No37 [Language] Omoshiroi yo NIHONGO!
Welcome once again, to the fascinating world of the Japanese language. Are you ready for today’s lesson? It’s already December and soon is Christmas so […]
Month: December 2015
No37 [Traditional] The day of mankind and seven herb rice porridge
The Japanese round off the excesses of the New Year period with seven seasonal herbs, a tradition dating back over 700 years. Over the last […]
No37 [Event] Experience Japan through cinema
Ikiru: the highs and lows of life in Japanese cinema takes Kurosawa’s film Ikiru (1952), a humanistic portrayal of a salaryman facing a terminal illness, […]
No37 [Focus] Once a biker, always a biker?
Whether you like it or not, motorbikes are synonymous with Japan, if only because of the pivotal importance of Japanese motorbike manufacturers. Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki […]
No37 [Interview] One hour with Osaki Akira
The director speaks to Zoom Japan at the screening of his film at the Raindance Film Festival.. What are the main highlights that we […]
No37 [Travel] The divine at Togouchi
There is an ancient ritual held in the mountains surrounding Hiroshima that is well worth seeing. Yabusame (horseback archery) originated in the 6th century as […]
No37 [Cooking] Ginger Pork
Ginger Pork My mother used to cook this dish and I loved it. It is a popular dish served in set-menu lunches around Japanese […]
No37 [Drinking] Extremely natural and gentle
It’s finally december – ’tis the season to be jolly so they say! In this month’s column I would like to introduce the very special […]
No37 [Manga] Crazy hub caps
Since the 1960s, motorcycles have played a considerable role in the world of manga as any manga. Fan knows, Japanese comics are famous for covering […]
No37 [Experience] How to negotiate the bends in life
Biker culture is changing in Japan. It needs to adapt to an ageing population. For many people around the world, Japanese motorbikes are still synonymous […]
No37 [Movie] World of Bosozoku
God Speed You! Black Emperor by Yanagimachi Mitsuo is an unusual film that bears witness to a bygone era. Since the end of World War […]
No37 [Encounter] Bikes and the meaning of life
For Ikeda Shin, who’s passionate about Harleys, motorbikes have been a great means of self-expression. Editor-in-chief of the magazine Hotbike Japan, Ikeda Shin has been […]