In this third part of our four part series on the Japan Initiative and the Tsuru we look at economic policies. You can read part one here, and part two here. Economic Policies Besides the creation of the Japan Initiative there are a number of policies which can be enacted, unfortunately it will be difficult […]
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Japanese Theatre and Comedy – Mr Potsunen’s Peculiar Slice of Life
An aspect of Japanese culture that you might not see often outside of Japan is that of theatre. In fact if you ask most people about Japanese theatre they might mention Noh theatre or Kabuki theatre, but it is unlikely they have actually seen a show. In truth the Japanese theatrical scene is very rich, […]
Setsubun Bean-Throwing Festival
「鬼は外！福は内！(Devils Out! Fortune In!)」 On the 3rd of February every year, you might hear these words around your friend’s or other people’s places in Japan. But what does it mean? Where does it come from? And who are the devils?? You might get a clue from the word “Setsubun” if you have heard it before. […]
The Japan Initiative and the Challenge of the Tsuru: Embracing Both the Past and the Future – Part Two
In this four part series we discuss our idea for a revival of Japan using an organisation called the Japan Initiative along with the Tsuru as a mascot. You can see part one here. Japan has never reconciled the idea that Japanese products are made for Japanese people and other products are made for non-Japanese […]
The Japan Initiative and the Challenge of the Tsuru: Embracing Both the Past and the Future – Part One
This year we will also start publishing opinion pieces on Japan. In this first four part series we propose creating the Japan Initiative with the mascot of the Tsuru. Japan has a population of 126 million, its economy is the 3rd biggest in the world with a GDP of 468 trillion yen and yet in […]
Miho Fujita’s Kintsugi Workshop 22nd of February 2015.
Previously Japanstore.jp director Saneyuki Owada participated Miho Fujita’s Kintsugi workshop and now we happily have a chance to have her workshop by Japanstore.jp. “Miho’s Kintsugi (金継ぎ) workshop” Date: February 22nd Sunday Time: TBC (3hours for one workshop) Place: Hayama (Kanagawa prefecture) Price: 4,500 JPY Capacity: 5 people for one workshop What shall I bring?: Please […]
Coming of Age Day Japan
On the second Monday of January a special ceremony/festival takes place in Japan. Coming of Age Day (成人の日) celebrates everyone who turned 20 over the past year and who have now officially become adults. Ceremonies take place all over the country and everyone enjoys this celebration together. The importance of this day is connected to […]
Happy New Year!!! Welcome to 2015!!!
Welcome to 2015! We hope everyone enjoyed their celebrations and we wish you all the best for 2015. Later in January we will return to our regular scheduled interviews and articles, we hope to continue bringing new and exciting people, crafts and more to you! Best Wishes, The Japanstore.jp Team
Celebrating New Year in Japan 2015 – Everything that you need to Know
New Year’s in Japan. By Saneyuki Owada Well, we are almost at the end of 2014. These days in Japan, such as 31st of December and New Year’s day are some of the most important days for Japanese people. It is quite a contrast to Western countries, I have heard Christmas is the most important […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Japanstore.jp!
After a great 2014 we hope everyone will have a wonderful 2015! We will be back to our regular programme of articles in early January with more interviews, culture, crafts and more! Best Holiday Wishes Japanstore.jp Team
A Very Merry Fried Chicken Christmas
By Atsuka Fukaya You may have found the title of this article quite puzzling, which is no surprise. In how many countries would you find a combination of the words Christmas and fried chicken? ‘Surely, you mean turkey?’ is something you might be thinking. Well, I am afraid that I don’t mean that, because I […]
Overview of 2014 Life – Cool Japan!
This year we decided to create a new section which we entitled ‘Life,’ we saw this as an opportunity to go a little outside of Japanese crafts and culture and introduce exciting talent in many different creative fields. This experiment seems to have been a success, we have met lots of interesting people, and quite […]
Overview of 2014 Culture – The Best of Japan!
Over the past year we have introduced a lot of Japanese culture, but the truth is that there is still so much more to introduce, and even we are learning something new sometimes! We have really enjoyed working hard to show the best of Japan, and in 2015 we aim to continue doing this. So […]
Overview of 2014 Craftspeople Interviews – Thank you to everyone!
From the whole Japanstore.jp team we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. In 2014 we met a lot of amazing people and introduced their amazing stories in interviews every week, while of course we kept our focus on craftspeople with a dedicated interview slot every week for a Japanese […]