These words sum up the charm of Akari Naruse, the main character of this book. Because she is different from others, she may be distant from others or even push them around, but Naruse is more considerate of others than anyone else. Naruse's refreshing way of living on his own axis, rather than on the basis of others' evaluations, is endlessly cool.
The Cannes Film Festival has opened in France. The latest movie by Japanese director Koreeda Hirokazu has been nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or prize.
Travis Japan, a seven-member male group from Japaneses, will release their second digital single "Moving Pieces" on May 15. However, an "allegation" surfaced in a video released on their official YouTube channel on April 29.
Izuku, a high-class Japanese restaurant that was quietly operating on the outskirts of Ginza, is said to be a famous restaurant known to those in the know.
On January 19, it was learned that actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's (89) autobiographical story "Totto-chan at the Window" will be made into an animated film, which is scheduled to be released this winter.
Weather officials say cherry trees in central Tokyo are expected to start blooming around March 18, about a week earlier than usual, thanks to relatively warm temperatures this month.
Enoshima is a small offshore island, about 4 km in circumference, at the mouth of the Katase River which flows into the Sagami Bay of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
At the zoo, which has been closed for a long time due to the new coronavirus, The zoo has begun efforts to transmit the lovely daily life of Quokka via SNS.
Time on all fours love of anime? A maker from Japan's Studio Ghibli is offering an online instructional exercise for drawing one of its most cherished characters: Totoro.
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