JULY 2023 (VOL.189) Matt Shannon What do you do in Japan? I’m a licensed public school teacher in Japan. Like many people, I came to try a year or two away from my home country and found language education being a direct fit for my studies at university. Yes, I was an ALT when I first started. However, I did take my job seriously and settled on becoming a qualified curriculum developer for schools. I took online courses, took chances to work with publishers and NPOs to get relevant experience, and specialized in some specific, standardized educational programs. Ultimately, I…
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MATSUTOYO KAI 58th Anniversary Recital
Minyo – Japanese Folk Music Festival!
View More MATSUTOYO KAI 58th Anniversary RecitalNew menu items are coming one after another!
Tempura Carlos, which also serves delicious sashimi!
View More New menu items are coming one after another!Mitsuwa Marketplace Online Delivery
Mitsuwa Marketplace offers online ordering and delivery.
View More Mitsuwa Marketplace Online DeliveryThe 2nd Rising Japan Music Fest on July 22 (Sat.) & 23 (Sun.)
The 2nd Annual Rising Japan Music Fest will be held in Long Beach on Saturday, July 22, from 12 pm to 10 pm, and Sunday, July 23, from 12 pm to 8 pm.
View More The 2nd Rising Japan Music Fest on July 22 (Sat.) & 23 (Sun.)Keiro “Respect for the Aged Day Festival” to be Held Again in Little Tokyo 9/17
The sixth annual “Respect for the Aged Day Festival” will be held on Sunday,September 17 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Japanese American Museum in Little Tokyo.
View More Keiro “Respect for the Aged Day Festival” to be Held Again in Little Tokyo 9/17Seiwa Market Costa Mesa Business hours have changed
It is now open from 8 am-8 pm Monday-Friday and 9 am-8 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
View More Seiwa Market Costa Mesa Business hours have changedY’s Pest Control Free estimate and consultation!
Are you having a pest problem?
View More Y’s Pest Control Free estimate and consultation!Piano lessons by Ms. Junko Ueno Garrett
Easy to understand! You will dramatically improve your piano playing!
View More Piano lessons by Ms. Junko Ueno GarrettJAPANESE SAMURAI / Tomoe Gozen
Tomoe Gozen is known as a woman who distinguished herself in battles. Nevertheless, she appears only in military tales such as “The Tale of the Heike” and does not appear in historical records. Therefore, it is not certain whether she really existed. In this article, we will discuss Tomoe Gozen based on the information found in the tales.
View More JAPANESE SAMURAI / Tomoe GozenYoshiki Classical 10th Anniversary World Tour with Orchestra 2023 “REQUIEM”
The Los Angeles concert will be held on Friday, October 20 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
View More Yoshiki Classical 10th Anniversary World Tour with Orchestra 2023 “REQUIEM”<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…
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