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腹筋女子 "Fukkin-Joshi," or Six-Pack-Women

"Fukkin-Joshi," or Six-Pack-Women is a term that's becoming popular in Japan. We meet trainer and model AYA, who's inspiring women to sculpt their bodies and toughen their minds. https://www.facebook.com/nhkworld/videos/2155106364536108/

阿波おどり Awa Odori

If you have a change to be there ... You really should go there. I have never been there but I always wanted to go there ... one my bucket list items. The Awa Dance Festival (阿波踊り Awa Odori) is held from 12 to 15 August as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku in Japan. Awa Odori is the largest dance festival in Japan, attracting over 1.3 million tourists every year. https:/...

Japan Fair 2018 in 10 Days

Japan Fair will be held on July 7 and 8 at Bellevue Meydenbauer Center. Please come see us. http://www.japanfairus.org

What is this building?

Does anyone know what this building is? This building appears on many Japanese movies including anime movies.

The World's Cleanest Airport

Did you know Tokyo Haneda Airport was ranked the cleanest airport in the world? Here are the top 10 cleanest airports. The World's Cleanest Airports 1 Tokyo Haneda 2 Centrair Nagoya 3 Incheon 4 Taiwan Taoyuan 5 Singapore Changi 6 Tokyo Narita 7 Hong Kong 8 Zurich 9 Doha Hamad 10 Helsinki http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards/worlds_cleanest_airports.html Nothing in America.

Battle Angel 銃夢

Another Japanese anime title turned into a real FX movie by Hollywood. I hope this one does better than the Ghost in the Shell. Hollywood manage to butcher the storyline.

和菓子 Wagashi ... Japanese Sweets

My friend gave me this 水羊羹 Mizu-Yokado, a type of Japanese sweets when I was in Japan. This is so good. Many people in the west do not associate red bean (any type of beans) to anything sweet. In japan, many of beans are used to create sweets.

Sinjyuku ALTA ... 新宿アルタ

When you want to meet someone in Shijyuku, people usually pick ALTA as a place to meet. It is located right access the street from JR Shinjyuku Station and is one of the first building in Japan with big screen. http://www.altastyle.com/shinjuku/ Studio ALTA was a home to the long running popular TV Variety Show called 笑っていいとも ... Waratte-Iitomo. The show run for 30 years。The show ened in March 31,...

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