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No More Sexist Medical School Entrance Exams: After abolishing the unfair treatment of female applicants last year, women outperform men in Japanese medical school entrance exams

JAPAN NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 07/03/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Last year, several medical schools in Japan were found to have manipulated exam results to give first-time male applicants an advantage over women and others who had previously failed the exam. Many medical schools, including […]

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Ikumi Nakamura’s Whimsical Presentation of a Creepy Game, Ghostwire Tokyo

PEOPLE People 07/02/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

【ニュース】E3のBethesdaカンファレンスにて、ひとりの「日本人女性」が注目集め話題沸騰中。多くの人々の心をわし掴みhttps://t.co/NQAjJvbd7P pic.twitter.com/BjsxgbWXXu — AUTOMATON（オートマトン） (@AUTOMATONJapan) June 10, 2019 Artist and creative director at Tango Gameworks, Ikumi Nakamura, caused a buzz at the Bethesda’s E3 conference. Nakamura went onstage to announce Ghostwire Tokyo, Tango’s last game. She […]

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Reading Japanese Writers in English: What Can Come of Grief? As seen through Banana Yoshimoto`s 1994 novel, Amrita.

BOOK BOOK & FILMS 07/01/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

“As people, we narrowly get by with our lives each day, energy from our soft, delicate actions appearing like cherry blossoms, only once, and once for a short while. Eventually, petals fall to the ground.” […]

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The Mysterious Stalactite Cave on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa: Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 06/30/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ishigaki island is a beautiful tropical paradise, geographically close to Taiwan—one of the islands of Okinawa. The Ishigaki Island Limestone Cave is one unique attraction that is perfect for a cool retreat from Okinawa’s heat. […]

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Playing from Toronto to Chiba: Players’ agent, Teru Ikeda takes Canadian professional, Anthony Ottley to play pro ball in Japan.

Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 06/29/2019 by Sheung-King (Aaron Tang)　 Associate Editor

Teru Ikeda, FIBA players’ agent, and writer for the Canadian basketball media platform, On Point Basketball, formed team Ikeda, to compete in the 2019 Red Bull Reign in Toronto on May 15th. The event was […]

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Your ‘dad crush’, Ryuichi Sakamoto is “deconstructing the past, and the present, in order to lead us into the future with a greater scope”. | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 06/28/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ryuichi was interviewed and photographed for @kinfolkmag latest issue.#skmtnews RT @kinfolkmag: Ryuichi Sakamoto: The celebrated Japanese composer reveals the oddly shaped edges of his questing mind. | https://t.co/bKZVHMIyc1 pic.twitter.com/D1IAgvkHXK — ryuichi sakamoto (@ryuichisakamoto) March 8, […]

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Japanese Presence on the Court: Japanese participants in the 2019 Red Bull Reign 3X3 tournament

Event Report EVENTS & COMMUNITIES 06/28/2019 by Sheung-King (Aaron Tang)　 Associate Editor

The 2019 Red Bull Reign 3X3 tournament, held on the Exhibition Place basketball courts challenged some of the best ballers from around to world to compete for the street ball crown. The 3-on-3 global basketball […]

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Matcha Heaven in Toronto

Desserts & Bakeries FOOD & DRINK 06/23/2019 by Afsoun Og

Established in 1860 by Mr. Tsuji in Kyoto, Japan, Tsujiri has created one of the most renowned premium matcha and offers traditional Japanese sweets across the world. Flashforward to 2019, the first Tsujiri Patisserie by […]

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Inherited Experience: Murakami’s ‘Abandoning a Cat: What I Talk About When I Talk About My Father’

BOOK BOOK & FILMS 06/22/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

父語りから透ける残虐な偶然　村上春樹「猫を棄てる」 https://t.co/CKQS9s99Vz — 朝日新聞(asahi shimbun) (@asahi) 2019年6月6日 Haruki Murakami’s recent essay, Neko o suteru: Chichioya ni tsuite kataru tokini boku no kataru koto” (Abandoning A Cat: What I Talk About When I Talk About My […]

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Your Boyfriend in Your Mother’s Dream, Jeremy Lin. | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 06/21/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

この投稿をInstagramで見る Stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭15:58‬ ‭ Gettin […]

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