The TV commercials of a popular Japanese sushi delivery chain Gin no Sara always make viewers laugh. Their CM videos are so hilarious! Some of them won awards. The…

Today, I want to talk about a great Japanese man whom I recently come to know through a Japanese TV show that introduces Japanese people who are active outside of…

Today’s story-teller is screenwriter Yumiko Inoue. She has written popular TV dramas such as ‘Mother of a 14 year old child’ and ‘Pandora’. Her story is about her mentor whom…

A very famous long-running TV show called “Tetsuko no Heya” (literary means Tetsuko’s Room) is broadcast every afternoon Monday through Friday. The hostess, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, is very spontaneous and naturally…

  “Chattea” a tea strainer for plastic bottles has been very popular since it was released in October 2010. The idea “making tea without using teapot” grabbed not only general…

It has been a while since I have introduced a blog post from my favorite entertainment blog last time. Today’s topic is Japanese famous actress Koyuki and Mona Lisa.  …

There was a popular weekly TV show that introduces useful household tips and tricks, titled “Ito-ke no shokutaku,” which translates in English “The Ito Family’s Dining Table.” Although the show…

  Since the quake, there has been a tendency to restrain regular TV commercials. Stations replaced regular TV commercials with ones by a nonprofit organization called AC Japan. Just some…

Today’s story-teller is screenwriter Sugako Hashida. Hashida is famous for writing ‘Oshin’, a TV drama that captured hearts of people in Japan. Her story is about ‘Oshin’.   ‘Oshin’ is…

There is a poetry collection that was flown off the shelves in the past couple of weeks. The poetries were written by a Japanese poet of nursery rhyme, Misuzu Kaneko,…

Recently, “Pray for Japan” has become a huge movement in the world. Thank you very much, everyone!  We still keep praying for Japan. And also, now is the time to…