Posts by Stephanie Nakajima
Women of the Yakuza Young Japanese Men and Women Reject Marriage, and Ultimately Each Other Hafu – The Film Book Review: Introduction to Zen Occupy Tokyo: Another Good Excuse to…
Daily Prophet Flash: DanRad gets Press Pass for Tokyo Vice; The Last Yakuza to be published in 2014
Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in TOKYO VICE. Veteran music video and commercial director Anthony Mandler will direct, based on a script by acclaimed playwright JT Rogers. Le Grisbi…
Sometimes death is a matter of inches; a meditation on tsunami, guns & loss
I feel funny writing about personal things, but the anniversary of the tsunami in Japan had me thinking a lot about loss, and the unexpected events that change our lives…
Reconstructing 3/11: Sometimes The Yakuza Live Up To Their Ideals
There was a brief time after the earthquake when Japan welcomed the yakuza and they welcomed the victims with whatever aid they could provide. As time passes most of them…
“Saving 10,000:Winning A War On Suicide” Screened at the National Diet, Publicly Released
“A complete sense of desperation about the apparent hopelessness of the suicide situation pushed me to buy a movie camera and ask a 22 year old former student of mine…
Goodbye Friendly “Mild Seven” Cigarettes; Hello “Mevius”!
Mild Seven cigarettes are no more to be found in the smoker's paradise. Japan Tobacco Inc. changed the name of its flagship cigarette brand from "Mild Seven" to "Mevius" in…
Competition In Japanese Digital Comics Gets Bloody; Mamoru Oshii haemophobic?
Blood-Stained Mai Love by Mamoru Oshii is a black comedy about a high school student with a fetish for donating blood and his strange friendship with Mai, a wandering Transylvanian…
“Hashbrowns” are the 2012 Food of the Year says Japanese Diners Association
Hashbrowns refers to a dish of cooked potatoes, typically with onions added, that have been chopped into small pieces and fried until a golden brown. They are often served in…
AIDA MAKOTO: Monument To Nothing (Art Exhibition Reviews)
One minute you feel as if you have accidentally walked into an apartment of a man with perverted interests, the next minute you feel as though you are visiting a…
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The Best Articles About Japan 2012 (on our blog) :D
Hello Kitty, yakuza working in the nuclear industry, coffee and cigarettes, 2012 was a year chock full of news. Here are some of our favorite stories we ran in 2012.