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Japanese Rock God Miyavi Announces New Solo Album
“Samurai Guitarist” Takamasa Ishihara aka MIYAVI is releasing his latest solo album, “NO SLEEP TILL TOKYO,” on July 24th of this year. The album is Miyavi’s first after a […]
THE ULTIMATE SUSHI GUIDE: Everything You Need To Know About Japan’s Most Iconic Food
History of Sushi Over 2000 years ago, the first sushi was created. Of course, it was quite different back then. The original “sushi” was created in Southeast Asia, simply […]
Our Top 5 Hot Pot Restaurants
The weather has been quite bi-polar in California these past few weeks; one week we get warm spring weather and the next week, it’s like we went backwards into […]
South Korea Issues Warning for Japanese Encephalitis
by ALEX HYUN| @ahyundarkb4dawn editor@charactermedia.com On the heels of the MERS (Middle Easter Respiratory Syndrome) virus outbreak, South Korea has issued another health warning, albeit one for a less […]
Japanese Blythe Dolls: High Fashion or Highly Creepy?
If you’re expecting Blythe dolls to resemble Barbie dolls, you will be in for quite a shock. After all, Blythe dolls are far from your average play toy. In fact, […]
Japanese Artist Creates Unbelievably Detailed Balloon Animals
I don’t know about you, but when I think of a balloon animal, I usually imagine a really simple balloon dog. Well, you’re going to look at balloon […]
Idina Menzel Sings “Let it Go” in Japanese
Disney’s Frozen took the world by storm. Currently, it is the sixth highest-grossing film of all time, the very highest-grossing animated film of all time and the third […]
Shinzo Abe Offers ‘Remorse’ But No Apology for WWII ‘Comfort Women’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com For some, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “eternal condolences” for the American lives lost during World War II were not enough. In […]
Korean Parents Shell Out $640 for Japanese Backpacks
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Buying school supplies can get pricey, especially if you’re a parent of an elementary student in South Korea. According to YTN, many Korean […]
S. Korea Lifts Travel Ban on Japanese Journalist Charged with Defaming President
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced that it has lifted the travel ban on Tatsuya Kato, a Japanese journalist charged with defaming South Korean President […]
South Korean and Japanese Students Talk About English-Language Education
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com On this side of the Pacific, we often hear about our friends and peers heading over to Asia to teach English. But […]
Link Attack: Yeon-mi Park, Racist Frat Email, Tokyo Students Say “We’re Friends” with Koreans
The Woman Who Faces the Wrath of North Korea Yeon-mi Park is a 21-year-old North Korean defector who has devoted herself to revealing the brutal truth about the country, […]
Jpop Group Momoiro Clover Z Continues Japan’s Trend of Blackface
Last week, popular Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z tweeted out the picture above to promote their upcoming collaboration performance on Music Fair with the doo-wop group Rats & Star. […]
The Making of a Japanese Kokeshi Doll is Oddly Satisfying to Watch
There are a lot of benefits that come with new technology, but sometimes the “old school” methods have a charm to them. Take this video uploaded by tetotetote’s for example. […]
