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YOSHIKI’s First Classical World Tour in 9 Years: What the Music He Has Created While Continually Facing Grief Shows Us
YOSHIKI is a composer, pianist, rock drummer, and the leader of Japanese rock bands X JAPAN and THE LAST ROCKSTARS. Consequence calls YOSHIKI “one of the most influential musicians and composers in Japanese history,” and Billboard says he is “a musical innovator.”
In this interview, we asked him how he continues to take on challenges at a time when hope is hard to see.
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I LIVE IN JAPAN / Lisowska Magdalena / English Teacher
October 2023 (VOL.192) Lisowska Magdalena Were you hesitant to relocate to Japan? No, I dreamed of coming to Japan since I was a teenager. After moving to Japan did you have any funny or interesting experiences? When I moved to Japan, I got lost so many times. I didn’t have a map either or a sim card. I just asked for directions at convenience stores. Can you talk about your activities in Japan? I enjoy teaching children as well as traveling around and discovering delicious foods with my family and friends. Japanese kids are so cute, and it is wonderful…
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A fin-credible time performing at the Autumn Festival at the Aquarium of the Pacific!
This past weekend was the Autumn Festival at the Aquarium of the Pacific. The Autumn Festival is a celebration of Asian culture, highlighting the traditions and cultures of Japan, China, Korea, and the Philippines. The festival featured traditional craft demonstrations, music, dance, cultural arts exhibits, and storytelling.
JAPANESE SAMURAI / Fujiwara no Michinaga
Fujiwara no Michinaga is an important figure that always appears in Japanese history textbooks. While he was a powerful man who held political power, he was also known as a man of culture who loved poetry and waka poems and passed on his valuable literary works to the modern age.Fujiwara no Michinaga is an important figure that always appears in Japanese history textbooks. While he was a powerful man who held political power, he was also known as a man of culture who loved poetry and waka poems and passed on his valuable literary works to the modern age.Fujiwara no Michinaga is an important figure that always appears in Japanese history textbooks. While he was a powerful man who held political power, he was also known as a man of culture who loved poetry and waka poems and passed on his valuable literary works to the modern age.
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＜SUMMER IS HERE! ＞ CHEERS！Beer Time🍺🍻
Discover Japanese Beer Eventhough Japan is famous for sake, Japan is a beer drinking country. Dinner always start with beer! With carefully selected ingredients, Japanese beer has been made to a rich, bitter, first-rate taste, with an irresistible aroma, and refreshing after-taste that will blow away your stresses with just one sip! The Best Way to Pour Beer Japanese beer has more foam? We usually think less foam means less bitter and we are getting more of what we paid for. But in Japan, people prefer to have more than an inch of foam. The beer foam affects the taste…
【Sapporo U.S.A.】 STONE BUENAVEZA
LIVE BUENA! ◆SAPPORO BEER USA ACQUIRES STONE BREWING CO. Last fall, Sapporo U.S.A., maker of the number one selling Asian beer brand in the United States, acquired Stone Brewing, one of America’s largest and most innovative craft beer brands. With this merger, Sapporo gains major, high-quality brewing capacity on both U.S. coasts that will enable it to significantly increase production to meet the strong consumer demand of its Sapporo-branded beers for the domestic market. ◆ABOUT STONE BREWING COMPANY San Diego-based Stone Brewing is the 9th largest craft brewery in the United States. Stone operates breweries in Escondido, CA and Richmond,…
【Asahi Beer U.S.A.】Asahi Super Dry・Asahi Super Dry 0.0%
Asahi Super Dry is the #1 selling beer in Japan. It is brewed using the finest malted barley, hops, yeast, and rice to give it a dry, crisp taste and a quick, clean finish that never lingers. We call it Karakuchi. Asahi Super Dry goes well with all kinds of dishes from strong to delicate flavors, such as Yakiniku BBQ to Sushi and Sashimi. Drink by itself or with food at home or in a restaurant with family, friends, co-workers, and others. It’s available at most Japanese restaurants and grocery stores. In March 2023, Asahi introduced Asahi Super Dry 0.0%,…
