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ARTS and CULTURE / Japan / LOUNGE

Booker Prize Finalist Ruth Ozeki on Buddhism, Disasters, and Why She Abandoned Filmmaking

October 15, 2013October 15, 2013 - by - Leave a Comment

Asian Global Impact is proud to present this one-on-one interview with Man Booker Prize nominee Ruth Ozeki, a Japanese-American/Canadian author whose recent novel ‘A Tale for the Time Being’ made …

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INTELLECT / Japan

Tokyo euphoric over Olympics

September 12, 2013 - by - Leave a Comment

Japan celebrates the Olympic vote result as thousands of Tokyo citizens break out in joy over the 2020 Games coming to their city. Finbarr Toesland reports Tokyo was selected on …

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INNOVATION / INTELLECT / Japan

Japan to launch internet ‘fasting camps’ for kids

September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 - by - Leave a Comment

With many Japanese children addicted to the internet, the ministry of education attempts to curb this addiction by introducing internet ‘fasting camps’. Finbarr Toesland reports. The Japanese ministry of education …

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INNOVATION / INTELLECT / Japan

Japan creates a sperm bank for endangered animals

September 5, 2013September 4, 2013 - by - Leave a Comment

Japanese scientists create a sperm bank for endangered animals that one day could be used ‘to colonise other planets’. Finbarr Toesland reports. Scientists at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine …

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GASTRO / Japan / LOUNGE

Why the Wasabi That You Eat May Not Be Real

August 22, 2013August 24, 2013 - by - Leave a Comment

Wasabi – no, not the chain of UK sushi restaurants. We mean wasabi, the green Japanese paste that you eat with sushi, alongside ginger and soy sauce. Some people love it; …

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IMPACT / INTELLECT / Japan / Korea, South / PERSPECTIVES

Oliver Stone Visits Asia; Slams US and Japan Government

August 12, 2013August 12, 2013 - by - 1 Comment

Award-winning American filmmaker gives speech at Hiroshima University on anniversary of atomic bomb; has harsh words against Japanese nationalism, American imperialism. Director/producer Oliver Stone is no stranger to controversy. His …

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Beauty Treatments
FASHION / Japan / LIFESTYLE / LOUNGE

Japan’s Quirkiest Beauty Treatments

August 9, 2013May 17, 2020 - by AGI - Leave a Comment

Beauty is big business in Japan. In these times of economic stagnation, people need any edge they can get to stand out from the leagues of other highly educated and …

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IMPACT / INTELLECT / Japan / PERSPECTIVES

Pop Culture and Politics Collide in Japan

August 4, 2013August 4, 2013 - by - 1 Comment

Why does the war issue refuse to go away in Japanese politics? An opinion piece by AGI columnist Tim Holm Earlier this week, two controversial stories have grabbed headlines in Japan and …

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ARTS and CULTURE / Japan / LOUNGE

Special Ainu Photo Exhibition Now in London

August 2, 2013August 2, 2013 - by - 1 Comment

Makiko Ui is a Tokyo-based photographer who was been working with the indigenous Ainu people of Hokkaido, Japan for over twenty years. Her photographs of their way of life have …

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ARTS and CULTURE / Japan / LOUNGE

HYPER JAPAN Energizes the UK

July 28, 2013July 28, 2013 - by - Leave a Comment

The largest Japanese culture event in the United Kingdom, Hyper Japan is now in its fourth year, and growing more popular with each outing. When this writer arrived at the …

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