Category: Japan

Japan: When it Comes to Snow, It’s the Northern Regions That Are in the Spotlight!

by Talal Bukhamseen | Feb 13, 2019 | Japan | 0 |

TALAL BUKHAMSEEN WRITES — Every February, locals and tourists gather in Sapporo, Japan for a...

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Tokyo Godfathers’ is The Animated Movie You Need to See

by Jenica Rose Garcia | Jan 23, 2019 | East Asia, Japan, Media | 0 |

JENICA GARCIA ROSE WRITES– Everyone has a favorite animated movie. This past holiday season,...

JAPAN: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Visit to China – A Foreshadowing of the Future

by Kaisara Walton | Nov 29, 2018 | China, East Asia, Japan, United States, US-China Relations | 0 |

KAISARA WALTON WRITES — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to China some six weeks...

Japan’s Robots Discover the Texture on Asteroid’s surface

by Rahaf Gabbani | Oct 15, 2018 | Japan, Science and Tech | 0 |

RAHAF GABBANI WRITES– On September 21, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) broke...

SUMMER OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN JAPAN SHOWS GLIMPSE OF WHAT’S TO COME IN CLIMATE CHANGE

by Olivia Amezcua | Sep 25, 2018 | Japan | 0 |

OLIVIA AMEZCUA WRITES – Summer 2018 was anything but relaxing for the 127 million people...

Asians Around the World are Showing Up for Bi-Visibility Month

by Tabitha Theard | Sep 19, 2018 | China, East Asia, gay rights, Hong Kong, INDIA, Japan | 0 |

TABITHA THEARD WRITES – Bi-Visibility Day began in 1996, when American LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay,...

SINGAPORE SUMMIT: COOPERATION TRUMPS GO-IT-ALONE FOR EAST ASIAN STABILITY

by Asia Media Staff | Jun 12, 2018 | China, Japan, North Korea, russia, South Korea | 0 |

(AMI NOTES: Moon Chung-in is a distinguished professor at Yonsei University and the special...

JAPAN: WITH RINA AND HER ARMY, ALMOST NOTHING IS LOST IN TRANSLATION

by Tabitha Theard | May 18, 2018 | Japan, K-POP | 0 |

TABITHA THEARD WRITES — Instagram and twitter have helped artists connect to fans around the...

KOREAN CRISIS: IS THE KILLER PROBLEM AMERICA’S OWN DOMESTIC DIVISION AND INTELLIGENCE FAILURE??

by Asia Media Staff | Mar 16, 2018 | China, East Asia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea | 0 |

TOM PLATE WRITES — America is now more confused than ever about North Korea. And it’s not...

JAPAN: Robots Set to Take Over the World

by Nadia Aljojo | Mar 12, 2018 | East Asia, Japan | 1 |

NADIA ALJOJO WRITES – According to the Pew Research Center, more than 70% of Americans worry...

JAPAN: YUZURU HANYU, ICING HIS PLACE IN THE PANTHEON OF SKATING LEGENDS

by Dylan Ramos | Mar 9, 2018 | East Asia, Japan | 0 |

DYLAN RAMOS WRITES – Looks like all those prayers and shrine visits fans made for Yuzuru...

JAPAN: A Timeline of Logan Paul’s Suicide Forest Controversy

by Hiromi Ochi | Feb 12, 2018 | East Asia, Japan, Uncategorized | 0 |

HIROMI OCHI WRITES – YouTube vlogger Logan Paul, who caused outrage in Japan for his...

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