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Michelin-Starred French Restaurant, Azure 45 with Tokyo Views | Travel to Japan from Canada

Food FOOD & DRINK JAPAN Restaurants Travel Japan 05/31/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

From Azure 45, one overlooks from the 45th floor the city of Tokyo while enjoying an East meets West dining experience. The Michelin-starred restaurant, led by Chef de cuisine Shintaro Miyazaki, presents to customers aesthetically […]

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Hitachi Seaside Park in the Ibaraki Prefecture | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 05/30/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Located in the area facing the Pacific Ocean, in the city of Hitachinaka, Hitachi Seaside Park (ひたち海浜公園, Hitachi Kaihin Kōen) is a spacious park in the Ibaraki Prefecture, featuring a variety of green spaces and […]

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5 Best Japanese Gay Anthems to Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 05/19/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Last year, the Japanese-American gay icon (aka “lesbian Jesus”) Hayley Kiyoko’s viral hashtag #20GAYTEEN kicked off a year of LGBTQ visibility like never before. Janelle Monáe opened up about her being pansexual this April and […]

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2019 Tokyo Rainbow Pride Report Part II

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 05/17/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The stage events at Yoyogi Park on Sunday, April 28 and Monday April 29 had an impressive line-up and many gathered to witness the performances by celebrities promoting diversity. Many prominent figures in the Japanese […]

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Tokyo Alleyway Guide: Harmonica Yokocho in Kichijoji

JAPAN NEWS & POLITICS Tokyo 05/16/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Offering everything from trendy wine bars, izakayas and Japanese soul food, Harmonica Yokocho is the perfect place to experience local foods; it is located in the fashionable neighborhood of Kichijoji. Kichijoji in Mitaka city is […]

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2019 Tokyo Rainbow Parade Report Part I

LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ 05/15/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Tokyo Rainbow Parade (TRP), the Japan’s largest annual weeklong celebration of diversity in sexuality marked 25-year anniversary this year with the first promoting LGBTQ+ rights took place in 1994. The festivities stretched on for the […]

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The New Shinkai Makoto Movie, Weathering With You’s Teaser and Scenes Released 

BOOK & FILMS FILM 05/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

新海誠最新作『天気の子』2019年夏公開決定！新海誠監督最新作『天気の子（てんきのこ）』の制作が発表されました。2019年7月19日公開予定、鋭意制作中です。皆様、応援よろしくお願いします！https://t.co/XXPHWzybvs pic.twitter.com/Te56SfEdtm — 新海作品PRスタッフ (@shinkai_works) 2018年12月13日 It’s hard to believe that Your Name, the second-highest-grossing Japanese movie of all time is almost three years old. Following the 2016 hit, director Shinkai Makoto’s highly anticipated […]

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88rising’s Documentary ‘Asia Rising: The Next Generation of Hip Hop’ on Asian Rappers Changing the Music Industry

CULTURE Culture 05/08/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

The Asian hip-hop scene only recently became a consistent movement in mainstream music, and we owe it to 88rising. 88rising is an American music label company that has been making a name for itself for […]

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Back Street Girls: Gokudols—Anime featuring three Yakuza Getting Gender Reassignment Surgeries to Become J-Pop Idols

Anime Anime & Game 05/07/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Back Street Girls: Gokudolls, originally a crime-comedy-idol manga by Jasmine Gyuh has been adopted to an anime, movie, and TV drama. It has a simple yet controversial plot: three yakuza men are forced to undergo […]

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‘Ai Weiwei: Unbroken’ at Gardiner Museum: The Work of Legendary artist, Ai Weiwei is back in Toronto

Events EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 05/06/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ai Weiwei: Unbroken arrived this February at the Gardiner Museum with a body of work formed over the past decade. Ai Weiwei is one of the world’s most influential artists and political activists, who has […]

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