December, 2019 | JAPAN IN CANADA

Month: December 2019

A Guide to Japanese ‘City Pop’, Disco Tracks that Take You to Japan’s Post-war Capitalist Fantasy

CULTURE MUSIC 12/31/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Japanese “city pop” is a loosely defined subset of optimistic pop music that originated in Japan in the late 1970s, at the peak of their post-war economic miracle. The genre was originally termed as an […]

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Hot philosopher defines eroticism for you: Byung-Chul Han | Hot Asian Men Friday

Byung-Chul Han is a handsome South Korean-born German philosopher, cultural theorist and professor at the Berlin University of the Arts. #ByungChulHan: “Le #désir se nourrit d’impossible” @philomag #lecture pic.twitter.com/9uozfouF2P — Nadia BenAmara (@benamara_n) April 12, 2015 His […]

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Pokémon: Why is Ash Ketchum always 10-years-old?

Anime Anime & Game 12/25/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

This trending Reddit thread explains why is Ash Ketchum, the main character from the Pokémon series. I believe this theory is the most logical one out there. It is not uncommon that manga series have […]

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I want to be a Snorlax for Christmas

Anime Anime & Game 12/23/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

It is the most wonderful time of the year! Maybe after final exams it will be the most wonderful time of the year. Anyways, this is time when people are sending out secret santa whishlilst […]

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Shiori Ito, Japanese journalist who broke women’s silence in Japan, wins high-profile rape lawsuit damages

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS Our Picks 12/22/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

A Japanese journalist Shiori Ito, whose rape accusations against a high-profile TV journalist turned her into a symbol of #MeToo movement in Japan, has been awarded 3.3m yen ($30,000) in damages. The Tokyo district court […]

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There’s the Asian nerd, Asian baller and Mike Wu is the Asian gangster | Hot Asian Men Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday People PEOPLE 12/20/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

In an Asian boy trio, there is always an Asian nerd, an Asian baller and an Asian gangster. And Mike Wu from CantoMando is the last one. He speaks like a rapper from Brooklyn with […]

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Traditional Japanese sitting style seiza will be recognized as punishment under new law

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 12/17/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

A welfare ministry panel said on December 3, that forcing children to sit for long periods of time in the formal Japanese seiza style will be recognized as a morally unacceptable form of punishment under a new […]

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Studio Ghibli’s entire catalog will soon be available to buy digitally

Anime Anime & Game NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 12/15/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli’s films have not be available to purchase digitally anywhere online. But finally, animated catalogue including classics like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro and Howl’s Moving Castle, will be available to purchase online by […]

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Your beauty shall last forever: Godfrey Gao | Hot Asian Men Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 12/13/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

On Tuesday night, the world lost one of the most beautiful humans – Godfrey Gao. Gao is an Asian American model was remembered as the pioneer of Asian representation in Western media. Unfortunately, Gao passed […]

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Is Bubble tea a culture?

DRINK Food FOOD & DRINK JAPAN 12/11/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Bubble tea proliferation is a phenomenon all around the world. If there is a cult for bubble tea, I think the entire generation Z will be joining it. However, Japan was able to take this […]

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