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Asian Libraries - Japan

Chiba University Chiba Japan The University Library consists of the Central Library on Nishichiba...

Japan Christina Gosnell

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Choosing a Quality Language Program

Opportunities for overseas and exchange programs abound, but to find quality instruction, you'll ...

Japan / Vietnam / Myanmar Dawn Stanton

How to Prepare Tempura

The technique of frying foods in oil was first introduced to Japan by Portuguese traders over 400...

Japan Celeste Heiter

'Til Great Birnam Wood to Tokyo Comes: A Review of Dwayne Lawler's Tokyo Production of Macbeth

The theater goes dark. A hush comes over the audience as the sound of a bitter wind howls across ...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Chilled Buckwheat Soba with Wasabi Ponzu and Julienne Vegetables

Recipe: Chilled Buckwheat Soba with Wasabi Ponzu and Julienne Vegetables

This vegetarian, cold soba noodle dish is extremely easy, very healthy, and very satisfying. And ...

Japan / China Celeste Heiter

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Japan's textile-makers combine tradition with technology

Japanese artisan weavers from the region of Japan's ancient capital Kyoto combine centuries-old t...

Japan AFP

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Vending Machine, What Should I Drink?

Japan's vending machines sell cool bananas, read minds...Using the very latest technology, vendin...

Japan AFP/Miwa Suzuki

Japanese Story

Film Review: Japanese Story

Set against the brilliant backdrop of Australia's Pilbara Desert, this cross-cultural drama unfol...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Love and Honor

Film Review: Love and Honor

Based upon the novel by Shûhei Fujisawa, Love and Honor is the third in a trilogy of samurai fil...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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The Shadow of Perfection: Kawabata (Part II)

In The Quiet American , the Englishman Fowler says that his "deepest sexual experience" had been ...

Japan Kenneth Champeon

Woman in the Dunes

Film Review: Woman in the Dunes

The vast sand dunes of Tottori Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan just west of Osaka, provide the se...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Marriage Hunting in Japan

It's sweeping Japan: "konkatsu" or "marriage-hunting". A word play on "job hunting", it suggests ...

Japan AFP/Harumi Ozawa

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The Japanese Tea Ceremony

I got to experience the Japanese tea ceremony on cross-cultural day when my home class held a tea...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

'Last Life in the Universe' Thai Recipes and Photos

The 'Last Life in the Universe' Thai menu features a tempting array of seafood dishes, enhanced w...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Mori Art Museum

The author visits the Mori Art Museum, where the works of Canadian artist Gregory Colbert are pre...

Japan Stefan Chiarantano

Yakitori - Grilled Chicken Skewers

These grilled skewered treats are a favorite at tiny neighborhood yakitori stands and at outdoor ...

Japan Celeste Heiter

Film Review: My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari ni Totoro)

Just what is a Totoro ? If you have to ask, then chances are you wouldn't be able to see one anyw...

Japan Celeste Heiter

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Chie Tanaka, of Cape No. 7 fame

Cape No. 7 has become Taiwan's highest-grossing Chinese-language film ever. It tells of the roman...

Japan / Taiwan AFP/Amber Wang

Bongggggg. The bell sounds. The meditation begins. 1.......... 2............3................. I ...

Japan Frank Lev

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Sugamo district, Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo's seniors get their own hip district...

Japan AFP/Patrice Novotny

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