If you’ve been a fan of Japanese television for a while, you might have noticed how much easier it is to find Japanese dramas on international streaming platforms nowadays. Slowly but surely, platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video, and Viki have been offering more and more Japanese content with subtitles and even dubbing options lately….
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With Valentine’s Day coming up, we’re all looking for some heartwarming romantic Japanese dramas to watch — either alone or with a partner. Actually, Valentine’s Day in Japan is a bit different from what we, in the West, are used to. On February 14th, the tradition consists of women giving men chocolates. Boyfriends and husbands…
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A couple more weeks and it’s 2025. Can you believe it? I know that I can’t! But now it’s the perfect time for us to take a look back at 2024 and talk about the very best 2024 Japanese books, dramas and films. Can you recognise all these titles? As much as possible, I tried…
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The crisp air and golden leaves are slowly taking the space that the sweltering summer days occupied just a few weeks ago. This Sunday, the 22nd of September, marks the start of this year’s autumn season. While most foreigners would immediately recognise the spring tradition of hanami (花見, or “flower viewing”) in Japan, fewer would…
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The Japanese Film Festival Online (JFF), which started on the 5th of June, came to an end on the 3rd of July. Thanks to the Japan Foundation, it was a month full of Japanese content — and I fell madly in love with some of the titles they had to offer. [If you want to…
