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Dragon Quest Builders Turns Shinjuku Station Wall Into Removable Blocks Mural
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JAPAN TRENDS
Just under a year ago, Shinjuku Station was taken over by 100,000 “pop-able” bubbles as a promo for the PlayStation game Dragon Quest.
Once again Dragon Quest will be hijacking the same underground concourse at Shinjuku Station, this time to promote the new game Dragon Quest Builde...
Just under a year ago, Shinjuku Station was taken over by 100,000 “pop-able” bubbles as a promo for the PlayStation game Dragon Quest.
Once again Dragon Quest will be hijacking the same underground concourse at Shinjuku Station, this time to promote the new game Dragon Quest Builde...
- January 28, 2016
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Dress Like Your Favourite Lupin III Character With Suits And Kimono Designed By Japanese Tailors
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ROCKET NEWS
A new collection of menswear based on anime characters Lupin, Zenigata, Jigen, and Goemon will soon be available at Japanese department store Isetan.
From February 3 to 8 this year, the Shinjuku (Tokyo) branch of department store Isetan will play host to a unique menswear collecti...
A new collection of menswear based on anime characters Lupin, Zenigata, Jigen, and Goemon will soon be available at Japanese department store Isetan.
From February 3 to 8 this year, the Shinjuku (Tokyo) branch of department store Isetan will play host to a unique menswear collecti...
- January 28, 2016
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Kanagawa Prefecture Promotes Female Empowerment With All-male Campaign
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JAPAN TRENDS
Woman Act is a slightly awkwardly named Kanagawa Prefecture initiative aimed at bringing “women more and more into the main role”.
A worthy cause, we would all agree, in Japan’s acutely patriarchal (and gerontocratic) society.
However, Kanagawa decided to promote the project with a w...
Woman Act is a slightly awkwardly named Kanagawa Prefecture initiative aimed at bringing “women more and more into the main role”.
A worthy cause, we would all agree, in Japan’s acutely patriarchal (and gerontocratic) society.
However, Kanagawa decided to promote the project with a w...
- January 27, 2016
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New Bus Services Ferry Foreign Skiers From Hakuba In Search of Restaurants
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
To make up for the shortage of restaurants in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, a place visited by many foreign skiers, dinnertime shuttle bus services have started between Hakuba and the center of Omachi and Otari in the prefecture, as well as between Hakuba and It...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
To make up for the shortage of restaurants in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, a place visited by many foreign skiers, dinnertime shuttle bus services have started between Hakuba and the center of Omachi and Otari in the prefecture, as well as between Hakuba and It...
- January 26, 2016
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Ganko Zushi, Enjoying Halal Japanese Food in Kyoto
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HALAL MEDIA
Written by Lala-san
Sushi is popular worldwide as one of the most delicious Japanese food, that is why almost everyone who visits Japan wants to try sushi.
Unfortunately, they often add mirin (which is made from alcohol) to the rice in sushi to make it tastes sweeter. As muslim, we ...
Written by Lala-san
Sushi is popular worldwide as one of the most delicious Japanese food, that is why almost everyone who visits Japan wants to try sushi.
Unfortunately, they often add mirin (which is made from alcohol) to the rice in sushi to make it tastes sweeter. As muslim, we ...
- January 26, 2016
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Festival / Candlelight of 3,000 lanterns illuminates world of antiquity
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THE JAPAN NEWS
At Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara, each of the more than 3,000 lanterns in the precincts are lit up three days a year, namely on Feb. 3 and Aug. 14-15, between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. for the summer event and 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for the winter event.
This tradition has continued fo...
At Kasuga Taisha shrine in Nara, each of the more than 3,000 lanterns in the precincts are lit up three days a year, namely on Feb. 3 and Aug. 14-15, between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. for the summer event and 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for the winter event.
This tradition has continued fo...
- January 25, 2016
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Why Are Little Kids in Japan So Independent?
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CITY LAB
In Japan, small children take the subway and run errands alone, no parent in sight. The reason why has more to do with social trust than self-reliance.
It’s a common sight on Japanese mass transit: children troop through train cars, singly or in small groups, looking for seats.
They we...
In Japan, small children take the subway and run errands alone, no parent in sight. The reason why has more to do with social trust than self-reliance.
It’s a common sight on Japanese mass transit: children troop through train cars, singly or in small groups, looking for seats.
They we...
- January 25, 2016
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Hana Tajima, The Muslim British-Japanese Designer Working with UNIQLO to Redefine The Hijab
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JAPAN TRENDS
Half British, half Japanese. That alone would set Hana Tajima apart from most, but she is also a Muslim convert (at the age of 17) and a fashion designer and blogger.
Tajima has teamed up fast fashion retailing giant UNIQLO to create a new range of clothing aimed at Muslim women.
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Half British, half Japanese. That alone would set Hana Tajima apart from most, but she is also a Muslim convert (at the age of 17) and a fashion designer and blogger.
Tajima has teamed up fast fashion retailing giant UNIQLO to create a new range of clothing aimed at Muslim women.
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- January 23, 2016
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Boroichi Market: Weird, Wacky and Wonderful
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JAPAN TRENDS
This article by Adriana Mazza first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo.
Boroichi Market: Intangible Folk Cultural Asset
There’s something pretty magical about an intangible folk cultural asset, isn’t there? It relies on collective initiative and long-lasting enthusiasm that transcends gener...
This article by Adriana Mazza first appeared on Tokyo Cheapo.
Boroichi Market: Intangible Folk Cultural Asset
There’s something pretty magical about an intangible folk cultural asset, isn’t there? It relies on collective initiative and long-lasting enthusiasm that transcends gener...
- January 23, 2016
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Premium Green Tea from Kyoto Meets Fine Chocolate
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ROCKET NEWS
What happens when renowned Kyoto tea makers are inspired by fine French chocolates? You get stunning and mouth-watering sweets like these!
Well-known Kyoto-based tea company Tsujiri recently announced that they will be offering a collection of Valentine’s chocolates for the first ti...
What happens when renowned Kyoto tea makers are inspired by fine French chocolates? You get stunning and mouth-watering sweets like these!
Well-known Kyoto-based tea company Tsujiri recently announced that they will be offering a collection of Valentine’s chocolates for the first ti...
- January 22, 2016
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