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I want to be a Snorlax for Christmas

Anime Anime & Game 12/23/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

It is the most wonderful time of the year! Maybe after final exams it will be the most wonderful time of the year. Anyways, this is time when people are sending out secret santa whishlilst […]

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Shiori Ito, Japanese journalist who broke women’s silence in Japan, wins high-profile rape lawsuit damages

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS Our Picks 12/22/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

A Japanese journalist Shiori Ito, whose rape accusations against a high-profile TV journalist turned her into a symbol of #MeToo movement in Japan, has been awarded 3.3m yen ($30,000) in damages. The Tokyo district court […]

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Traditional Japanese sitting style seiza will be recognized as punishment under new law

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 12/17/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

A welfare ministry panel said on December 3, that forcing children to sit for long periods of time in the formal Japanese seiza style will be recognized as a morally unacceptable form of punishment under a new […]

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Is Bubble tea a culture?

DRINK Food FOOD & DRINK JAPAN 12/11/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Bubble tea proliferation is a phenomenon all around the world. If there is a cult for bubble tea, I think the entire generation Z will be joining it. However, Japan was able to take this […]

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Rina Sawayama releases hard AF single ‘STFU’ and she’s cooler than ever

CULTURE MUSIC 12/02/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

London-based singer-songwriter Rina Sawayama is one of the most iconic singers in England today, blessing the world with pansexual bops and analysis of how technology both connects and divides us, with songs about racial prejudice. […]

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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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Joy Kogawa revisits Canada’s past of internment camp in new AR app , “East of the Rockies”

BOOK BOOK & FILMS BUSINESS Technology 11/26/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

View this post on Instagram “Im grateful that this little story in Canada is not going to be lost.” Experience Joy Kogawa’s Story. Install now! A post shared by East Of The Rockies (@eotr_game) on […]

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Game Review: Luigi Mansion 3

Anime & Game Game 11/18/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Luigi Mansion 3 came out on Halloween Day. I bought it the first day and started playing it as soon as the game landed on my very hands. All I can say is, this game […]

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Going to Karaoke alone is a culture

Lifestyle LIFESTYLE 11/17/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

By reading the title, you might assume that I am writing about those individual karaoke booths that you see trending in Asia. No, I am talking about going to separate karaoke rooms so you can […]

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I wish I lived in a Studio Ghibli World

BOOK & FILMS FILM 11/03/2019 by Prisca Tang (Columnist / Senior Reporter)

Have you ever wished to have a neighbor like Totoro? Or wish to have someone like Kiki to deliver your amazon package? Have you ever looked at your pet goldfish and wish he is secretly […]

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