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　今日は、戦没者を追悼し、平和を祈念する日です。正午になりましたら、戦没者の冥福と世界平和を祈り、1分間の黙祷をしましょう。

This is a 2 minute commercial for Sapporo Beer called “Legendary Biru”, which has been shown in North America for the past year and this video has about 3 million hits in YouTube.

April 14, 2011 Source: Shoganai Japan The disasters here in Japan have been devastating but it is really showing how strong Japan as a country is. Celebrities have given millions in donations to the relief fund. There has been countless support video from celebrities. Many visited shelters and gave supplies. But there has also been [...]

The movie that connects with most international couples is finally being released to DVD. My darling is a foreigner or Darling wa Gaikokujin tells the quirky story of a Japanese girl who meets and falls in love with an American guy.

Born Jan. 3, 1836, Sakamoto was a key figure in Japan’s modernization and contributed to overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate. Spending his youth in what is now modern-day Kochi Prefecture, Sakamoto demonstrated exceptional talent as a swordsman, but he also had a flare for business.

He is known to have founded Kaientai, an entity that became one of the first modern Japanese trading companies but which also served as his private navy.

ShoganaiJapan’s review on a romantic comedy about an international couple.

I decided to do some research. In the last month, I ask 124 people three questions. The people I asked included family, friends, students and parents of my younger students. Here are the questions I asked:

Christmas in Japan is unique. Back home Christmas is a family day. We have big turkey dinners with all our family members. In Japan, it’s a day for couples. Couples get together and go for dinner and maybe to a love hotel for some fun. They miss the point of Christmas. Christmas isn’t about religion, presents or couples. It’s about families in my opinion.

Eddie Fatu, best known as Umaga from his days in WWE, died this evening in a Houston hospital following a heart attack. He was 36.

Hot Spring… Spa… Bath House… I call it “Onsen” because there is nothing like them in North America. Bathing is a big part of Japanese culture.