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- Foreigners sing J-Pop
- March 13th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- NTV held the third program in its “Nodo Jiman Za! World” series for foreign singers on March 9. “Nodo Jiman” has been around for decades, mostly on NHK—“nodo” means throat and “jiman” means boast. It features amateur singers from across Japan who sing their hearts o ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: If ‘Star Wars’ characters from soccer goalkeepers
- March 12th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This week's commercial is for the movie, “Star Wars Episode 1- The Phantom Menace” will be re-released in 3D in Japan on March 16 The commercial has 4 versions. In each one, a different character from "Star Wars" is a goalkeeper in a soccer game (a Jedi knight, Yod ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest 3/4~3/9
- March 10th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 3/4 (Sun.)JAPAN SCENE videos 3/5 (Mon.)My memories of 3.11 Other Posts:TV commercial of the week: Protectoe shoesWhat are you giving the ladies for White Day? 3/7 (Wed.)Share Designers College Tama Plaza – “SHARE de COLLEGE” Other Posts:TEPCO ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Protectoe shoes
- March 5th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This commercial is for a brand of safety footwear called PROTECTOES 5 from MIDORI ANZEN which manufactures not only safety footwear but also protective equipment, helmets, medical goods, medical devices and so on for workers. The commercial shows how technology has ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest 2/26~3/2
- March 3rd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 2/26 (Sun.)OVERSEAS 2012: 3 women photographers bring the world closer to Japan Other Post:Pot lets you cook without using water 2/27 (Mon.)Key Japanese: Important terms for apartments Other Posts:Gov’t enlists AKB48 as ‘gatekeepers’ for suicide prevent ... » Continue Reading
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- Fuji TV seeks contributions for Ridley Scott project ‘Japan in a Day’
- February 29th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Fuji Television is joining forces with renowned filmmaker and producer Ridley Scott to record and share a single day in the life of Japan. Inspired by Kevin Macdonald’s “Life in a Day,” the project, titled “Japan in a Day,” is dedicated to those who lost their lives ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: PILOT pens
- February 27th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- This commercial is for famous stationery company PILOT's multifunctional pen "HI-TEC-C coleto" which comes with a set of four various color refills. The commercial personifies each color refills and describes each color refill's characteristics and feelings. Color ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest: 2/18~2/24
- February 24th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 2/19 (Sun.)Job interviews – ‘Fools using a foolish method to pick fools’ 2/20 (Mon.)Things that foreigners find annoying about life in Japan Other Posts:Interview: Incorporating in JapanTV commercial of the week: Men’s suits store Haruyama and AKB48Ever ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: Men’s suits store Haruyama and AKB48
- February 20th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- Popular idol group AKB48 are currently appearing a new TV commercial campaign for men’s suit maker Haruyama. The commercial, titled “Handsome Men’s Slim,” features Yuko Oshima, Minami Takahashi, Mai Watanabe and nine other members of the group dressed in men’s suit ... » Continue Reading
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- Weekly Digest: 2/11~2/17
- February 18th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- 2/11 (Sat.)One month in Tohoku — Kameyama-san’s house 2/12 (Sun.)My favourite English bookstores in Tokyo 2/13 (Mon.)Japan’s all season resort destination – HAKUBA Other Posts:Professional women working in Japan: Lori HendersonOn A Chilly Vale ... » Continue Reading
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