Windy City flavor, the Japanese Nobel and Arnold’s return to Japan
Live in Chicago or taking a trip to the Windy City? Chicago's Daily Herald recently asked officials from Japanese American organizations to name the best Japanese-themed places to visit. Check it out here.
A Montreal-based...
The six thousand dollar watermelon, Eastwood and Takei
It's Aloha Friday and what better way to prepare for the weekend than by reading about Star Trek alumni, Clint Eastwood and high-end watermelons?
Star Trek alum George Takei speaks to NASA's Goddard Space Flight...
Gene Simmons: Manga Superstar
" I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day."
Who hasn't sung, or at least heard, those famous Kiss lyrics before? Very few people, I imagine.
Gene Simmons, bass player for that band...
Australian activists hunt down Japanese whalers
If you haven't heard about it already, Japanese fishermen have defied - or at least circumvented - international law and resumed whaling.
Mark Schliebs, from Australia's Herald Sun, writes that some Australian activists are ready...
Microscopic ramen!
Here in Hawaii, food is a pretty big deal and ramen is one of the many popular dishes. In Japan, ramen is also a pretty big deal - except in this particular case.
Scientists from...
There’s nothing like a tall glass of Placenta juice in the morning
The idea might sound shocking if you have never tried it, but according to this blog in Wired, the Japanese love drinking Placenta.
Yes, I am talking about a health drink made from "that" placenta.
Although...
Be eco-friendly: wear a bra
The title says it all, even if it doesn't seem to make sense.
Fear not, Triump Japan International is here. On Wednesday, Triumph unveiled its solar powered bra in Tokyo, featuring a solar panel worn...
Tuesday bullets
Japanese and Japanese American music acts fill out the bill of Los Angeles' upcoming Pacific Music Live festival.
An interesting look at how life will drastically change following the presidential election in the sleepy town...
Mariah Carey’s blooper in Japan
Ahh, throwing out the first pitch. It's a long-time tradition in baseball that dates back to President William Howard Taft in 1910. The ceremonial act has expanded beyond Presidents to celebrities and various persons...
Tuesday bullets
Nancy Pelosi, who is next in line to the Presidency after Vice-President Dick Cheney, becomes the highest ranking U.S. figure to visit the atom bomb site at Hiroshima.
A Fresno Japanese American carries on his...
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