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” I think all the boys wanted to be Herlock.”
Mainichi : Could you please conclude with a general statement about manga and anime?
Simona Stanzani : I think that manga and anime are a very important part of Japanese culture, and that, at their highest level, they have a pivotal role in modern communication art.
It is [...]
Archeologist Nico Robin
Emperor Akihito, marking the 20th anniversary of his coronation Thursday, says he is concerned young people are forgetting their history.
“What worries me most is that the history of the past will gradually be forgotten. The reign of my father began at a very difficult time. There are many lessons that we can learn [...]
A good gaijin obeys the law, the police caution – ”It is best for orderly society.”
A Good Gaijin Obeys, NYT, April 17, 1988,
Local revitalization
Sanriku Railway Co. has hosted a symposium on local revitalization using anime character figurines modeled on female employees from railway companies across Japan.
Tetsudo Musume/鉄道むすめ
The “Tetsudo Musume” (Railway Girls) series, produced by toy manufacturer Tomytec, features female figurines wearing uniforms of local railways around the country.
Railway hopes uniform-clad anime figurines will revitalize local areas, Mainichi, [...]
Finishing Move “Docking” ~Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo E02
Dogu Statues
The dogu are humanoid forms shaped in clay, large and small, richly decorated or homely and unadorned. Some 18,000 of them have been unearthed to date, in Jomon-period settlements stretching from Kyushu, north through Tohoku to Hokkaido. The oldest are nearly 10,000 years old, the youngest a mere 2,300. [...]
Komazawa University’s “Sengolu Media News”
「歴女」・”Rekijo”
News programme “Rekijo: the Young women who like history in Japan” is produced by students of Faculty of Global Media Studies at KOMAZAWA University in Tokyo, Japan.
See Also : Rekijo and the Ideal Males, Ikemen Rice ~ A New Taste for History, A Time For Different Leaders
Exultation ~Bakemonogatari E09
Tokyo International Manga Library
In a move to promote serious study of Japanese manga, a university in Tokyo plans to open a library with two million comic books, animation drawings, video games and other cartoon industry artifacts.
Tentatively named the Tokyo International Manga Library, it would open by early 2015 on the campus [...]
Shiho Fujita (志穂 藤田) / Sifow
Young entrepreneur Shiho Fujita (Jpop singer), known for her trademark “Shibuya gal” look, has caught media attention by starting up a rice farmAgriculture Gal. And her latest visit to her paddies in the village of Ogata, Akita Prefecture, to check out the crop has her back in the spotlight.
Nogyaru
Fujita’s rice [...]
Rie Gomita (29, Osaka)
@ the 5th International London Tattoo Convention (25-27th september 2009)
Irezumi
Until the Edo period (1600–1868 AD) the role of tattoos in Japanese society fluctuated. Tattooed marks were still used as punishment, but minor fads for decorative tattoos—some featuring designs that would be completed only when lovers’ hands were joined—also came and went. It [...]
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