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Tanabata - Festival of the Loom

10 July 2015
Harada Chika
In Japan, July 7 was originally called the Day of the Loom or the Festival of the Loom. (In Japanese the loom is called 棚織 and pronounced “tanabata.”) In historic Japan a cleansing ritual was enacted in which maidens wove a kimono, placed it on a shelf, and greeted the gods, praying for a good […]
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Pearls of Japanese contemporary theater

3 July 2015
Pápai-Vonderviszt Anna
About a year ago I interpreted a lecture entitled Japanese contemporary theater today, in a program organized by the Japan Foundation. To be honest it was not a subject I found interesting. Although I like the theater, the word “contemporary” still made me nervous. Nonetheless, I spent the weekend before the lecture carefully studying theater terminology […]
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Japanese wedding gowns

26 June 2015
Sebők Tünde
A little while ago I helped my friend to choose her wedding dress for her big day. While we were checking out those lovely gowns, she asked me about Japanese weddings and bridal wears. Her questions gave me an idea to write this article.
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Up in the Clouds in Japan – Climbing Mt. Fuji

19 June 2015
Biró Krisztina
The alarm clock went off at 4 a.m. That gave Emmi enough time to fix her hair with the curling iron and Marissa to put on her "face" before departure. On the bus we were given an XS sandwich and two rice balls. Luckily, we learned that the rice balls or “onigiri” were intended for […]
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Where’s the mess? - Construction in Japan

12 June 2015
Sűdy Zoltán
Ever since I first set foot in Japan – many long years ago – I have envied the Japanese for their construction industry. Huge worksites, giant cranes, dozens of trucks – and no dust, mud or dirt anywhere! It came as a kind of culture shock when the developer of a construction project about to […]
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NATTO – it’s ugly, stinks, BUT tastes so good!!!

5 June 2015
Petre Kinga
I have finally found a shop in Budapest – it just opened – that promises to be a long-term source of natto. Until now I couldn’t buy natto anywhere and it must have been about 3 long years since I’d been able to indulge in this treat of fermented soybeans. I suppose I’d best start […]
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Women in society

29 May 2015
Sűdy Erika
Back in the late 1970's I had to visit a Japanese company in Tokyo on business. I was received by a gentleman about 20 years my senior, who was assigned to accompany me from one office building to another. That walk, over a distance of about 300 meters, is something I’ll never forget and was […]
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The long distance runner isn’t always lonely – József Sütő’s and Kōkichi Tsuburaya’s race in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, part 1

22 May 2015
Rajzó-Kontor Kornélia
I’m almost certain that many readers will remember the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. For others, the 1960s are history rather than living memory. But, whichever group you’re in, I think that most of you will find it worthwhile to learn about one event from that year. Hungary was represented by 182 athletes at this […]
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New Japanese restaurants in Budapest

15 May 2015
Bassa Zoltán
Itoshii opened in February 2014 on Nyugati tér, on the lowest floor of the Eiffel Office Building. Much like the Wasabi chain, its distinctive feature is that it is an “all you can eat” restaurant. But, instead of the dishes coming along on a conveyor belt, you pick and choose your meal on a tablet […]
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