to think how could I be like them. When I had a trouble, I used to [...]
Seiji Ozawa to have a rest by Cancer
A Japanese world known conductor, Seiji Ozawa, sees to have a rest for a while until he gets well from the cancer he found recently. Seiji Ozawa was, without a doubt, one of the most successful musicians Japan ever produced. He became very famous especially when he worked with Boston Symphony Orchestra, and now he is a supervisor of Wiener [...]
