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Meisa Kuroki Takes First Place for Most Attractive Eyes

Who has the most beautiful eyes in Japanese entertainment?   According to a recent Internet poll, asking 500 men and women in their 20s and 30s, 21-year-old actress Meisa Kuroki has ...

Washugyu - best of both beef worlds

It's the latest, juiciest and meatiest ingredient to hit the gourmet market, and it's popping up in menus of ZAGAT and Michelin-rated restaurants all over North America. From the infamous ...

Only in Japan - Costume Play and BBQ

Costume Play and BBQ restaurant nearby Kanda station in Tokyo is a real meat lovers heaven. . . servers dressed in Playboy bunnies, cow girls, nurses, policewomen, bringing you raw ...

Michelle says, ‘Don’t miss out on a naked hot springs experience!’

"I remember the steam rising to kiss my rose-coloured cheeks as snowflakes danced and settled into my hair. It was all so serene, so calming, SO AWKWARD!" - Michelle ...

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Kingyo Izakaya at the Top of Vancouver’s Gourmet Game - Meet Koji Zenimaru

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Jan 05 2010     2 Comments
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In the first article of 2010, let me introduce you to my fave and one of Vancouver’s very best Japanese restaurants, Kingyo Izakaya. I met with Manager Koji Zenimaru, and when an interview starts off …

Hints of Japan at Vancouver 2010

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Nov 29 2009     5 Comments
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The Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics are just 73 days away, and while the city starts flooding with ‘Go Canada’ goods, Japanese elements are definitely starting to sneak in. . .you just have to look harder! …

Brazil’s Japanese Population

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Oct 06 2009     0 Comments
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To all the Japanamania’s out there, Rio’s win of the Olympic Games is really not a loss for the Japanese. Did you know that Brazil is home to the world’s largest Japanese population outside?

Team Japan at WorldSkills Competition 2009 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Written By: Ben Tsui on - Sep 02 2009     0 Comments
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The competition has just barely begun but members of two thousand plus competitors jammed the Calgary Stampede Grandstand stadium enthusiastically as they cheered and sang their national anthem proudly throughout tonight’s 49th WorldSkills opening ceremony!

The First Kabuki Performance in Monaco

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 01 2009     1 Comment
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Kabuki theatre takes over a Euro-stage in Monaco on September 16 - 19.

Brits Ban a Japanese Horror Film, and Japanese are offended by American Films

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 20 2009     0 Comments
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When Japan goes too far with torture, and America goes too far with ‘Jap’ jokes . . . Japan is a hot topic in cinema this week!

Twilight Cast Party in Vancouver at Miku Restaurant

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 17 2009     5 Comments
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All about Miku Restaurant - where the cast and crew of Twilight gathered for a Sushi Party in Vancouver.

Sashimi for today, or Save for the Future?

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 12 2009     2 Comments
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Two restaurants dished up $25,000 (cdn) for a massive blue fin tuna caught off the coast of Prince Edward Island.