[ad_1] Action maven David Leitch’s Bullet Train is the best Tarantino clone of 2004. Only problem is, the film released in 2022. I just returned from a late-night showing of the film, which recently opened here in Tokyo. As with most Hollywood offerings that happen to take place in Japan, local advertising has made much …
[ad_1] Going to a school in another country can be an intimidating experience. You’re unfamiliar with the location and local customs. Even worse, the school is an unknown quantity. Will it be good? Will teachers be understanding and patient? Will it meet your educational needs? Unfortunately for one student in Fukuoka, his Japanese language school …
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[ad_1] With the Yen being at its cheapest in a year, now is the time to take advantage of exchange rates! As of the writing of this article, 1 USD will buy you 143.7 JPY – more than 20% more than last year. Especially in the luxury sector, you can now save a lot of …
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[ad_1] It’s Japan’s inescapable drink, especially come summertime. You’ll see it for sale everywhere in vending machines. Go to a restaurant and you’ll be served so much you float. But how did Japanese barley tea – a.k.a. mugicha (麦茶) – become such a staple of Japan’s culture? Mugicha’s history Historians suspect that barley has been …
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[ad_1] Japan is often painted as a land of convenience. That’s a questionable claim when it comes to things like banking or government bureaucracy. But it’s certainly true when it comes to shopping. And a clear visible symbol of that is the number of vending machines in Japan. Japan possesses more vending machines per capita …
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[ad_1] If you’re a Japanese music fan and you haven’t heard of the Japanese YouTube channel The First Take, you’ve gotta check it out. The channel’s concept is to have musicians come on set and perform one of their most popular songs in one uncut, unfiltered take, usually accompanied by a simple, acoustic arrangement. The channel allows …
[ad_1] I’ve closely followed the case of Japanese kabuki actor and tv star Kagawa Teruyuki. Partially because I’ve been a fan. Anyone who watches Japanese TV will recognize Kagawa from his roles in Hanzawa Naoki or 99.9%. (The last episode of the second season of Hanzawa topped 32.7% viewership – galloping numbers by Japan standards.) …
[ad_1] According to the 2022 Global Gender Gap Report, Japan hasn’t been faring too well in the world of gender equality. Despite being the world’s third-largest economy, this year Japan ranked 116 out of 146 countries in terms of advancements in gender equality, and came in dead last amongst all G7 nations. However, despite this …
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[ad_1] A few weeks ago, someone contacted UJ about promoting an article they wrote for their travel site. It touted the news that Japan would now allow US and Canadian citizens to get tourist visas to the country electronically. Since the pandemic, Japan has suspended its visa-free relations with all countries. To get a visa, …