Category: Japan
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Watching Coachella While Thinking About the State of the World
It’s already been four months since we entered 2026, and the world seems to be moving in a more and more uneasy direction. From what I personally feel, gas prices have become the “new normal” at around $5 per gallon, and sometimes even creeping into the $6 range. There are constant headlines like “attacks on…
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Review: A Spiritual and Heartfelt Masterpiece
Fujii Kaze’s third album “Prema” was released on September 5th.I had been eagerly waiting for the music videos to drop on YouTube that day. And when I watched them—the message hit me straight in the heart. I bought the vinyl, though now I’m starting to think maybe I should’ve gotten the signed CD instead… But…
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Congratulations, Ms. Takaichi!
I wasn’t sure how this leadership election would turn out.Since ordinary citizens don’t get to vote directly, we often feel as if we have no control. For a moment I worried we might go back to another era of “selling off Japan,” like what happened under Koizumi—father and son. But not this time. Times have…
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How I Got Hooked on Sakanaction
Sakanaction is a band that debuted back in 2007, but the first time I saw them was on the Kōhaku Uta Gassen (that famous New Year’s music show in Japan). I remember thinking, “Whoa, what a cool and stylish band!” Their music is this awesome mix of techno and pop—catchy, but if you actually listen…
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Divine song List – Creepy Nuts – Two way nice guy
Scissors are useful but dangerous depending on how they are used. People could be nice and could be evil. They’re very similar. They sing about that stuff in rhymes and in a cool way. They became famous with bling bang bang born, and I got hooked on them so much. In “Two way nice guy” it goes, Everything you…