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Hakata's Traditional Crafts are Reborn with the Help of Students.
Hakata's traditional crafts are reborn with the help of students from Kyushu Sangyo University!
- Culture Watch | Japan | Fashion | Other genre | Trends | Art
- 2013.04.26
Japan Rediscovers ‘Yurukyara’ Mascots
It has been a couple months since the 2012 ‘yurukyara’ grand prize contest has come to a close. Let's take a look at the winners!
- Culture Watch | Japan | Fukuoka | Other genre | sightseeing | デイリートピックス週末版
- 2012.12.10
Fun and Fascinating Fukuoka Part 2: Yanagawa Boat Cruises, Okawa, and the Yame Doll Hall
From the ordinary to the extraordinary, we will be selecting some of the best spots that Fukuoka has to offer, some of which are from our very own experiences. This second installment will be featuring: Yanagawa, Okawa River, and the Chikugo area, including Yame.
- Culture Watch | Japan | Fukuoka | Other genre | sightseeing | デイリートピックス週末版
- 2012.12.03
Christmas in Fukuoka!
With Fukuoka full of festive cheer and anticipating the upcoming Christmas holiday, dazzling lights and decorations are being strung up around nearly every corner of this beautiful city.
- Culture Watch | Japan | Fukuoka | Other genre | sightseeing | デイリートピックス週末版
- 2012.11.30
Fun and Fascinating Fukuoka Part1: Sazae-san Street, Dante Monument & Hard Rock Cafe
From the ordinary to the extraordinary, we will be selecting some of the best spots that Fukuoka has to offer, some of which are from our very own experiences. First on the agenda: The Momochi Area – home to Fukuoka Tower and Yahoo Dome.
- Culture Watch | Japan | Fukuoka | Other genre | sightseeing | デイリートピックス週末版
- 2012.11.12
Why cats are now mainstream, a pondering with many pictures...
Cat t-shirts and accessories coupled with a bag, cat ears that move based upon your brain activity, and cat tails. If you open the following link you can see a collection of cat pictures. After objective analysis, we will be exposing the reason behind why these past few years have been most ailurophilic.
- Culture Watch | Japan | Other genre | Hobbies
- 2012.10.29
"Manga Camera" - Japan's No.1 iPhone App
It’s the application that allows you to turn photos into manga (comic) images, and it’s already causing a stir across social media networks.
- Culture Watch | Japan | Manga | Other genre | Hobbies
- 2012.09.20
#8 Kawaii Radio with Sakurai Takamasa and Uesaka Sumire feat. Special Guest, Michishige Sayumi
“Tokyo No.1 Kawaii Radio,” aka “Kawaraji,” is the name of the FM radio program I host with voice actress, Uesaka Sumire.
- JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN! | Japan | Anime | Other genre | J-POP | JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!
- 2012.07.18
#7 Hironobu Kageyama – the Ani-song Artist Connecting Japan with the World!
It hasn’t been that long since I began this cultural diplomacy line of work but I’ve already managed to find my way to more than 100 cities around the world. I’ve visited a total of 23 countries and from summer I’ll add one more country to that list with my visit to the Republic of South Africa.
- JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN! | Japan | Other Areas | Anime | Other genre | J-POP | JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!
- 2012.07.11
#6 The Kawaii Girls of Shenyang and Their Long Awaited Catwalk Debut!
Following on from last week’s article on the auditions for the Shenyang fashion show, on the 3rd of June 2012 it was show time.
- JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN! | Japan | China | Other genre | JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!
- 2012.07.04
#5 Chinese girls in their most natural form – auditions for the Japan fashion show in Shenyang
Northern China is a very special place for me. In January 2010 I visited Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province in northeast China. It may not be as big and well known as other cities like Beijing or Shanghai, but it does have a population of 20,000,000. It even has a direct flight route to Japan.
- JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN! | Japan | China | Other genre | JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!
- 2012.06.27
“S Cawaii” – the Japanese fashion mag making waves across Asia!
With a total of 740,000 copies distributed across Asia, including 540,000 copies to China, 120,000 to Thailand and 80,000 to Taiwan, “S Cawaii” has become a leader of the Asian youth fashion world.
- Culture Watch | Japan | Fukuoka | Fashion | Other genre
- 2012.06.25
#4 Do Otakus Have What it Takes to Change the World? What I learned from the Otakus in China
“Sakurai-san is an otaku’s otaku, isn’t he?” I heard a young Japanese female otaku friend say to another friend. And it was right on the mark; I am indeed an otaku’s otaku.
- JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN! | Japan | China | Other genre | JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!
- 2012.06.20
#3 Ai Takahashi reveals the strength behind Hello! Project's 15 year history
I've written about Morning Musume and Hello! Project's connections to the outer world on a number of occasions in my previous publication, "J Pop Culture Observations"; my interviews with Ai Takahashi in particular receiving a positive response from people in Japan and all over the world.
- JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN! | Japan | Talent/Idol | Other genre | JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!
- 2012.06.13
Japanese pop culture: the summer intensive!
Experience Japanese pop culture first hand with Digital Hollywood University's 2012 intensive summer course!
- Culture Watch | Japan | Other genre | デイリートピックス週末版
- 2012.06.11
#2 Kawaii university teacher in Nanjing tells how "Slam Dunk" and sailor-fuku changed her life.
From January 2010 I began focusing my cultural diplomacy efforts on China, and since then I’ve visited the country a total of 14 times. In April I went to Nanjing to pay a visit to Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology’s Media & Art College (established in 2008) after being awarded the position of guest lecturer.
- JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN! | Japan | Other genre | JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!
- 2012.06.06
#1 Interview with world loved singer and voice actress, Minori Chihara.
In my new column, “Sakurai Takamasa’s JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!” I’’ll be reporting stories and episodes of Japan’s growing connections with people and countries all over the world. For this commemorative first installment: my interview with the globally popular singer and voice actress, Minori Chihara.
- JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN! | Japan | Music | Anime | Talent/Idol | Other genre | J-POP | JAPAN! JAPAN! JAPAN!
- 2012.05.30
#60 Pop Culture Diplomacy pt.2 - Touring the globe with the Kawaii Ambassadors, visits to China, and encounters with Japanese idols
Kawaii-loving French girls screaming “I want to be Japanese!” at the Japan Expo in Paris in July 2008 was one of the events that lead to the creation of the “Kawaii Ambassadors.”
- J-Pop Culture Observations | Japan | Other Areas | パリ | Fashion | Music | Other genre | J-Pop Culture Observations
- 2012.05.23
#59 Pop Culture Diplomacy pt.1 – Revelations in Saudi Arabia and the “World Kawaii Revolution” in Paris
I’ve been involved in pop culture diplomacy since December 2007 and this article I would like to reflect on some of the various turning points I’ve encountered in my activities thus far. More often than not, it’s not until a certain amount of time has passed that I come to realize the true significance of past events and encounters.
- J-Pop Culture Observations | Japan | パリ | Anime | Cosplay | Other genre | J-Pop Culture Observations
- 2012.05.16
#58 Haruko Momoi in Boston
Haruko Momoi’s concerts are amazing. I’ve seen the singer/song writer and voice actor perform live in Mexico in February 2011, in Moscow in November and recently in Boston, and I have to say, her latest performance at Anime Boston was superb.
- J-Pop Culture Observations | Japan | Music | Other genre | J-Pop Culture Observations
- 2012.05.09
