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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#54 Buono! Live in Paris – Report #3 Interview with Airi Suzuki
Buono! fans from in and around France flocked to Paris to see the three girl unit perform live in what was a spectacular concert.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#53 Buono! Live in Paris – Report #2
Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki of "Berryz Kobo," and Airi Suzuki of "℃-ute" – the three members who form the unit, "Buono!" – perform live in Paris.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#52 Buono! Live in Paris – Report #1
Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki of "Berryz Kobo," and Airi Suzuki of "℃-ute" – the three members who form the unit, "Buono!" – perform live in Paris.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#51 “Japan has a special place in my heart” – Hong Kong's JPOP loving lolita fashionistas
Every year I travel around to various countries and cities throughout the world promoting Japanese pop culture. I hold fond memories of each of the places I visit, but it’s the events that take a particularly lengthy amount of planning and the people who are involved in the planning with me that leave really lasting impressions.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#50 Putting on a Fashion Show with the Super Cute Girls of Northern China
Every year I travel around to various countries and cities throughout the world promoting Japanese pop culture. I hold fond memories of each of the places I visit, but it’s the events that take a particularly lengthy amount of planning and the people who are involved in the planning with me that leave really lasting impressions.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#49 Sayumi Michishige & Cinnamoroll #2 - Creating a Character from Scratch
“I’m a huge Cinnamoroll fan!”These were the few words from Sayumi Michishige following a live performance that set the ball rolling on a joint project between herself and the popular character series, Cinnamoroll.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#48 Sayumi Michishige & Cinnamoroll #1 - Global Prospects of the Japanese Idol
If only we acknowledged the truly good things we make and collaborated with each other more on internationally focused projects. That's how I began to feel once I started traveling the world to promote Japan through anime, fashion and various aspects of Japanese pop culture.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#47 Interview with Ai Takahashi on her performance at the Imperial Garden Theater
There was a very positive response from people all over the world for my previous article on Ai Takahashi following her departure from Morning Musume. However, it wasn’t until July 2010 when she performed live in Paris with fellow Morning Musume members that people outside of Japan really started to become aware of the artist, Ai Takahashi.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#46 Haruko Momoi LIVE in Moscow
"J FEST" held in Moscow each year, is an event loved by the local people and all those involved in its production. One of the highlights of last year's event was the live performance by Haruko Momoi.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#45 The power of song! Teresa Teng’s “Give yourself to the flow of time”
Over the past two years, from January 2010 to December 2011, I've made 12 trips to China and there's always been one particular song that has been right there by my side the whole time: the late Teresa Teng's "Give yourself to the flow of time."
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#44 Impressions of China with a Miss Japan Finalist
Since engaging in cultural diplomacy activities with China in January 2010, I have visited the country a total of 12 times (up until December 2012). That’s about one trip every two months.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#43 From Russia to Japan with Love: Moscow's J FEST!
This year marked the third staging of the Japanese pop culture event, "J FEST," and this week I would like to express the importance of this, and such other, events which are so crucial in fostering cultural and diplomatic relations with people overseas.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#42 The Kawaii Maids of Moscow
In November last year I made my third consecutive visit to Moscow in three years. The thing that surprised me most this visit was the establishment of a maid café that had recently opened in Moscow not but 2 months prior. It made me wonder just how far Japan’s maid café culture will disperse throughout the world.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#41 Japanese Idols and Moscow’s “Morning Musume” Cheer Squad
One of the things that Japanese pop-culture fans overseas long for most is to see Japanese idols perform live, but unlike anime songs and genres such as visual-k which have found strong support all over the world, Japanese idols and their live performances are still yet to find a place on the international scene.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#40 Russian Girls Love Harajuku Fashion! "J FEST" Fashion Show Audition Photos Revealed
“J FEST” is Moscow’s biggest Japanese modern culture event and the part of the event that everyone hangs out for every year is the fashion show that showcases various brands straight out of Harajuku.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#39 The Moscow University Student who takes her own Bento to School! “I can’t make it as good as Japanese people do, though…”
As I’ve mentioned in a previous article, every year, the Japanese consulate in Moscow holds a Japanese modern culture event called “J FEST” and I made my way there in November to take part.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#38 Italy – A Cosplay Super Power! Cosplayers Flock to Italy’s World Cosplay Summit Qualifying Round
When it comes to cosplay, Italy is right up there with fellow cosplay super powers, China and Brazil, and when I visited Rome’s “ROMICS” in September 2010, Italy’s cosplayers were out in force.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#37 Let us join in too! Middle-age men and Rome's ROMICS 2011
This year, for the first time since 2009, I took part in Rome’s premier Japanese pop-culture event, ROMICS, which was held over four days: from September 29 to October 2, 2011.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#36 Interview with Ai Takahashi Pt.3 – Japanese Idols and the Overseas Market
This is the third and final part in the three-week, successive series on my interview with Ai Takahashi after her graduation from Morning Musume – the idol group that has been leading the idol scene in Japan for more than 10 years.
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[J-Pop Culture Observations]#35 Interview with Ai Takahashi Pt.2 – On Performing Live
When talking about Ai Takahashi it’s hard not to refer to the showmanship and sheer talent that she displays during live performances. That same showmanship is what captivated me when I saw her perform in Paris in 2010.
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