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Volume 46. Issue #286

Contents Please click here for PDF file of actual Table of Contents

1. Tokyo Street Editorial Inside this issue	24. Kōhaku The coolest music competition in the world

2. The Making of Kazu Hiro (カズ・ヒロの軌跡) Academy Award-winning SFX makeup artist (アカデミー賞受賞特殊メイクアップアーティスト)	25. Join the Night Shift L.A.’s Citrus College students go pro

3. Shogun Producer Eriko Miyagawa (『SHOGUN 将軍』プロデューサー宮川絵里子) From Kill Bill to Shogun (『キル・ビル』から『将軍』まで)	26. The Ramones Bob Gruen’s photo flashback

4. Tokyo’s Tinseltown (ハリウッド化する東京) Hollywood turns its cameras toward Japan (ロケ地として注目を集める日本)	27. The Shut In Donald Richie on Somerset Maugham

5. The Smashing Machine (『スマッシング・マシーン』) Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson & Emily Blunt in Japan (ドウェイン・ジョンソンとエミリー・ブラントが日本での撮影を語る)	28. Through the Eyes of Yankelovich Challenging the economist worldview

6. Japan Sui Collection (Japan Sui Collection 日本粋品) Japanese heritage, craftsmanship & contemporary creativity (日本の伝統、匠の技、現代的創造性)	29. Corporate Governance Code in Japan A Japan Revitalization Strategy measure

7. Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri (春日若宮おん祭) Nara’s Japanese performing arts festival (奈良の芸者)	30. Japan America Society of Southern California President Douglas Erber on SoCal’s bridge to Japan

8. Nara, Where Ancient and Modern Coexist (古代と現代が共存する奈良) Encounter Japanese culture older than Kyoto (京都より古いニッポン文化に出会う)	31. David Nunan’s Global Classroom Education & the virtual classroom

9. Fine Hotels and Fine Dining in Kansai (関西の珠玉のホテル・レストラン) Day Trips to Nara from Osaka or Kyoto (大阪・京都から奈良へ日帰り旅行)	32. The Chaotic Contrasts of Kathmandu Nepal’s contemporary third-world landscape

10. Cold Nyumen (Somen Noodle Soup) (冷やしにゅうめん（そうめんスープ）) Nara’s comfort food (奈良の癒やし飯)	33. Heroes of the Himalayas The Sherpa: mountaineering and trekking guides

11. Duck Ramen Recipe (和牛) Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto (正しく理解しその美味しさを愛する)	34. Mari’s Homemade Cooking Recipes Miso-marinated pork

12. Tokyo Hotel Reviews (東京ホテルレビュー) Where to stay in Tokyo (東京の宿泊施設)	35. Sake & Wine Cultures in Japan Genealogical differences between sake and wine

13. The Harlem Globetrotters Basketball ambassadors celebrating 50 years	36. Chef Ben Ford Reviving diversity in the Republic of Georgia/td>

14. US Sumo Open Largest sumo event outside Japan	37. Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Edamame Pesto Super healthy, quick and tasty pasta recipe

15. DRUM TAO's Drum Art Taiko drumming with a visual bang	38. Travel to Hokkaido Japan’s untamed wilderness is a tourist treat

16. Design Festa Art, performance, fashion and music bonanza	39. Taking the Higher Road (二ヵ国語) Photographer Hiroyuki Suzuki’s visual poetry

17. Virtually Falling in Love Voltage Inc.’s Japanese romance apps	40. Destined Encounter of Enishi e meaning of encounters in Japan

18. Cheeky Parade Up-and-coming Japanese idol group	41. Samurai Spirit Samurai choreographer talks about virtue in Japan

19. The Ambassadress of Cute Japan’s cute fashion rep Kimura U	42. Sightseeing and People Watching in Japan Tokyo’s top people-watching spots for tourists

20. Cosplay as a Career Professional cosplayer Nekomu Otogi	43. Garrity’s Japan Japanese conformity

21. All-4-One The Dukes of R&B for 20 years	44. Haitian Culture Various styles of Haitian art

22. DIR EN GREY Two decades of pushing musical boundaries	45. Parenting with Lorraine Living vicariously through your children

23. Loudness Japan’s heavy metal pioneers thunder on	46. Lifestyles Expat life

	47. Yoga Lifestyle Minds and machines

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Volume 36. Issue #278

Contents Please click here for PDF file of actual Table of Contents

1. Tokyo Street Editorial Inside this issue	24. Kōhaku The coolest music competition in the world

2. Designs Inspired by Vessels (二ヵ国語) Junko Koshino’s fashion	25. Join the Night Shift L.A.’s Citrus College students go pro

3. Harajuku Fashion Walk Kawaii style on parade	26. The Ramones Bob Gruen’s photo flashback

4. Streetstyle Glamour Fashionistas that are streets ahead	27. The Shut In Donald Richie on Somerset Maugham

5. Actress Charlotte Kate Fox The American dream in Japan	28. Through the Eyes of Yankelovich Challenging the economist worldview

6. Actress Sumire Matsubara Returning to her Japanese roots	29. Corporate Governance Code in Japan A Japan Revitalization Strategy measure

7. Ain't No Mountain High Enough Japan's youngest conquers Everest	30. Japan America Society of Southern California President Douglas Erber on SoCal’s bridge to Japan

8. His Holiness the Dalai Lama 80th birthday celebration in California	31. David Nunan’s Global Classroom Education & the virtual classroom

9. George Foreman on Muhammad Ali From ghting to peace and compassion Japan’s Minister of Education	32. The Chaotic Contrasts of Kathmandu Nepal’s contemporary third-world landscape

10. Nobel Prize Laureate Takaaki Kajita Resolving the neutrino puzzle	33. Heroes of the Himalayas The Sherpa: mountaineering and trekking guides

11. CNN News Anchor Don Lemon Breaking the news to the world	34. Mari’s Homemade Cooking Recipes Miso-marinated pork

12. The Beach Boys Mike Love still having Fun, Fun, Fun	35. Sake & Wine Cultures in Japan Genealogical differences between sake and wine

13. The Harlem Globetrotters Basketball ambassadors celebrating 50 years	36. Chef Ben Ford Reviving diversity in the Republic of Georgia/td>

14. US Sumo Open Largest sumo event outside Japan	37. Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Edamame Pesto Super healthy, quick and tasty pasta recipe

15. DRUM TAO's Drum Art Taiko drumming with a visual bang	38. Travel to Hokkaido Japan’s untamed wilderness is a tourist treat

16. Design Festa Art, performance, fashion and music bonanza	39. Taking the Higher Road (二ヵ国語) Photographer Hiroyuki Suzuki’s visual poetry

17. Virtually Falling in Love Voltage Inc.’s Japanese romance apps	40. Destined Encounter of Enishi e meaning of encounters in Japan

18. Cheeky Parade Up-and-coming Japanese idol group	41. Samurai Spirit Samurai choreographer talks about virtue in Japan

19. The Ambassadress of Cute Japan’s cute fashion rep Kimura U	42. Sightseeing and People Watching in Japan Tokyo’s top people-watching spots for tourists

20. Cosplay as a Career Professional cosplayer Nekomu Otogi	43. Garrity’s Japan Japanese conformity

21. All-4-One The Dukes of R&B for 20 years	44. Haitian Culture Various styles of Haitian art

22. DIR EN GREY Two decades of pushing musical boundaries	45. Parenting with Lorraine Living vicariously through your children

23. Loudness Japan’s heavy metal pioneers thunder on	46. Lifestyles Expat life

	47. Yoga Lifestyle Minds and machines