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I LIVE IN JAPAN / Lisowska Magdalena / English Teacher

online@ 10/01/2023

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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I LIVE IN JAPAN / Betti FULAN / Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Model

online@ 09/08/2023

September 2023 (VOL.191) Betti FULANbut everyone calls me Fulan in Japan What is your occupation in Japan? Right now, I work in the entertainment business in Japan as a freelancer model and singer. I also compose music and do shows where I perform as a Singer and Pianist. In the future, I plan to work full-time as a musician, and I really would love to become a singer for anime and video games. What is the distinctive difference between the lifestyle in Italy and Japan? There are many differences, but the first thing which comes to my mind is the…

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After 10 Chaotic Years, YOSHIKI’s Music and His Way of Life Became a Ray of Light for the World

online@ 09/08/2023

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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“Kamaishi Ramen Story” by Hiroe Igeta

japanup 09/01/2023

Japan Film Festival Los Angeles 2023

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I LIVE IN JAPAN / Nic Flynn / English Teacher and photographer

online@ 08/08/2023

August 2023 (VOL.190) Nic Flynn What do you do in Japan? I work a few different jobs in Japan, including as a part-time English teacher, photographer, and media assistant, while working on my own side projects with photography and video work. What is the distinctive lifestyle difference between your country and Japan? The difference that sticks out to me the most is how the two cultures perceive their space. In America, people don’t like others getting too close to them as we see them as not only possibly a threat, but we just aren’t comfortable with that. I don’t know…

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Creating What Was Missing in Little Tokyo

online@ 07/31/2023

Born and raised in Little Tokyo and Arcadia. He enjoys looking for great things to eat which inspires him to cook something inspirational.

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kodō’s Japanese Cuisine, a New Experience You Can’t Find in Little Tokyo

online@ 07/31/2023

Chef from Los Angeles. He began his culinary journey working in Studio City at a small Italian restaurant, Ombra, making pastas and pastries while learning the art of Japanese Yakitori in Arcadia.

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A Community for Everyone in Little Tokyo

online@ 07/31/2023

Born and raised in South Pasadena, Ryan Lee is the Director of Terasaki Budokan.

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The Japanese American National Museum Has a Powerful Reason to Exist in Little Tokyo

online@ 07/31/2023

Kristen Hayashi is Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at the Japanese American National Museum.

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【Special Interview 2023】”Key People” in Little Tokyo

online@ 07/31/2023

Focus on Little Tokyo’s past, present, and future, and have conducted special interviews with some of the “key people” behind this community!

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I LIVE IN JAPAN / Matt Shannon / Public High School Teacher

online@ 07/26/2023

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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I LIVE IN JAPAN / Maria / Project manager, coordinator, interpreter, and translator

online@ 05/23/2023

MAY 2023 (VOL.187) Maria What do you do in Japan? I have been involved in different projects in my 8 years of living in Japan. My recent experience, for example, was working for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Right now, I am working in an international team, leading and coordinating projects, as well as interpreting and translating. What aspect of Japanese culture is interesting to you? I like everything about Japanese culture, but since I am interested in history, I like learning about Japanese history. I have also learned about kimono and how to wear it, have been…