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EBIZO CBS TV 60 MINUTES Kabuki Feature | The Japan Foundation, Toronto News

Best of JAPAN Our Picks 04/20/2020 by JAPAN in CANADA

Danjuro is the biggest name of the Kabuki world. The name-taking ceremonial performances (Shūmei) for Ebizo to become Danjuro XIII were planned to run for three months in May, June, and July, 2020 at Kabuki-za […]

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House warming: Welcome to Terrace House

Best of CULTURE JAPAN POPULAR 04/12/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

View this post on Instagram 「TERRACE HOUSE TOKYO 2019-2020」配信START！ #TERRACEHOUSE #テラスハウス @babazonoazusa @tokui_yoshimi @toritori0123 @officialshonohayama @ryotayamasato @netflixjp A post shared by TERRACE HOUSE ( テラスハウス ) (@th_6_tv) on May 13, 2019 at 8:30am PDT Terrace […]

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O-shogatsu Traditions: How to Celebrate New Year Like a Local

Best of Culture CULTURE JAPAN 01/07/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

To enjoy your start to 2020 to the fullest, read on to learn more about how Japanese people celebrate o-shogatsu in style. 1.Indulge in osechi ryori (おせち料理) Image from https://www.justonecookbook.com/osechi-ryori-japanese-new-year-food/ Osechi Ryori (お節料理) is the […]

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Does the official instant ramen ranking speak for the majority?

Best of FOOD & DRINK JAPAN Our Picks Ramen & Noodles 11/27/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Recently Los Angeles Times released “the official instant ramen power rankings”. The list was being posted on Subtle Asian Traits and there were 240 people disagreeing with the chart of justice. On November 5th, Los […]

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Japanese horror stories

Best of CULTURE Culture JAPAN 11/13/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Japan is famous for many things: food, animate, music and culture. On Halloween day, I would also want to remind you that Japan is also famous for their horror stories and urban legends. One time […]

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Top 10 2019’s “Jimi” or Mundane Halloween Costumes: The anti-cosplay cosplay phenomena in Japan

Best of Fashion FASHION & BEAUTY JAPAN 11/12/2019 by JAPAN in CANADA

Halloween in Japan is different from anywhere else. Unlike in the western countries, majority of people in Japan don’t do ‘trick or treating’ (because that’ll cause meiwaku to your neighbors and that is the last […]

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