Younger Japanese women are seeking to emulate the fashion, makeup and hairstyles of K-pop stars, she adds. The fast fashion comeback Tokyo neighbourhoods such as Shibuya and Harajuku became known in the 1990s for fashionable hangouts like Takeshita Street and Cat Street as well as for birthing...
When we finally got to our hotel room in Shibuya that night, it had a view of Tokyo Tower, but it was really, really tiny—like one king-size bed for four of us. [Laughs.] So my first question was: ‘Am I sleeping on the floor?’ We eventually figured it out, turning a bench ...
Here is a simplified recount of what happened in my class when I asked the students what surprised them when they first came to Japan regarding the habits of Japanese people who ride trains. The habits of Japanese people on the train Japanese who sleep on trains When I posed my question, ...
Whatever happened to personal responsibility?’ ‘APM’ agreed. ‘Most Australians know full well what they are eating and choose to be gluttons. More information from the nanny state won't make any difference. We are not slaves to advertising for what we stuff in our gobs. It's pathetic...
If participants reported ‘Not in the past 6 months, but this has happened’ to any question within a domain, then ‘Not Recently’ was coded thus. If all values for a domain reported ‘Never’ then the value was set to ‘Never’. If any of the questions had a missing outcome and ...
I also got to share the view with a married couple and their fifteen-year-old son who happened to walk by my setup, and all three of them -- none of them ever having previously looked at the Moon in a pair of binoculars -- were completely overwhelmed and amazed at how beautiful i...
fourth entry of the Science Adventure series and sequel to Chaos;Head Noah. The game originally released in 2014 in Japan. It was released in the west in 2017. The story follows a high school journalism student trying to solve a murder mystery case similar to one that happened in the past...
inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, things were going from bad to worse. The plant had lost power and it was losing the ability to cool its reactors. At that time, it was not clear what was happening—but it was later confirmed that nuclear meltdowns happened in three reacto...
The claps for the accomplishment evoked me someone special whom I was not patient to tell what has happened just now. I am calling my mother. “hello, mother it is me. I have failed in the exam.” “Really?” she chimed in. I could feel nuance of her, however, I just wanted to...
Wait so what happened to Tsukiji Fish Market?:That’s a great question. As of October 11, 2018, Tsukiji’s inner market shut down and everything shifted over to the brand new massive grounds of Toyosu Market. The good news is that Tsukiji’s outer market is still fully intact so I thi...