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Toronto Wide Socials: Welcoming those who are new to Toronto

Interview PEOPLE 07/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

If Toronto is to you, a new place, Toronto Wide Socials will welcome you to the city. Formed by individuals who themselves were once new to places and know how it feels, this social group […]

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#KimOhNo: Kim Kardashian’s Culturally Offensive ‘Kimono’ Shapewear

On Tuesday, Kardashian shared images displaying pieces from her new shapewear line, ‘Kimono’ on Twitter and Instagram, writing: “This is a new approach to shapewear. Offering real solutions in 9 shades and sizes XXS-4XL, @kimonobody […]

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The World’s Hottest Men, Keanu Reeves in ‘Always Be My Maybe’ | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 07/12/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

There is an on-going resistance in the Hollywood—at least two examples of movies about Asians falling for Asians were made in the past two years: the 2018 hit, Crazy Rich Asians by Jon Chu and […]

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“Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue,” Sheds Light on Wartime Sexual Slavery

BOOK & FILMS FILM 07/11/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

“Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue” is perhaps one of the most controversial Japanese documentary films created in recent years. Having drawn great attention from Critics Viewers even before the film became […]

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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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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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Naoki Kobayashi | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday PEOPLE People 06/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

View this post on Instagram FUKUOKA Day2 #jsb #unknownmetropoliz #ump #ldh #expg A post shared by Naoki Kobayashi (@naokikobayashi_works) on Dec 15, 2017 at 10:12pm PST Asian men have been under/misrepresented in Western popular culture […]

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Tojin Baka in Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 06/08/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Tojin Baka (唐人墓) Off the highway, along the coast from Ishigaki City in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, is the colourful Chinese-style tomb memorial of Tojin Baka. This memorial is dedicated to a group of […]

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Okinawa Travel Guide: Kabira Bay on Ishigaki Island | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 06/07/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ishigaki Island Ishigaki Island (石垣島, Ishigakijima) is the main island of the Yaeyama Islands and the region’s transportation hub. Ishigaki City, Japan’s southernmost city, is the only urban center of the Yaeyama Islands and the […]

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Yuta Wantanabe—from Kagawa to Memphis

PEOPLE People 06/03/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Yuta looks good in blue. https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/yuta-watanabe-at-memphis-japan-festival-sunday-sept-30-at-memphis-botanic-garden-180927 With high expectations for Rui Hachimura entering the NBA draft in June, we take a look back at other Japanese basketball players. Watanabe is just the fourth player in […]

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