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Haneda International Anime Music Festival Launches Cover Competition

July 19, 2016 Carrie Moon

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Are you a singer? Do you love anime? Haneda International Anime Music Festival is now accepting entries for the ‘Anisong Cover Project’ through HAF Records! Singers from across the world can now compete for the opportunity to release an anime song cover and have it distributed through various platforms! A select few will have the chance to […]

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‘Thrill’ – BAND-MAID – Track of the Day

July 8, 2016 David Savage

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I am constantly on the look out for new bands, and usually I am quite unsuccessful. However I took a dive into the related videos while on a Babymetal YouTube binge recently. It resulted in BAND-MAID and their track ‘Thrill’. This song hooked me, and while I have listened to other songs none of them have beaten […]

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Geek N’ Bake: Terrific Teriyaki

July 4, 2016 Declan Doody

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  I love teriyaki! I do! It’s one of those dishes that you can really do no wrong with! It’s forgiving even if you don’t have the time to marinade your meats/veggies! It’s quick, simple and can carry any flavour depending on your own tastes too! I typically serve chicken teriyaki on skewers as a quick […]

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Anime

Japanese Government Hire Anime Pirate Hunter

June 26, 2016 Céire Ní Dalaigh

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Is that title of a news story not enough? It is 100% correct the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has begun the motions to employ a specialist (an Anime Pirate Hunter if you will) who will track down illegal uploads of Japanese owned material such as films, dramas and anime. There is currently […]

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‘Otaku Coordinate’ Trends In Japan

June 23, 2016 ArcadeAdmin

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So you’ve probably heard of Lolita and even Ganguro style, but the newest fashion trend raising among teenage girls in Japan is, “ヲタクコーデ” or “Otaku Coordinate.” While asymmetric off the shoulder tops and straight leg jeans might be the latest fashion in our neck of the woods, “Otaku Coordinate” aims to imitate the “un-cool” and […]

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EwTube – Celebrity Japanese Commercials

June 22, 2016 Abel G.C.

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The use of foreign celebrities in Japanese commercials is a common thing. Lost in Translation helped me understand this happens because it’s quite lucrative. And generally those commercials never leave Japan so they’re happy enough to do them. At least that was the usual thing before Youtube came along. Here are some of my favourites, […]

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Culture

Idolize/Fetishize – Life In Japan

June 12, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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I’ve talked a lot about idols on this site, in this column, other columns, and most recently, in an interview with some idols themselves. If you were to scour those articles with a fine-toothed word-comb, you’d likely notice a pattern of near-psychotic positivity; I’m a big fan of idol music and idol culture, and generally […]

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Famitsu Poll Shows Japan’s 10 Most Memorable Games Per Console

June 5, 2016 David Savage

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Famitsu, the famed Japanese gaming magazine, is celebrating its 30th anniversary and as part of that they asked readers to vote on their most memorable game from each console. It’s an interesting read through the lists, to see where the classics come for the older consoles and to see what their readers enjoy the most […]

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Culture

Interview: Dela – Idol Music & Conquering The World

May 25, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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In the underground car park of Akihabara’s UTX building (which some of you may know from Love Live!), Tokyo’s summer’s-coming humidity is intense, to say the least. My best shirt is pasting itself to my back and I can feel my face flushing with every step through the dense, soggy corridors in search of Dela, […]

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5 Reasons Japan Is Actually Pretty Great – Life In Japan

May 22, 2016 Andy Kavanagh

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In my last Life in Japan column, I may have come across a little negative. While I absolutely stand by what I wrote, and can do so comfortably because Japanese people are too polite to argue with me, there is a reason I’m still here. Japan is a pretty great place all things considered, and […]

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