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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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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.

Funny Tokyo Metro Etiquette Posters

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 01 2009     11 Comments
Posted in : Japan Photos
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LOVE these Tokyo metro etiquette posters - hope you enjoy them too!

Japanese Television Inspired Video-Editing

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Sep 01 2009     1 Comment
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Gathering footage from a trip to Japan in 2008, Gavin Driver creates a video with editing techniques inspired by the Japanese variety shows that run from the wee hours of the morning to late past …

Landslide Victory for the Democratic Party of Japan

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 31 2009     3 Comments
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Yukio Hatoyama’s Democratic Party of Japan claimed at least 300 of 480 seats in a parliamentary election

Fashion Designer, Masaki Matsushima, Primps Tokyo 2016 Bid Team

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 30 2009     1 Comment
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Masaki Matsushima will make sure the Tokyo 2016 team will look ultra suave for their Bid’s final presentation in Copenhagen.

Photo Gallery: The Controversial Yasukuni Shrine

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 25 2009     1 Comment
Posted in : Japan Photos
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While shopping in Shinjuku, I had the sudden urge to detach myself from Tokyo-materialism, and dip myself into the controversial waters of the Yasukuni Shrine.

Japan’s Next First Lady Might Be Just as Cool as Michelle Obama…

Written By: Lisa Nakamura on - Aug 24 2009     1 Comment
Posted in : Celebrities, News in Japan
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She might not be rocking the latest styles from JCrew, and be looking mighty fine with no-sleeve ‘toned arm’ brag dresses, but voters may be swayed into casting their ballot for the Democratic Party of …