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NYE in Little Tokyo for Oomisoka!

japanup_akane 01/18/2022 No Comments

. I had the honor of performing on my birthday/NYE in Little Tokyo for Oomisoka for the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California and the Japan Expo Foundation.

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RAKUGO: Japan’s Enduring Art of Storytelling Part2

japanup_akane 01/17/2022 No Comments

Although rakugo performances follow the stylized conventions established long ago, the storyteller’s freedom to improvise and incorporate modern vernacular and references to recent events has …

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JAPANESE SAMURAI / MOURI Motonari

miwako3 01/01/2022

Know the Other Side of the “Cold-blooded Dictator”

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RAKUGO: Japan’s Enduring Art of Storytelling Part1

japanup_akane 12/20/2021 1 Comment

Rakugo, Japan’s traditional art of storytelling is no exception to this phenomenon. Rakugo as we know it today dates back to the Edo period

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Fruits Basket -prelude- New Visual, Trailer, Character Art, and Theme song revealed!

japanup_akane 12/20/2021 1 Comment

Fruits Basket is a Japanese manga series by Natsuki Takaya. The manga was first released in 1998 followed with a 26 episode Anime series in 2001, by Studio Deen and directed by Akitaro Daichi.