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Zhao Hitches a Ride to Three Gorges in 'Getting Home'

On the Edge of Our Seats at Cinequest 18

Mystery and suspense take on many forms in the seven Asian entries in San Jose's 18th annual Cine...

Japan / China / Nepal Celeste Heiter

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Japan's Lolita girls

Named after the title of Vladimir Nabokov's novel, Japan's Lolita girls make one of the latest tr...

Japan AFP/Harumi Ozawa

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Ganbatte - Means "Go For It!" or ... How to become an English Teacher in Japan

So you want to teach English in Japan? Well...take it from one who's done just that - pack your b...

Japan Celeste Heiter, <i>Eigo no Sensei</i>

Hachiko: A Dog's Story

Film Review: Hachiko: A Dog's Story

Based on the true story of a loyal dog who stole the hearts of an entire nation, Hachiko: A Dog's...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Salmon Skin Temaki, Salmon Makizushi, and Salmon Nigiri

A Roll-Your-Own Sushi Party

Although making sushi in your home kitchen is easy, it can be quite labor-intensive for party far...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Nato.

I've been a vegetarian for about 20 years. I think that this choice has forced me to be more adve...

Japan Frank Lev

Are You a Sushi Virgin?

It's the 21st century. Every third car on the road is a Honda, a Nissan, a Toyota, or a Mitsubish...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Stocking a Japanese Pantry

When making Japanese cuisine at home, simple doesn't always mean quick and easy. With all the was...

Japan Celeste Heiter

When a person first arrives in Japan there are many things of course that seem strange and differ...

Japan Frank Lev

Film Review: The Last Samurai

A perfect blossom is a rare thing...You could spend your life looking for one, And it would not b...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Book Review: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima

Set against the backdrop of Post World War II Japan, on the shores of the Yokohama Harbor, Yukio ...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Film Review: Memoirs of a Geisha

Based upon the critically acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden, this much-anticipated film tells the ...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Temple or Shrine?...Which is it?

Shrines and Temples. Temples and Shrines. There are countless thousands of them, both large and s...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Living A Charmed Life: An Interview with Kyoto English Teacher Frank Lev

As the sun rises over Japan each morning and casts its rays upon the enchanted city of Kyoto, Fra...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Film Review: Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Follow Akira Kurosawa on a journey through his dreams, from early childhood, to visions of the ap...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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The Floating World

An essay on the geisha, drawing on two books on the subject - Liza Dalby's Geisha and Lesley Down...

Japan Kenneth Champeon

Torokko Train at Sagano Arashiyama area

River Gorge and good food at Sagano Arashiyama in Kyoto

Spend a whole day, unhurried, experience the country charm of Sagano Arashiyama. Take in the sig...

Japan victor wong

Every year on November 15, Japan celebrates Shichi-Go-San--Children's Day. Dressed in their very finest garments, girls and boys aged three, boys aged five, and girls aged seven, go with their families to nearby shrines, where they line up, sometimes for hours, to await their turn to be blessed by the presiding priest. After the blessing, the child is presented with a gift of long sticks of candy called chitose-ame, "thousand year sweets," wrapped in ornate bags decorated with cranes and turtles, both symbols of longevity.

A story told with photos.

Japan Robert George

Sweets with Matcha at Asakusa

Winter Hospitality in Japan Part 1: In Search of Old Edo

Spend the morning visiting museums or temples and shrines, enjoy a tofu set lunch and sweet after...

Japan victor wong

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The Year of the Snake

I was walking in the woods near my house when I saw an attractive woman walking her dog. Eager to...

Japan Frank Lev

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