Götterfunken und Kirschblüten

Ein rund 5000-köpfiger Chor singt Beethovens 9. Symphonie (“Ode an die Freude”) gemeinsam mit dem New Japan Philharmonic und Tokyo Symphonie-Orchester am 27.2.2000 (picture alliance / dpa / Kazuhiro Nogi) Eine Lange Nacht über die Liebe der Japaner zur klassischen Musik Von Sylvia Systermans und Jörg Albrecht Wer an Japan und seine Musik denkt, hat […]

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Berlin’s Weekly Burlesque Revue in Kreuzberg

— ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ — Berlin’s Weekly Burlesque Revue in Prinzipal Kreuzberg, jeden Donnerstag ab 20:00. The finest cocktails in the Kiez. Dresscode: Classy and Sassy… — ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ — THIS WEEK: 27 MÄRZ 2014: Berlin Ingénue MADITA MANNHARDT (DE) & Tokyo’s Burlesque Legend EROCHICA BAMBOO (J) Founder of Tokyo Burlesque Academy […]

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Happy White Day

White Day (ホワイトデー Howaito Dē?) is a day that is marked in Japan, South Korea and China on March 14, one month after Valentine’s Day.

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Photo essay: Japan in the fifties

After Japan surrendered in 1945, ending World War II, Allied forces led by the United States occupied the nation, bringing drastic changes. Japan was disarmed, its empire dissolved, its form of government changed to a democracy, and its economy and education system reorganized and rebuilt. Years of reconstruction were required to recover from thousands of […]

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Uniqlo opening in West Berlin

After the pop up store in East Berlin, Uniqlo was scheduled to open its flagship store in West Berlin today. However, it is postponed to April 11 and the pop up store is extended until March 22. Official Facebook Page here.

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BERLINIPPON edition #1

This week’s edition features stories about a new festival in Shinjuku celebrating the cultural connection between Japan and Germany, an art project changing the faces of people in Berlin and Tokyo, a GoPro video of a screaming skier at Mt. Niseko in Japan, hilarious azuki bean beards and a collection of Japanese commercials featuring foreign […]

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Haru Kuroki wins best actress award at Berlin film festival

Japanese actress Haru Kuroki won the Silver Bear for best actress at the 64th Berlin International Festival on Saturday for her part in director Yoji Yamada’s “The Little House.” “I never thought I’d be able to appear on this stage,” Kuroki said at the award ceremony. “I owe director Yamada, who made the great movie.” […]

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