Hello Kitty, the leader of Japanese Kawaii (Cute) culture, got 35 years old this year.
Sanrio Company created her just that long ago.
She had been for little girls for a while. But, a Japanese popular singer said that she loved Hello Kitty’s goods, and then the lid was off and she got popular among broader generations.
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Here, I will publish Kami Anisons (Godly Awesome Animation Songs).
The memorable first one is Sosei no Aquarian. It is from a Science Fiction animation, which broadcasted in 2005. The story is about the war between humans and their enemies, Datenshi...
The 16-day mission will feature five spacewalks and complete construction of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo laboratory. Astronauts will attach a platform to the outside of the Japanese module that will allow experiments to be exposed to space.
The STS-127...
Astronaut Koichi Wakata, who has been aboard the International Space Station since mid-March, has carried out a series of offbeat space experiments proposed by the Japanese public.
The experiments, which the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has dubbed “Try Zero-G,” consist...
Green Tea Coca-Cola is out just in time to start that new carbonated diet plan. It contains tea antioxidants called catechins, leaves a slight green tea aftertaste and is mainly targeted at health-conscious women in their 20s and 30s. ...
Almost ready…This giant 35-ton, 18-meter tall, full-scale Gundam is in Shiokaze Park within Odaiba, Tokyo to commemorate 30 years of Mobile Suit Gundam. The Gundam sports a moving head and is able to shoot mist and light from fifty points...
Susumu Hirasawa is a very eccentric and interesting techno musician, who’s always looked for new challenges in his music.
If you have seen Satoshi Kon’s animation films like “Paprika”, “Millennium actress”, or “Paranoia agent”, you must have heard Hirasawa’s songs. The...
This giant 35-ton, 18-meter tall, full-scale Gundam is being built in Shiokaze Park within Odaiba, Tokyo to commemorate 30 years of Mobile Suit Gundam. Once complete sometime in mid-July, the real show will begin. The Gundam is to...
Sculptor Kenji Yanobe’s Giant Torayan robot, a 7.2-meter (24-ft) tall mechanical baby that sings, dances and spits up fire, was part of a larger art event in Tokyo’s Roppongi district. The fire-breathing robot performed on center stage at “Roppongi Art...
Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese seiyū and singer-songwriter who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne....
Japan said Tuesday it would no longer allow Mexican travelers to obtain a visa upon arrival.
Health officers at three Japanese airports...
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While I was taking a walk in Shinjuku 2 cho-me after lunch, I found a nice place to stay and be calm. Shinjuku 2 cho-me is well known as an area of gay bars. I usually hear people at those...
Where do we stand….How about some statics to get our numbers straight…
The number of foreigners in Japan has more than doubled over the past 15 years–rising from 886,000 in 1990 to over 2 million today. That adds up to 1.57...
Off the westernmost coast of Japan, is an island called 'Gunkanjima' that is hardly known even to the Japanese. Long ago, the island was nothing more than a small reef. Then in 1810, with the chance discovery of coal ......
