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Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
bpnchi
Replies: 27482
Views: 14626236
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:05 pm Subject:
Choices are becoming less and less |
| Even looking at a 'map/list' of Japanese Dramas/Movies being subtitled into English are becoming fewer and fewer. And those are that do are not in the interest zone of people over 30. Even older, ve ... |
Topic: Higa Manami |
gaijinmark
Replies: 34
Views: 270440
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Forum: Discussions on Artistes
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:03 pm Subject:
Higa Manami |
Manami Higa to star in NHK Fall 2022 drama
Manami Higa will star in the Fall 2022 NHK drama "Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna".
Manami plays Yuki Nomoto who loves cooking but, living ... |
Topic: Got Something You Want To Say? |
Anime Dad
Replies: 35048
Views: 7220145
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 11:18 am Subject:
Got Something You Want To Say? |
Hey hey!
Hope you and family are well.
It’s been a wild few years.
Fell from the roof and broke some ribs & bones in my spine (no spinal cord damage though).
Wrot ... |
Topic: Japanese Entertainment News |
gaijinmark
Replies: 3505
Views: 3786834
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Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2022 3:26 am Subject:
Japanese Entertainment News |
Unless they decide to do a remake of the 1980 taiga 'Shishi no Jidai" which was partially done in Paris, I guess we won't be seeing much of Anne for awhile.
Actress Anne has relocated to Franc ... |
Topic: Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) |
gaijinmark
Replies: 5578
Views: 2943820
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:03 pm Subject:
Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) |
| The last time this happened, Woodrow Wilson was President and Japan was in the Taisho Era: https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-ties-babe-ruth-passes-ichiro-in-win-vs-athletics |
Topic: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related |
gaijinmark
Replies: 1910
Views: 1675212
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 3:28 am Subject:
Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related |
Nothing like letting you know at the last minute (it's almost 12:30 Saturday afternoon here now) L.A. Taiko Festival tonight: https://www.lataikofestival.com/ |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
xploring
Replies: 27482
Views: 14626236
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 8:15 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
| Finally finished 17 sai no Teikokku, only 5 episodes. Overall I like how it ended on a hopeful note and the direction of political leadership. But I started watching it because of Yamada Anna and felt ... |
Topic: Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related |
gaijinmark
Replies: 1910
Views: 1675212
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:05 pm Subject:
Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related |
After two years of a "Virtual Nisei Week" which meant no parade, no taiko, no nothing, Nisei Week will be returning for real this year: https://niseiweek.org/festival/
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Topic: I'm Going To Japan |
gaijinmark
Replies: 11349
Views: 5782310
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 5:01 pm Subject:
I'm Going To Japan |
Japan to open for limited tour groups
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it would start conducting "test tourism" in the form of limited package tours in May as a way of gathering i ... |
Topic: Yoshitaka Yuriko |
gaijinmark
Replies: 438
Views: 434059
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Forum: Discussions on Artistes
Posted: Wed May 11, 2022 5:42 pm Subject:
Yoshitaka Yuriko |
Yuriko Yoshitaka to be lead in 2024 NHK Taiga
Yuriko Yoshitaka will be the lead in NHK's 2024 Taiga drama "Hikaru kimi e" which was announced today May 11, 2022. She will play Shikibu M ... |
Topic: Japan - News/General Discussion |
gaijinmark
Replies: 3296
Views: 2519613
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:07 am Subject:
Japan - News/General Discussion |
"Fictosexuals"? Only in Japan
Three years into his “marriage” with a popular virtual character, a Japanese man has opened up about the benefits of having a virtual “wife.”
Tok ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
xploring
Replies: 27482
Views: 14626236
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2022 5:33 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
I guess no chance of Hinako and the President developing a bit of romance?
There are definite signs but hasn't eventuated to anything yet. Taiga kun is favoured by the writer I feel.
Koisenu ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
junny
Replies: 27482
Views: 14626236
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2022 7:04 am Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
Kamakura dono no 13 nin is keeping me entertained, three episodes in.
Started Hakozume, very entertaining two episodes so far and I laughed a lot. Toda Erika is doing well as the stern, a bit scar ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
pash
Replies: 27482
Views: 14626236
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 10:56 am Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
Hi guys!
Over the last few months, these - in reverse chronological watching order - are the J-dramas (be it recent ones or not) that I've really enjoyed (I graded them 9 or 10 out of 10): ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
xploring
Replies: 27482
Views: 14626236
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:59 am Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
| Kamakura dono no 13 nin. I watched the first two episodes. The storytelling is quite entertaining but the pace of Taiga drama is just too slow for me. With hardly any background knowledge of the time ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
junny
Replies: 27482
Views: 14626236
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:08 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
| I started watching Saiai too, but it's not as good as I expected. Once I got the idea of what happened, apart from the two main characters, I don't know or care much about the rest of the characters.
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Topic: JDrama TV Ratings |
gaijinmark
Replies: 2138
Views: 3009933
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:32 pm Subject:
JDrama TV Ratings |
| This years taiga "Kamakura dono no 13 nin" had a first episode rating of 17.3. Since that is usually one of the highest rated episodes it doesn't look like this one will break any records. |
Topic: NHK Kouhaku Red & White Competition Thread |
gaijinmark
Replies: 398
Views: 2768963
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Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 6:23 pm Subject:
NHK Kouhaku Red & White Competition Thread |
It looks like Taigas aren't the only thing that people are losing interest in.
Kohaku Uta Gassen has record low ratings
Viewer ratings for NHK’s “Kohaku” live music show on New Year’s E ... |
Topic: Sasaki Nozomi |
gaijinmark
Replies: 14
Views: 144573
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Forum: Discussions on Artistes
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:09 pm Subject:
Sasaki Nozomi |
Nozomi Sasaki to star in TV Tokyo 2022 Winter drama
Nozomi Sasaki will star in the TV Tokyo 2022 Winter drama "YouTuber ni Musume wa Yaran".
Sasaki plays Chisa Taira a single woman in ... |
Topic: Japanese Entertainment News |
gaijinmark
Replies: 3505
Views: 3786834
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Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 6:28 pm Subject:
Japanese Entertainment News |
| This is interesting: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nippon-tv-netflix-licensing-deal-065041140.html |