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Category: Entertainment
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What are the Dog Breeds of Japan
If you are here, it is because you are wondering which are the most representative dog breeds in Japan. And well, to begin with I would like to tell you a little about the history of dogs in Japan because it is obviously necessary to understand their relationship with human beings. As in many ancient… Read more
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Moji More Mochi to make Emochi!
The word emoji is already part of the world vocabulary, originally a Japanese word, 絵文字 (emoji, means something like “image word”), and maintains this same meaning in global mode, an image that replaces a word. These expressive little yellow faces communicate more than words alone can express, and apparently they also have the perfect look… Read more
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Esports and English for Kids in Japan
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many children continue to spend more time at home, and English lessons combined with esports (electronic or digital sports) have grown in popularity among the youngest gamers, with the complicity of parents seeking how to entertain your children inside the house in a constructive way. Tokyo-based Gecipe Inc., which launched… Read more
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Nintendo opens its Gallery Museum in Kyoto with completion scheduled for 2023
Mama mia! Nintendo announced on June 2 that it will open the “Nintendo Archive Gallery” (tentative name)” facility to display the products that have been released by the company throughout its history and is scheduled to be completed in 2023. The “Gallery Archive” will be built in the city of Uji, Kyoto, a factory that… Read more
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This Motivated Ballerina Isn’t Limited By Her Wheelchair
This time we want to introduce you to Ayananana . A girl who dances in the odorite style, a “genre” that has flourished in the last 10 years, where Vocaloid fans or J-Pop groups make videos dancing to their favorite songs and then share them on sites like NicoNico Douga and YouTube. Ayananana had been… Read more
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Manga “Jujutsu Kaisen” Draws Fans to Senkoji Temple
The growing popularity of the manga series ” Jujutsu Kaisen ” (呪術廻戦) has led fans of the series to visit the place associated with one of their favorite characters in a temple in central Japan. This site is Senkoji Temple in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, where Ryomen Sukuna , a two-headed, four-armed monster featured in Nihonshoki… Read more
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Themed installation opens in Yokohama with “life-size” Gundam statue
A themed installation featuring an 18-meter “life-size” movable statue of Gundam , a giant robot featured in a Japanese science fiction animation series, opened in the city of Yokohama. The new statue, which has more than 20 moving parts, was built at the Gundam Factory Yokohama complex after the 40th anniversary of the broadcast of… Read more
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Yogetsu Akasaka – Buddhist Monk changing the perception of Spiritual Music
Yogetsu Akasaka is a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk who creates meditation music. But not the kind most people are familiar with. In the videos he uploads to YouTube, he stands in the middle of a white background, picks up a microphone and plays a loop machine. This practicing monk and music lover has amassed tens… Read more
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Hachiko – the friendship of a loyal dog
Hachiko – The friendship of a loyal dog – If you have been in Japan, walking in the Shibuya area of Tokyo, you have surely come across the statue of Hachiko, an Akita dog that is remembered for its loyalty to its owner. It is the symbol of Shibuya Station. Its owner was Hidesaburō Ueno,… Read more
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Story “The School of Vegetables” – Yasai no Gakkou
とまとちゃんは、おいしい やさいに なるために やさいの がっこうに かよっています。 「つやよし！」 「いろよし！」 「かたちよし！」 みっつの 「よし！」がそろった きゅうりくんは、 やさいのがっこうを たびだちます。 やおやのおじさんが むかえにくると、 きゅうりくんは 「ごうかくシール」を はってもらした。 このシールは、おいしやさいになった しるし。 やさいたちの あこがれのシールです。 きゅうりくんは、うれしそうに トラックで はこばれていきました。 「「ごうかくシール」かっこよかったね。」ピーマンくんが いいました。 「はやく、やおやさんに いきたいね！」 にんじんくんも いいました。 「つぎの おむかえは、だれかしら？」 とうもろこしちゃんが ぞういうと、 やさいたちは、ぐるりと おたがいを みわたしました。 「つぎは、 とまとちゃんだと おもうよ！」 そういったのは、えんどうくんです。 「きっと そうだね！ だって、おおきくて まっかだもん！」 じゃがいもくんも そういうと、 とまとちゃんは うれしくなって なすびせんせいに きいてみました。 「せんせい！ わたし、もうすぐ… Read more