View this post on Instagram Check out my interview with @vicecanada! Just dropped an hour ago! Meow😽 Yumi Nagashima🧚♀️さん(@yumicomedy)がシェアした投稿 – 2019年 2月月21日午前11時45分PST Tokyo born and Vancouver based standup comedian and actor, Yumi Nagashima is making […]
An infinitely interesting investigation into the great question beauty. This first time around, I could not recognize if Mishima enounciated a coherent theory of aesthetics or if what was written was a confused collection of […]
Although cultural appropriation has become an often-discussed topic in western media today, it is a term Japanese people are not too familiar with at all. Cultural appropriation, the adoption of elements of one culture by […]
Valentine’s day in Japan is kind of a big deal. Valentine’s Day in western countries is highly commercialized, while the Japanese Valentine’s Day took off commercially in the mid 1950s, and quickly grew into a […]
Following the downfall of Hollywood mogul, Harvey Weinstein in 2017, the #MeToo movement became a global phenomenon, shaken institutions and challenged the way society views sexual assault. America, last year, elected a record-breaking four women […]
Snow Country starts (and ends) with Yoko, a girl with “such a beautiful voice that it struck one as sad.” Shimamura is only permitted an indirect apprehension of her through Kawabata’s window-mirror (there is an […]
TORJA’s weekly book review column seeks to present readers with ways to read Japanese literature. From contemporary works to classics, TORJA’s book reviewers, will provide readers with analyses, overviews, as well as pinpoint what one […]
Savouring sushi and sake while enjoying a casual chat. Located slightly east from downtown, this hidden gem is located at the basement of “Zakkushi”, a popular yakitori restaurant. In contrast to the energetic atmosphere upstairs, […]
Over 100 bra-tops with a wide variety of material for every season! Currently residing in Toronto with her husband and two children, Motoko is on her sixteenth year here in Canada. The first time she […]
Feeling tired of the regular menu? Let’s try their ramen specials in Toronto. ^O^ Some ramen restaurants offer ramen specials as their seasonal specials, and those ramen specials were slightly different than what you get […]
