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  Topic: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related
gaijinmark

Replies: 1910
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PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:05 pm   Subject: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related
After two years of a "Virtual Nisei Week" which meant no parade, no taiko, no nothing, Nisei Week will be returning for real this year: https://niseiweek.org/festival/

w00t!
  Topic: Japan - News/General Discussion
gaijinmark

Replies: 3296
Views: 2129572

PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:07 am   Subject: Japan - News/General Discussion
"Fictosexuals"? Only in Japan

Three years into his “marriage” with a popular virtual character, a Japanese man has opened up about the benefits of having a virtual “wife.”

Tok ...
  Topic: Does anyone here watch SUMO?
gaijinmark

Replies: 403
Views: 1470904

PostForum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions   Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:15 pm   Subject: Does anyone here watch SUMO?
John Gunning has done a real good article about Hakuho in the Japan Times. I didn't realize how close Hakuho came to not making it in sumo at all.

From the article:

"Twenty years ago, Davaa ...
  Topic: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related
gaijinmark

Replies: 1910
Views: 1438831

PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:59 pm   Subject: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related
I'm guessing Nisei Week is going to be virtual again, like last year. But they are going to have a Queen and her Court. Here are the candidates: https://niseiweek.org/queen-court/
  Topic: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related
gaijinmark

Replies: 1910
Views: 1438831

PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:31 am   Subject: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related
The Japanese American National Museum is closed for the pandemic, but they do have a virtual site: http://www.janm.org/
  Topic: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related
gaijinmark

Replies: 1910
Views: 1438831

PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:23 am   Subject: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related
There will be a Nisei Week this year. Sort of: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/the-scene/nisei-week-will-celebrate-virtually-in-2020/2404591/?fbclid=IwAR0WHGkrWNgJDGi0AcHJLgpBiX4
  Topic: Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, CA
gaijinmark

Replies: 160
Views: 219309

PostForum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions   Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:21 pm   Subject: Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, CA
^ I wonder if they'll be a "virtual" Nisei Week this year. Sweat

August is still four months off, but stranger things have happened. Fingers crossed
  Topic: Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, CA
ashley juggs

Replies: 160
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PostForum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions   Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 6:19 pm   Subject: Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, CA
^ I wonder if they'll be a "virtual" Nisei Week this year. Sweat
  Topic: Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, CA
gaijinmark

Replies: 160
Views: 219309

PostForum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions   Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:44 pm   Subject: Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, CA
Because of the Coronavirus, this years festival has gone virtual: https://sfcherryblossom.org/?fbclid=IwAR1dCRUTy9YCCnqHhiSjVbhOSNU1CBXaSz6acJtsXCO1sP8VRJMo49ek7g0
  Topic: Japanese Culture
gaijinmark

Replies: 83
Views: 481731

PostForum: Learn Japanese   Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2018 6:27 pm   Subject: Japanese Culture
This site is a virtual treasure trove of Japanese mythology. You could spend days here: https://japanesemythology.wordpress.com/2565-2/
  Topic: Celebrity Obituaries
gaijinmark

Replies: 865
Views: 941992

PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:31 am   Subject: Celebrity Obituaries
Natalie Cole dies at 65

Natalie Cole, the American singer who overcame battles with substance abuse and the long shadow of her famous father to earn worldwide success of her own, has died. She was ...
  Topic: Japanese Celebrity Obituaries
gaijinmark

Replies: 116
Views: 1071495

PostForum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions   Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:11 am   Subject: Japanese Celebrity Obituaries
Setsuko Hara passes away at 95

Japanese screen legend Setsuko Hara, most famous for her role in Yasujiro Ozu's classic Tokyo Story, died of pneumonia on Sept. 5. She was 95.

The actress, born ...
  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching?
Eyeyore

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PostForum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas   Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 5:42 pm   Subject: What dramas are you currently watching?
Watched a few episodes of 'Date'.....i thought the screenplay looks more appropriate for a play or stage drama.

Trying to watch Yuube no Curry, Ashita no Pan again.....Other than Kaga Takeshi, it's ...
  Topic: Nihonmachi Street Fair (San Francisco)
gaijinmark

Replies: 6
Views: 47313

PostForum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions   Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:56 pm   Subject: Nihonmachi Street Fair (San Francisco)
2014 J-Pop Summit returns to San Francisco next weekend

The '2014 J-POP SUMMIT Festival', San Francisco's premiere celebration of Japanese pop culture, music, fashion, and film, commences next wee ...
  Topic: Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)
shin2

Replies: 5013
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PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 5:26 am   Subject: Movies! Movies! Movies! (Non-Japanese)
If you want to watch a good version of The 47 Ronin you need to check out Mizoguchi Kenji's 1941 version

That's certainly one of the more famous versions.

I'd also recommend Fukasaku Kinji's 197 ...
  Topic: Food, Food, and More Food Thread
Wynter

Replies: 25210
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PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 12:53 am   Subject: Food, Food, and More Food Thread
Kenyan Cusine anyone?
http://www.myvirtualpayments.com/Eastafricakitchen20.jpg

Wow, must be the rich side of Kenya. When I was there, this is not what we and the locals ate.
  Topic: Food, Food, and More Food Thread
Eve

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PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 12:10 pm   Subject: Food, Food, and More Food Thread
Kenyan Cusine anyone?
http://www.myvirtualpayments.com/Eastafricakitchen20.jpg

Looks delicious.

Ive enjoyed what African cuisine Ive tried.
  Topic: Food, Food, and More Food Thread
Raining JHan

Replies: 25210
Views: 5055319

PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 12:21 am   Subject: Food, Food, and More Food Thread
Kenyan Cusine anyone?
http://www.myvirtualpayments.com/Eastafricakitchen20.jpg
  Topic: Health Advice/Discussion
Tu_triky

Replies: 1074
Views: 432334

PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:56 am   Subject: Health Advice/Discussion


Thanks for the tip. Hopefully I'll have the chance to check it out. On my recent travels, I've had the opportunity to talk to fellow tourists about the food in Great Britain, and they've all sai ...
  Topic: Health Advice/Discussion
shin2

Replies: 1074
Views: 432334

PostForum: General Discussions   Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 1:14 am   Subject: Health Advice/Discussion


I recommend a visit to the Borough Market near London Bridge Station. It's London's outdoor wholesale food market that is open to tourists and Londoners alike on certain days.

I highly recomm ...
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