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Russia is banned from Tokyo Olympic 2020: disclose state sponsored doping program for athletes

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS SPORTS SPORTS 01/09/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Last Monday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has unanimously agreed to ban Russia from global sporting competition for the next four years, including the up-coming Japan Olympic. View this post on Instagram Сегодня отмечается Международный […]

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Keigo Higashino: Miracles of the Namiya General Store

BOOK BOOK & FILMS 01/08/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Keigo Higashino is one of the most prolific Japanese authors who is known for his crime and thriller fictions. Born in a middle to low income family, he studied engineering at Osaka Prefecture University; however, […]

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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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Carlos Ghosn’s Escape From “Rigged” Japanese Justice System prompts talk of Japan’s “Hostage Justice”

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS Our Picks TREND 01/06/2020 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s ex-chairman, says he has not fled justice but “escaped injustice and political persecution”. Carlos Ghosn, the auto industry mogul who pulled off his escape from Japan, has revived global criticism of Japan’s […]

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Subtle Asian Traits and Subtle Asian Dating: Asian diaspora

Subtle Asian Traits, a Facebook group dedicated to Asians living in the West, becomes a phenomenon taking over the internet. This group created by 9 high-school Chinese Australian seniors from Melbourne, currently comprises over 1.6 […]

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Dean Fujioka speaks 6 languages and sexy may be one of the language he speaks | Hot Asian Men Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 01/03/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Talented Dean Fujioka is multi-lingual. He speaks English, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin and Indonesian fluently. Wait, if speaking sexy counts as a language, then he is basically fluent in six languages. View this post on Instagram […]

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Workplace bonding: Japanese drinking culture

Culture CULTURE 01/02/2020 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Nomikai is a drinking party special to Japanese culture that happens in almost every work place in the country. Nomikai are hosted in restaurants or izakaya, usually having everyone seated at one large table. Employee […]

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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

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 12/27/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

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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