WADAIKO: THE DRUMS OF JAPAN echo in Manila and Baguio
Photo from Japan Foundation, Manila The Japan Foundation, Manila, Shangri-La Plaza Mall and the City Government of Baguio present “WADAIKO: THE DRUMS OF JAPAN” featuring Ryo Shiobara & DAIDA (2007 Grand Prize Winner of Tokyo International Taiko Contest) on Saturday, February 23, 2008; 8:00 PM, at the Streetscape, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Mandaluyong City; Sunday, February 24, 7:30 PM, at the Gov. Pack Road, Baguio City;...
Slam Dunk creator works on NYC bookstore mural
Photo from Inoue Takehiko on the Web Indulge me by reading this long-winding tale before I get to the point. Thanks! See that Slam Dunk book of illustrations above? I have one exactly like that. I actually had two but I had to donate one as a raffle prize during Ongaku Society’s Ongaku Rewind. I bought them in Tokyo, one for moi and the other for this org-mate who pleaded at that time for me to buy her one and then claimed that...
Japan Foundation, Manila presents A Night of Kabuki
Image Source: Japan Foundation Manila The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM), with support from the Embassy of Japan, presents, “A Night of Kabuki: Demonstration and Lecture”, a Shochiku Co., Ltd. production, on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Ayala corner Makati Avenues, Makati City. Show starts at 8:00 PM. For more information, please check the official site of Japan Foundation...
Don’t say “eww!” yet
Image Source: Akita Keizai Shinbun Before you hurl your meal to oblivion… The beetle larva above is actually fancy candy made with white chocolate and orange peel. It is hand-produced by Komatsuya, a Japanese confectionery and bakery based in Akita prefecture. About 400 pieces are made per day and all are sold per online (shipping in Japan only) for 210 yen (PhP 80) each. Source: Akita Keizai...
Avenue Q back for final run
Remember me raving hell like a lunatic? Well, freakin’ good news!!! Image Source: Atlantis Productions Inc. For more details, visit the Atlantis Productions’ official site
2007 Top 10 Japanese Buzzwords
Here are Jiyu Kokumin-sha’s Top 10 Ryukogo Taisho (Japanese Buzzwords) for 2007: Rank #1 Dogenka, sen to ikan Somehow, we have to do it — Miyazaki Governor Higashikokubaru Hideo during his exhortation before the assembly of his economically ailing prefecture