Comments for Tokyo Weekender https://www.tokyoweekender.com/ Japan's Premier English Magazine Mon, 30 Jan 2023 02:19:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Comment on Sightseeing in Post-disaster Iwate’s Miyako: Tragedy and Natural Beauty Together by JI Core 50 Vicki Beyer Experiences the Beauty and Resilience of Post-disaster Iwate’s Miyako City | Jarman International KK https://www.tokyoweekender.com/travel/sightseeing-in-post-disaster-iwate-miyako/comment-page-1/#comment-237301 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 07:02:14 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=176695#comment-237301 […] Read her article in the Tokyo Weekender below: https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2020/11/sightseeing-in-post-disaster-iwate-miyako/ […]

]]> Comment on Weekly Japanese Idiom: “Happoubijin” — A Friend to All is a Friend to None by J Kihara https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/japanese-culture/weekly-japanese-idiom-happoubijin-a-friend-to-all-is-a-friend-to-none/comment-page-1/#comment-236851 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 09:56:33 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=176942#comment-236851 Very interesting!

]]> Comment on “In 2020, I Began Walking”: An Essay on Mental Health by “In 2020, I Began Walking”: An Essay on Mental Health | japantrend https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/2020-began-walking-essay-mental-health/comment-page-1/#comment-236840 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 03:17:05 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=177070#comment-236840 […] […]

]]> Comment on Noa Kazama: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Up-and-Coming Japanese Pop Star by Chel https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/music/noa-kazama/comment-page-1/#comment-236732 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:08:51 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=167503#comment-236732 We both like HSM haha! I’m so proud of you Noa, you are doing amazing. ^^

]]> Comment on Osechi Ryori: The Meaning Behind Japan’s Traditional New Year Food by Sleiman Azizi https://www.tokyoweekender.com/art_and_culture/japanese-culture/meaning-osechi-ryori-japan-traditional-new-year-food/comment-page-1/#comment-236719 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:54:32 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=129632#comment-236719 Nice article. For years I inexplicably ignored osechi ryori. To my delight though, I’ve (re)discovered it. It adds a dash of excitement and anticipation to the New Year that I can’t quite yet explain.

]]> Comment on The Best Places to Buy Cheap Groceries in Japan by Sam https://www.tokyoweekender.com/food-and-drink/japan-cheapest-grocery-shops-supermarkets/comment-page-1/#comment-236710 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 01:37:29 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=173016#comment-236710 Within a few short blocks from where I live in Tokyo there’s a Life, Maruetsu, Gyomu, Seiyu and My Basket. Along with the arcade shops and conbini it’s very convenient to shop.

]]> Comment on A Shut Door: “Japanese Hip-Hop Has Sectioned Itself Off” by 7月のTokyo Weekender（英語のフリーペーパー）に掲載された “A shut Door: ‘Japanese Hip-Hop Has Sectioned Itself Off”（「閉ざされた扉：日本のヒップホップは孤立してしまった」） – The Microscopic Gi https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/music/a-shut-door-japanese-hip-hop-has-sectioned-itself-off/comment-page-1/#comment-236477 Tue, 24 Nov 2020 01:52:19 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=138365#comment-236477 […]  「”A Shut Door” 閉ざされた扉」は当初、東京に住む外国人でヒップホップの中心人物たちに感謝を込めて書いたものだった。彼らは自分たちの文化を代表して、全力を捧げている。彼らがシーンを作り上げるモチベーションとなっているのは、彼らを形成した音楽の本質を日本に持ち入れ、それを伝えることだと語ってくれた。インタビューをしたラッパーのShad ADやCal Combs、ダンサーのBrooklyn Terryは、日本のヒップホップカルチャーから疎外されていると感じていると言う。貧困や暴行、ドラッグなどから多くを救い、権利を奪われた者に権利を与え、人種差別と闘ってきたアフリカン・アメリカンの文化が、なぜその文化で育ってきた、まさにその人たちを排除するような民営化思考になってしまったのだろう？  […]

]]> Comment on How To Find Cheap – or Free – Japanese Lessons in Tokyo by Tyson https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/find-cheap-free-japanese-lessons-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-236444 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 06:55:12 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=167602#comment-236444 Hey Tokyo Weekender Team,

You put together a good list of free and cheap Japanese lessons in Tokyo.

Two recommendations for your article.

1. Ubiq is another source for free volunteer Japanese lessons.
https://u-biq.org/nihongo_tokyo.html

2. You forgot to include Japan Switch Tokyo in your list of cheap Japanese lesson alternatives!
For those looking for something a bit more than what the volunteer groups can provide.
http://www.japanswitch.com

]]> Comment on Why India is Not the Birthplace of Japanese Curry by Felix Fujishiro https://www.tokyoweekender.com/food-and-drink/why-india-is-not-the-birthplace-of-japanese-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-236035 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:53:36 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=161379#comment-236035 Being of Japanese ancestry AND a lover of Indian food, I’ve always considered “curry rice” to be a pale imitation of Goan vindaloo. Vindaloo is much more interesting and complex, from the sourness of the vinegar, to the spiciness of the garlic, cloves, peppers, etc. Curry rice comes across to me as a too sweet and somewhat bland gravy over THE WRONG KIND OF RICE (short-grained Japanese rice, instead of Basmati rice). IMO, its defining characterisric is that it’s easy and cheap for restaurants to prepare.
But make no mistake, Japanese curry is not an Indian dish… you are 100% correct there. My late father loved it, but could not tolerate Indian food. Smells funny, he’d complain.
The way to think about it is as one of a long line of international recipes that the Japanese… well, Japanized. Like pork katsu (from the Portugese), or pizza (ever had corn or squid as toppings?) Or the soft white bread the Japanese call “pan” which is nothing like “le pain” I’ve had in France. I can’t blame them though, considering that my fellow Americans regularly change foreign recipes and foods beyond recognition, lol!

]]> Comment on Japan Back Then: The News Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1970s by Japan Back Then: The News Stories That Gripped the Nation in the 1970s | japantrend https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/japan-back-then-the-news-stories-that-gripped-the-nation-in-the-1970s/comment-page-1/#comment-236031 Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:20:23 +0000 https://www.tokyoweekender.com/?p=174918#comment-236031 […] […]

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