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JFFH 2021 Cosmetic DNA
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Japan Film Festival Hamburg 2021 starts!

22. August 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment

The Japan Filmfestival Hamburg (JFFH) is once again an online-only festival. If you are in for surprises, this is likely the festival of choice for Japanese movie lovers.

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JFF Plus: Free Japanese Film Festival Online

16. February 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

With the pandemic, film festivals worldwide face the challenge and opportunity to take their festivals online. JFF Plus is scheduled to run until March 7, 2021 and was initiated by The Japan Foundation.

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Nippon Connection 2020 review: Japanese Film Festival Online

8. February 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 2 Comments Nippon Connection

How does a film festival that also celebrates Japanese culture transition to an online festival amidst the Corona crisis? Here’s how the world’s biggest Japanese film festival did it.

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TV & I

11. February 200812. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments television

I don’t watch Japanese TV very often and prefer DVDs or podcasts instead. But there are a few shows I

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GODZILLA!
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Meet Godzilla

27. May 20072. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments Godzilla

When the German Fest was officially over, they made it clear that the people should leave as soon as possible.

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The part test

7. May 20072. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments naganuma

Even a big holiday such as the golden week cannot stop the Monday – and the accompanying part test. The

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Living room with a small TV and my MacBook Pro
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Watching Ii domo special

9. April 200712. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments television

When you need something to brighten up your day, watch Japanese television. Today there was a show on tele called

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Rank Oukoku

8. April 20072. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments television

In the night I watched Rank Oukoku a strange ranking show where they ask several Japanese women various questions. The

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima

4. October 20192. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

If Kawagoe is Tokyo’s Little Edo, Takehara is Hiroshima’s Little Kyoto. In this case though, it’s the town’s tourist department that calls Takehara the „Little Kyoto of Aki Province“.

Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island
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Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island

29. October 201523. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind
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Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind

8. September 20156. November 2021 Mia Jaap 3
Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
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Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 201216. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

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