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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | xploring 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 3:33 am   Subject: 
                  What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | Tsuma, shougakusei ni naru (My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student) 
 That was a great first episode. I read the first two volume of the manga and here the storytelling is much more nuanced and ...
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                |  Topic: Uchiyama Rina | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2021 6:21 pm   Subject: 
                  Uchiyama Rina | 
               
                | Rina Uchiyama marries Eisaku Yoshida 
 Rina Uchiyama and Eisaku Yoshida have released a joint statement announcing their marriage.
 
 According to persons concerned, the two submitted their marriage ...
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                |  Topic: Does anyone here watch SUMO? | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 403
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:15 pm   Subject: 
                  Does anyone here watch SUMO? | 
               
                | John Gunning has done a real good article about Hakuho in the Japan Times. I didn't realize how close Hakuho came to not making it in sumo at all. 
 From the article:
 
 "Twenty years ago, Davaa ...
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                |  Topic: Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 5578
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 5:27 pm   Subject: 
                  Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) | 
               
                | Shohei Ohtani going to the home run derby contest. They say he's the first Japanese player to go, I would have thought Hideki Matsui would have been invited once but I guess not: https://www.espn.com/ ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: What things bother you the most? | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 10:13 pm   Subject: 
                  What things bother you the most? | 
               
                | About a block and a half north from where I live, there's a Starbucks. About a mile east a year or so ago, an Arby's left and it got turned into a Starbucks. Now, literally, right across the street fr ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 1910
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 2:15 am   Subject: 
                  Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related | 
               
                | This is from a couple years ago, but they showed it again the other day on channel 7.2. I missed it the first time around: https://www.facebook.com/localish/videos/worth-the-wait-daikokuya-ramen/19366 ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | pash 
 Replies: 27482
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2021 5:27 am   Subject: 
                  What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | I've watched the first episode of "Edo Moiselle" and it was really good!   Okada Yui is a very talented young actress indeed! Too bad she's got no luck with English fansubbers though ...
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                |  Topic: Abe Sadao | 
               
                | ashley juggs 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 4:29 pm   Subject: 
                  Abe Sadao | 
               
                | I don't know which surprises me more. Abe testing positive for Covid, or the fact that this thread was started nine and a half years ago, has over 18,000 views and your post was the first one in respo ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Miura Haruma | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 74
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:18 pm   Subject: 
                  Miura Haruma | 
               
                | Haruma Miura to star in TBS drama “Okane no Kireme ga Koi no Hajimari” 
 Haruma Miura will star in the TBS drama “Okane no Kireme ga Koi no Hajimari” which begins in September 2020. Also co- ...
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                |  Topic: Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 2946
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 5:32 pm   Subject: 
                  Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | Kaya Kiyohara to be the heroine of 2021 asadora 
 Actress Kaya Kiyohara will be playing the heroine in NHK's 2021 asadora 'Okaeri Mone.'
 
 Kiyohara made her acting debut in the morning drama 'Asa  ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | junny 
 Replies: 27482
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 4:38 pm   Subject: 
                  What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | Finished Koi Tsuzu, which was stupid. Avoid. 
 Started Toumei na Yurikago, which is a sobering watch so far. I'm not a fan of babies or anything, but there are some interesting messages here. Seto Ko ...
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                |  Topic: Yonekura Ryoko | 
               
                | Eve 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2019 5:05 am   Subject: 
                  Yonekura Ryoko | 
               
                | Thank you so much my dear! I just watched a really fun drama called underwear. The star reminded me of an older Ryoko. It was tons of fun if you haven’t seen it. But of course I love the fashion wor ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Corrections/Additions to Drama Database | 
               
                | pash 
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 |  Forum: Suggestions, Enquiries, Announcements  
                   Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:34 am   Subject: 
                  Corrections/Additions to Drama Database | 
               
                | NEW DRAMA 
 Drama Title: 3-nen A-gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi desu
 Drama Title (SJIS): 3年A組-今から皆さんは、人質です
 Drama Title (English): Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
 TV S ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | xploring 
 Replies: 27482
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Sun May 12, 2019 7:46 pm   Subject: 
                  What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | Just finished week 5 of Hiyokko. Actually I started watching more than a month ago, but it's starting to get really good now. Yoshikazu Okada really does conversation better than anyone else. The depi ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) | 
               
                | shin2 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 9:43 am   Subject: 
                  Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) | 
               
                | And here are the remaining Brooklyn Dodger players still living. I would have known Roger Craig, Carl Erskine, Lasorda, and Koufax. Most of the rest, I never heard of.
 
 
 Bob Aspromonte, born June ...
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                |  Topic: Does anyone here watch SUMO? | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
 Replies: 403
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2019 1:23 am   Subject: 
                  Does anyone here watch SUMO? | 
               
                | Don't look now, but we have ourselves a basho. Mitakeumi, coming back after missing 3 days, defeats Hakuho on day 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4wWJEcZwEA 
 Then, on day 12, Tamawashi does als ...
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                |  Topic: Ichikawa Ebizo XI (Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII) | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 10:30 pm   Subject: 
                  Ichikawa Ebizo XI (Ichikawa Shinnosuke VII) | 
               
                | Time to put this thread on a happier course. 
 Ebizo Ichikawa to assume stage name Danjuro
 
 Kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo says he will assume his family's prestigious stage name of Danjuro next year. ...
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                |  Topic: JDrama Recommendations | 
               
                | WhiteHawk 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:15 am   Subject: 
                  JDrama Recommendations | 
               
                | Been awhile since i frequent the forums, life happens and got busy. 
 Anyway, started watching Dai Renai and it made me crave for more of the same.
 Do you have any love story dramas to recommend -  ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | xploring 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:09 pm   Subject: 
                  What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | I watched the first half of Anone. The acting, production, characters are all really good but I was a bit put off by some elements of the plot and couldn't find the motivation to continue. Hirose Suzu ... | 
                             
                |  Topic: Tackey & Tsubasa | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2018 6:56 pm   Subject: 
                  Tackey & Tsubasa | 
               
                | Well, these guys are officially toast. 
 Tackey & Tsubasa announce their disbanding
 
 Tackey & Tsubasa have disbanded as of September 10th.
 
 Tackey & Tsubasa temporarily halted their  ...
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