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- Comics, Cosplay and Coolness at Comiket
- August 15th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Events
- Tokyo Big Site - The Home of Comiket One can never be too old for comic books. This has been proven by the Japanese, as seen from thousands of attendees of comic book conventions and cosplay events in various parts of the country. These people have 3 Cs to look f ... » Continue Reading
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- Gimme Origami!
- August 9th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Origami is the art of paper folding. It came from the word "ori" which means folding and "kami" meaning, paper. It started in the 17th century AD and was popularized outside of Japan in the mid 1900s and has since then, evolved into modern art form. We're all used to se ... » Continue Reading
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- English Table Talks
- August 7th, 2012Category: Networking Events, Teaching in Japan
- It’s a well known fact that if you bring any three people together in a friendly atmosphere, with food (and drink), something cool will happen - language learning gets improved, new contacts are made and new opportunities created. Smart new service TwoTwoEnglis ... » Continue Reading
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- Facts and Myths About Japanese Swords
- August 2nd, 2012Category: Culture
- A legendary weapon indeed, samurai swords have been part of Japanese history and have been a great influence on the arts, entertainment and literature. Nowadays, when we think of samurai, we imagine invincible warriors wielding sharp swords, slicing through ninjas, ca ... » Continue Reading
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- Return to Retro
- July 30th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Shopping
- Today, video games are all about 3D and very advanced graphics. However, some people still have the nostalgia of the good old days, when video games are in bulky cartridges. If you're a gamer, a hardcore collector of game consoles or anything video games-related, and li ... » Continue Reading
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- Takanori Aiba’s Miniature Sculptures
- July 26th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture
- When it comes to details and intricate designs, Japanese artists never fail to impress the audience. Be it a simple painting, clay art, graffiti or bonsai, artists like Takanori Aiba always comes up with something exceptional and breathtaking. Producing bonsai-type mode ... » Continue Reading
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- 47 Ronin
- July 20th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- After turning Asian animations such as "The Last Airbender," "Astroboy" and "Dragonball" into live action films, Hollywood just can't seem to get enough of the Japanese culture. There were rumors before of turning "Bleach" and "Cowboy Bebop" into live action film, and ... » Continue Reading
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- Out of the Sketchbook: Nagai Hideyuki’s 3D Art
- July 17th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- 21-year old Japanese artist, Nagai Hideyuki, is one of those people who can bend reality and blow your mind away--not literally though, but through his 3D sketches. His works look so real, they look like you could reach out and touch them. It's pretty difficult to fig ... » Continue Reading
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- Miyazaki Lego Sculptures
- July 16th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- The wonderful characters of Hayao Miyazaki have long enjoyed both commercial and critical success in Japan. If you're a fan of his works, you would notice that his films contain recurrent themes like humanity's relationship with nature and technology, and most of his ... » Continue Reading
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- Fun and Freaky Facts About Friday the 13th
- July 13th, 2012Category: Culture
- We all have good and bad days. But there's just one particular date all over the world that most people relate to misfortune: Friday the 13th. No matter where you're from, you've probably heard or read some stuff about misfortunes that happened on this date for th ... » Continue Reading