London theatre fans – there’s a new play coming to town. Sushi Girls is a comedy about two Japanese girls who come to London to study English. Back-breaking stuff for their host family which has to bow to their every needs. The play will be running at Theatro Technis London in Camden 25-27 July. Ahead of … Continue reading
Earlier this week, I reviewed Michael Booth’s latest book, ‘The Meaning of Rice: and Other Tales from the Belly of Japan’. If eating your way around Japan sounds like your idea of heaven, and if you’re genuinely interested in learning more the Japanese food industry and its history, I highly recommend it. To give you … Continue reading
October may feel like ages ago already – but I was fortunate enough to catch a few minutes with American actor and voice actor Johnny Yong Bosch at the last MCM London Comic Con! Johnny’s first major acting role was as Adam Park, the second black Power Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and the … Continue reading
You may recall that earlier this year I reviewed “Boys for Sale”, a very insightful documentary about Shinjuku’s urisen bars, where mostly straight Japanese boys have sex with men. I caught a screening at the Raindance Film Festival and it was both eye-opening and at times harrowing, and shines a light on one element of … Continue reading
A lot of people will remember watching Yu-Gi-Oh! on TV ten or so years ago but, for those of us who haven’t entirely grown up, there’s still a lot of hype around the series. It’s certainly considered a ‘nostalgic children’s anime’ in the same way that Pokemon and Sailor Moon are. MCM Comic Con has a … Continue reading
Hopefully you had a chance to check out Radiant Star Agency’s Beauty of Japan and Soul of Creation art exhibition earlier this month. This new art exhibition brought some very interesting Japanese artists’ work over to the UK. While most of the works were very much out of my price range, there were some serious … Continue reading
London may be well known for its craft beer but what about craft sake? Tucked away in a microbrewery in Peckham in south east London is Kanpai London Craft Sake, London’s first sake brewery. Fuelled by their shared love of sake, Japanese rice wine, Tom and Lucy have been hard at work to make craft … Continue reading
From 15 – 31 August, Sway Gallery will be hosting Daydreaming – a Japanese motion, a photography exhibition from French photographer Morgan de Laporte. I caught up with Morgan ahead of the exhibition’s opening to talk about the exhibition, photography and more. First things first, please introduce yourself. I’m a French photographer, I’ve been living … Continue reading
Last month I went to Hyper Japan, where I was lucky enough to interview one of their star guests Danny Choo one-on-one! You can listen to the interview on my Youtube channel, which I’m starting to add to more frequently so feel free to subscribe! Danny was born in the UK to Chinese Malaysian parents … Continue reading
Last month I blogged that the Avex Recital Series is coming to Wigmore Hall this summer, which is a great chance for you to see some young Japanese musical talent on stage in London. I caught up with Japanese violinist Fumiaki Miura who will be performing on TODAY (Saturday 17 June at 1pm). You can … Continue reading
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