Movie Chart in Japan — What Are the Pop J-film Now?

This is the last week’s Box Office Chart in Japan. Six movies out of ten were Japanese films, and the others were American. No Japanese film could beat the Box…

Wasabi Stories vol.20: “Interesting Difference in ‘N’”

  –Introduction– “Wasabi Stories” is a quotation and summary of a column which touches ones heart or not found on the internet. It is a Japanese famous person’s story extracted…

Doraemon — Cat Robot from 2123

  It’s not exaggerated to say that every Japanese has dreamt if he or she had Doraemon. Doraemon is a robot cat character from manga, anime and movie series “Doraemon”…

Mystery of Huge Tobaccos on a Street of Tokyo

Anti-smoking movement is remarkable lately in the world. It might be the same in your country, here in Japan more stores, restaurants and streets became smoking free. In spite of…

Wasabi Stories vol.19: “Personal Experience is a Great Teacher”

  –Introduction– “Wasabi Stories” is a quotation and summary of a column which touches ones heart or not found on the internet. It is a Japanese famous person’s story extracted…

Where Are Japanese Canned Fruits Come From?

It may be the same in your country, there are a lot of canned foods sold in Japan. They keep for long time and so convenient. I especially like canned…

EXILE — Over 17 million Sold Pop Dance Group

  A Japanese pop band and dance group which is popular among people in wide range age groups, EXILE. It consists of 14 male members and often called “Multi-Entertainment Group”…

Wasabi Stories vol.18: “Death Tells How One Lived”

  –Introduction– “Wasabi Stories” is a quotation and summary of a column which touches ones heart or not found on the internet. It is a Japanese famous person’s story extracted…

Unique Marriage Hunting in Japan — Ramen? Baseball Game?

  Japan is now in “Konkatsu (marriage hunting)” movement. Single men and women go konkatsu parties to find their partners. A few years ago, the parties were simply set at…

Wasabi Stories vol.17: “Is Free Hug Symbol of Peace?”

  –Introduction– “Wasabi Stories” is a quotation and summary of a column which touches ones heart or not found on the internet. It is a Japanese famous person’s story extracted…

Japanese Habanero Chili Snacks — Addictive Heat!!

Have you had habanero chili?? It’s one of the hottest chili peppers in the world. Besides the extreme heat, it has citrus-like aroma and flavor, and often used as hot…

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