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Exploring Japan’s Most Popular Sports: From Baseball to Kendo
Japan is known for its love and passion for sports. From traditional martial arts to modern sports such as baseball and football, Japan has a wide range of popular sports that attract millions of people each year. In this article, we will explore the most popular sports in Japan, with interesting statistics and data about… Read more
“Bungo Stray Dogs” Presents Literary Classics to Fans Around the World
Initially published in 2014, “Bungo Stray Dogs” is an ongoing manga series that follows Nakajima Atsushi , a homeless orphan living in Japan. After being kicked out of another orphanage and on the brink of starvation, he accidentally stops the detective’s suicide. Osamu Dazai . Learning that Atsushi can transform into a white tiger, Dazai recruits him… Read more
Meet the first girl to hit fungoes at the Koshien School Tournament
Yuna Nagano walked to the plate holding her bat to thunderous applause at Koshien Stadium here on March 22. One after another, she hit balls during pregame field practice, making history as the first girl to serve as a fungo hitter (warm-up for receiving balls) in the national high school baseball tournament. The third-year student… Read more
Why is the firefly (Hotaru) important in Japan?
In some cultures, the firefly may not have a positive reputation. But in Japan , where they are called “hotaru”, they are loved, a metaphor for passionate love in poetry since Man’you-shu (the 8th century anthology). Its eerie lights are also believed to be the altered form of the souls of soldiers who have died in war. It… Read more
New species of cockroach is named after a Pokémon
A new species of cockroach has been discovered, and it has been named the Pheromosa cockroach, after the Ultra Entity Pheromosa from Pokémon Sun and Moon. This new species was found in Singapore in 2017 and now, entomologists Foo Maosheng and Cristian C. Lucanas (from the UPLB Museum of Natural History in the Philippines) have… Read more
Gundam robot statue to remain open for another year
According to a notice posted on the official website of Gundam Factory Yokohama, the facility where the moving Gundam, statue, and facility are located will remain in operation until March 31, 2024, an extension of a full year from the date of launch. previously scheduled closing. In a welcome twist on the pattern of things… Read more
7 New Kengo Kuma Buildings to See in Japan
Kengo Kuma and Associates (KKAA) has featured dozens of buildings across Japan in recent years. One of the firm’s most notable creations is the New National Stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but the structures are varied and recent designs include a public bath and a Shinto shrine. KADOKAWA MUSEUM OF CULTURE AND MUSASHINO… Read more
Hayao Miyazaki’s first film since 2013 will open in Japan in July
Anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s latest work, “Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiruka” (How Do You Live?), will be released nationwide on July 14, Toho Co. announced. It will be the 82-year-old’s first feature film since 2013 , when “The Wind Rises” came out. The Oscar-winning director announced his intention to retire from making feature films that year.… Read more
Hara’s ‘Lonely Castle in the Mirror’ reflects on teen angst
Keiichi Hara explores the mind of a misbehaved high school student in his latest feature film, “Lonely Castle in the Mirror.” “I think I’m relatively good at portraying characters realistically and making the audience identify with them,” the anime director said. Hara, best known for his emotional “Crayon Shin-chan” films, delicately portrayed the inner workings… Read more
The ‘UFO’ that visited Japan in the Edo period
A new exhibit highlights what some are calling Japan’s UFO history: a saucer-shaped ship known as the “Utsuro-bune” that is said to have washed up on the coast of Hitachi Province, present-day Ibaraki Prefecture, 220 years ago. years. during the edo era. The Joyo Museum of Historical Materials in Mito is organizing an exhibition titled… Read more