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                |  Topic: Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:11 pm   Subject: 
                  Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | Kyoka Suzuki to star in FujiTV Summer 2023 drama 
 Kyoka Suzuki will star in the FujiTV Summer 2023 drama "Kono Subarashiki Sekai".
 
 Suzuki plays Taeko Hamaoka, a regular housewife who h ...
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                |  Topic: artistes marital status | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Artistes  
                   Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:46 am   Subject: 
                  artistes marital status | 
               
                | Wonder how long this will last. She makes Dotch Cooking Idiot Savant YOU look like a normal person. 
 Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Shono Hayama announce their marriage
 
 On March 20th, singer Kyary Pamyu ...
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                |  Topic: Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:05 pm   Subject: 
                  Upcoming JDramas | 
               
                | Atsuko Maeda and Riko Narumi together. Could be interesting. 
 Atsuko Maeda, Riko Narumi and Akihisa Shiono co-star in 2023 Spring TV Tokyo drama
 
 Atsuko Maeda, Riko Narumi, & Akihisa Shiono w ...
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                |  Topic: JDrama TV Ratings | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 6:55 pm   Subject: 
                  JDrama TV Ratings | 
               
                | "Kamakura Dono" finished. High rating, episode 1 - 17.3. Low episode 45 - 6.2. Average 12.7 
 Episode 45 aired opposite Japan's World Cup game against Costa Rica which the reason for the l ...
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                |  Topic: Favorite Drink?/Drink Talk Thread | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 3:38 am   Subject: 
                  Favorite Drink?/Drink Talk Thread | 
               
                | A new take on "Yamato damashii", let's all get drunk: https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-drinking-tax-economy-sake-viva-b2147486.html 
 
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                |  Topic: I'm Going To Japan | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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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 ...
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                |  Topic: Yoshitaka Yuriko | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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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 ...
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                |  Topic: JDrama TV Ratings | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 5:22 pm   Subject: 
                  JDrama TV Ratings | 
               
                | "Kamakura Dono" up to episode 15, about a third of the way thru. Looks like they'll be in the 12/13 range. 
 1) 17.3  2) 14.7  3) 16.2  4) 15.4  5) 13.4  6) 13.7 7) 14.4 8) 13.7 9) 14.0 10) ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | xploring 
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                   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 ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | Fumiko 
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 |  Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas  
                   Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:14 pm   Subject: 
                  What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | I have seen 4 episodes of Kamakura dono: 
 Koike Eiko is ok as Hojo Masako but Masako was so influential that I always have the really strong portrayal from Iwashita Shima from Kusa Moeru in mind.
 ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | junny 
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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 ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | pash 
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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): ...
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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: Does anyone here watch SUMO? | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 6:13 pm   Subject: 
                  Does anyone here watch SUMO? | 
               
                | Terunofuji goes down in flames (I wonder if he has an injury and is trying to fight thru it), losing 3 of his last 4 matches. Mitakeumi wins the January basho. 
 S1e	Mitakeumi	13 - 2
 
 M6w	Abi 12 -  ...
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                |  Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? | 
               
                | xploring 
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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 
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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: Does anyone here watch SUMO? | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions  
                   Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:59 pm   Subject: 
                  Does anyone here watch SUMO? | 
               
                | Leaderboard after day 8: 
 S1e	Mitakeumi	8 - 0
 
 Y1e	Terunofuji	7 - 1
 
 M3e	Tamawashi 6 - 2
 
 M5e	Onosho 6 - 2
 
 M6w	Abi 6 - 2
 
 M7w	Takarafuji	6 - 2
 
 M14e Kotonowaka 6 - 2
 
 M17e Kotoeko	6 - ...
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                |  Topic: JDrama TV Ratings | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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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: Japan - News/General Discussion | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2021 6:56 pm   Subject: 
                  Japan - News/General Discussion | 
               
                | Wonder if they got the inspiration from watching "Shitmachi Rocket". 
 Japan plans to put man on the moon by late 2020s
 
 TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan revised the schedule of its space explora ...
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                |  Topic: Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) | 
               
                | gaijinmark 
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 |  Forum: General Discussions  
                   Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:30 pm   Subject: 
                  Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.) | 
               
                | Looks like the Dodgers will be retiring number 14, Gil Hodges FINALLY makes the Hall of Fame. 
 Hall of Fame announces 2022 inductees
 
 The Baseball Hall of Fame will officially have six more membe ...
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