In Love with the Japanese Train System
Platform of JR Line Ana Vigueras I am in love with the Japanese train system. My favorite trains to ride are the…
The Fullmetal Alchemist Exhibition
The Fullmetal Alchemist exhibition is being held at Tokyo Dome City Gallery AaMo from September 16th, 2017 to October 29th. The Fullmetal…
Tokyo Tara Reba Musume Volume 8
Volume 8 of the graphic novel, Tokyo Tara Reba Musume has been published on April 13th, 2017. This is the first volume…
Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan is a dark, fantasy comic about one human’s challenge fighting giants who have so much stronger than humans. The…
Sasaki Nozomi Appears Lighting Ceremony of Christmas Display
Nozomi Sasaki participated in the lighting ceremony of the Christmas Illumination Display at Omotesando Hills on November 8th, 2017. Sasaki, who appeared…
Christmas Memories
Shibuya Bunkamura Bryerly Long I was born in Arlington, VA, in the midst of a snow storm in early January 1988. Of…
1st Stage of Star Wars Stamp Rally Starts
From November 10th to December 3rd, the 1st stage of the Star Wars stamp rally is being held at stations of Tokyu…
Starbucks at Ueno Park is Decorated with Cherry Blossoms
Starting on February 16, Starbucks at Ueno Park in Tokyo is decorated with a cherry blossom theme in collaboration with “plantica” –…
33rd National Urban Greenery Fair in Yokohama
The National Urban Greenery Fair is an event to promote awareness on the importance of nature and it has been held in…
Ume Blossom Festival at Yushima Tengu Shrine
Between February 8th and March 8th, the Ume Blossom Festival will be held in Yushima Tengu Shrine in Bunkyo-ku Tokyo. Ume is…
Burasagari
burasagaru Burasagari is a slang word commonly used by Japanese correspondents. It means a quick interview on MPs who are moving from…
Actress Emi Takei and Exile TAKAHIRO Just Got Married
A young popular actress, Emi Takei (23), and one of the lead vocalists of a boy band, Exile, TAKAHIRO (32) got married…
Berlinale Talents
By Bryerly Long Films are born from the imaginations of individuals, and through many solitary hours of work, but they only materialize…
Working as an Actress in Japan
By Bryerly Long After graduating in 2010 from Oxford University in Oriental Studies, I moved to Japan to work with Seinendan, the…
Why I Chose to Study Japanese
By Bryerly Long After Sarajevo, my sister and I lived for the better part of a year in the French countryside with…
Tomioka Highschool Dance Club Dances Along “This Is Me” to Promote The Greatest Showman
A high school dance club created a video dancing along “This is Me” which is a theme song for a movie, The…
On Returning to Oxford
By Bryerly Long Six years after graduating, at 28, I returned to visit Oxford with my father. We walked through the meadows…
From Chile to Japan: Crossing the Pacific Ocean to the Other Side of the World
Hello! My name is Marcela and I’m from Chile. At the moment, I’m a research student at Waseda University in the Business…