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Thursday’s Link Attack: SKorea Detains NKorean Boat; Korea-Japan Relations; BigBang Reaches Milestone
Merkel vows support for Korean reunification bid AFP via Google News Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Germany’s support Wednesday during a visit by South Korea’s president for efforts to unify the […]
Wednesday’s Link Attack: North Korea Gets Aggressive; 2NE1 Set to Appear on ‘Top Model’; Crayon Pop & Lady Gaga
Prepare for War in 2015, Kim Jong-un Tells Officers Chosun Ilbo North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has mentioned the possibility of a war breaking out on the Korean peninsula […]
FAKY: A Multiethnic J-Pop Group On The Rise
Story by Taylor Weik. Japan has produced a number of girl bands over the years. You have Perfume, the vocal trio who formed in 2000 out of the talent […]
Must-See Origami Street Art
When Paris-born Mademoiselle Maurice spent time in Japan, she experienced earthquakes, a tsunami and the nuclear power plant explosion of Fukushima. The devastating experiences inspired the 29-year-old artist to remind […]
“It’s not what it seems” by Hikaru Chu
A 21-year-old Japanese art student has been attracting quite a bit of attention for her art. In particular, the work of Hikaru Chu seems to be gaining popularity because […]
Must-See Fashion From The Streets of Tokyo
For some, high-end fashion is far too intricate to understand. To those who are not accustomed to runway fashion and do not have an eye for it, the models […]
Japanese American National Museum Introduces New Tattoo Exhibition
L.A.’s own Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo opened its newest exhibition last week titled Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World, which explores the history of traditional […]
Image of The Day: Sailor Moon Puppies!
Cosplay has been turning quite some heads lately. Just this week we showed you Japanese students who preferred intense cosplay outfits over graduation gowns. And don’t forget cosplay making […]
Dating Culture Shock: The Good, Bad and Fetishism of Modern-Day Dating in Japan
Story by Paul Nakayama. After decades of the singles scene in America, columnist Paul Nakayama discovers the good, bad and fetishism of modern-day dating in his ancestral home of […]
You Won’t Believe This Youthful Woman is a Grandmother
There is a saying about Asian women that I’m sure we’ve all heard before: Asian women look so young. Many of us walk into an R-rated movie in our […]
What Happens When Japanese Students Have No Dresscode For Graduation?
Graduation in the U.S. is quite different from culminating ceremonies in Japan. While we generally imagine shiny graduation gowns and square-shaped caps, Japan doesn’t typically require such an outfit. […]
Tearjerker Alert: Parents Receive Letter From Their Daughter Three Years After Her Death
The TÅhoku earthquake and tsunami, otherwise known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, left Japan shattered in 2011. With a magnitude of 9.0, this earthquake is the most powerful […]
Japan’s Creative Take on the Haunted House
In case you needed more proof that Japan is always taking old, tired concepts and turning them on their heads before the rest of the world can. This past […]
The Real Reason Behind Japan’s Surgical Mask Trend
Even if we don’t understand it, we’ve all seen it before– the strange trend in some Asian countries to wear surgical masks. So what’s the reason behind this phenomenon? […]
