The second youngest actor who won the Best Actor Award at Japan Academy Prize, Masaki Suda is one hell of a versatile young actor. Frequently labelled as a chameleon actor, his acting is never short […]
Month: January 2020
Have you met a human-version Kirby?
Kirby is probably one of the most beloved characters created by Nintendo. In real life, there is no titular pink puff from a planet called Planet Popstar. However, maybe sometimes, the earth’s version of Kirby […]
Travel within borders: Japanese likes to “stay close to home”
According to the Henley & Partners Passport Index, Japan and Singapore both ranked first on the list, meaning that the nation’s passport bearer can access 190 countries without a visa. However, out of 126.8 million […]
Your favourite ToQ 4gou: Ryusei Yokohama | Hot Asian Men Friday
Yokohama started his career when he was just a 6th grader. Now, he is only 23 years-old but his acting and modeling profile is filled with successive roles that he has been playing. When browsing […]
The magazine retailed by homeless people, the ‘Big Issue Japan’—magazine’s attempt to help them help themselves
Being homeless carries a powerful stigma in Japan, where society places strong importance on self-reliance. This October, in the midst of Japan’s worst storm in decades, homeless men were turned away from shelters. According to […]
Little Miss Period: the manga challenging Japan’s stigma around menstruation
A manga character shaped like a pink blob with bright red lips is challenging stigmas surrounding menstruation in Japan. But not everyone is convinced that Little Miss Period—Seiri chan—is a force for good. The live […]
Japan firms pull out staff in Iran due to intense tension: Say no to World War Three
I want to start my article with my deepest condolence to the losses in the plane crashof Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 in Tehran, Iran. The year has just begun and the first sign of […]
Vancouver’s Japanese Hall designated a national historic site Social Sharing
A building in Vancouver housing Canada’s oldest Japanese-language school has been designated by the government as a national historic site, according to a report by CBC. A ceremony was held Wednesday at the Vancouver Japanese […]
Real life soul reaper: Sota Fukushi | Hot Asian Men Friday
Bleach is a shonen manga series, which means the series targets young male audiences. Warner Bros decided to adopt the manga and created a movie. Although the movie is not well-liked, the main character Ichigo […]
Noko Nishigaki, Japan’s 10 year-old artist
View this post on Instagram A post shared by noko_tattoo (@noko_tattoo) on Nov 16, 2019 at 9:30am PST 10-year-old Noko Nishigaki. while she appears to be your average Japanese cute 10-year-old (or maybe not, since […]
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