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Maid Cafes in the Philippines

Posted Sun, 02/06/2011 - 23:32 by takako

A recently opened maid cafe in the Philippines was featured by TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) today. Maid cafes, an expanding industry in Japan, are a subcategory of cosplay restaurants where waitresses dressed in maid costumes act as servants and treat customers as masters in a private home.

2011 Teacher Training and Japanese Studies Programs

Posted Tue, 01/11/2011 - 12:49 by mina

The Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), Embassy of Japan, is now accepting applications for the following categories of the Japanese Government Scholarships for the year 2011:

Green mangoes in Japan

Posted Thu, 11/25/2010 - 11:13 by mel

As Filipinos living in Japan, one thing that we really miss from home is eating unripe mangoes. The mangoes that are available in Japan are imported from other countries and most, if not all, are already ripe.

Nihonjin no shiranai Nihongo

Posted Mon, 09/27/2010 - 23:57 by ken

If you want to watch a TV comedy-drama series that is entertaining and educational at the same time, I highly recommend Nihonjin no shiranai Nihongo (The Japanese that the Japanese people don't know).

Takeshi's TV program to feature Charice

Posted Fri, 08/06/2010 - 00:18 by ken

The success story of Charice will be featured in the Japanese TV program "Kiseki Taiken! Unbelievable!" (Miracle Experience! Unbelievable!) on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010. It will tell us about the humble beginnings of Charice in the Philippines which became a major key to her current success. It will also include touching stories about Charice on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Pyramid of Charice, tops Japan radio chart

Posted Wed, 08/04/2010 - 00:06 by ken

Pyramid, the carrier single in the self-titled album of Charice, tops the Tokio Hot 100 Chart as of first week of August 2010. It beats other hit singles of foreign and Japanese artists like Katy Perry, Rox, Kylie Minogue, Namie Amuro, and Juju.

Charice tops Japan Oricon Chart

Posted Tue, 08/03/2010 - 23:56 by mel

The Limited Edition Japan version of the album of Charice, which was released on July 7, 2010, is the No. 1 Foreign Album in Japan as of August 2 according to the Oricon Weekly Chart. Coming from 4th position the previous week, it goes straight to no. 1, displacing the albums of Eminem, Lady Gaga, and Oasis.