Category: japan
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Plz Mr.Postman, let us look and see your “MAILBOX COLOR”(#24)
Do you know the existence of RED WING’s “Postman” shoes?As the name suggests, it is said to have been manufactured and sold as a homage to the shoes worn by Postman.Their postman’s job is to travel around the area, relying on maps and their own sense of land and legs, sometimes for delivery and sometimes…
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Your “Wonderwall” To Be Here, as well（#23）
Do you know the picture of “Pitaya”? The artist is Frida Kahlo.She is one of Mexican leading contemporary art masters.By chance, finding out about the painting called “Dragon Fruit” in the using Chinese character area, like China or Japan.In Mexico, an art movement called the “Mexican Renaissance” was once unfolded.The most symbolic is the “mural…
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Walk in the Light While There is Light（#22）
“2021” In 2021, it started as a rare year for the world, and Japan too.Especially Japan has still planed to hold the Olympic Games, that 2021 received “three times” Olympic year as “Tokyo Olympic Games 2020“. Eventually, is the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics held? Many people in Japan has a negative and skeptical opinion.Even so,…
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Checking the fashion about “Ramenman”（＃20）
“Ramenman” has not only the Manchu queue , but actually wears costumes derived from the Qing dynasty like mandarin dress（Cheongsam) .The costumes is mainly treated as a formal in modern China.Is men’s costume the same as?After the Qing dynasty, there is “Changshan” (Cheongsam for men) and “Tangzhuang”, and after the founding of the People’s Republic…
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“Ramen” was established like “one hair-style”（＃19）
The trend hair style is the Japanese version of “Manchu queue”? There is one of the trend hair style “ramenman hair” between young women in recent Japan. The name is derived from “Ramenman” that appears in the manga “Kinnikuman”. Decades after Muscle figure named “Kinkeshi” became popular between male children, why did it became popular…
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“Cherry Blossoms” to blossom for future is …（＃17）
Relocation of one “Sake factory” Recently, there was the news that the factory of its company called Michizakura Sake Brewery is relocated from Gifu to Hokkaido, in Japan. Cold water, good quality rice, and temperature control are especially important for making good tasteing sake.Combined with the effects of aging its factory and global warming, it…
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The affair between “SHOKUGAN” and “UKIYO-E”（＃13）
In Japan, an anime movie called “Demon Slayer [ Kimetsu no Yaiba (by Japanese) ]: Infinite Train” is currently being screened.In the income of performance, it has already surpassed “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”. The main story is “Exterminate the demon” and “Regain the younger sister who became a demon”. The plot type of…
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The “light and dark” with our physical culture and life（＃12）
Focused on the clothing of Senator Kamala Harris,she appeared in a well-tailored American brand white pant suit at the venue for Biden’s victory declaration.The “white” suit worn by women in Congress seems to have a special meaning. Relationship between America and color Approaching the stage, gradually remove the face mask and begin her speech.By the…
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Difference of two countries’ CONVERSE is emphasized by an “enthusiast”（＃11）
The first female vice president in the U.S Joe Biden, the candidate for the US presidential election, is sure to be elected, and a victory declaration has been issued, showing the appearance of the birth of a new president.Senator Kamala Harris, who Mr. Biden will nominate as Vice President, is a woman of color and…
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About a similar island’s shape of tattoos and diversity（＃10）
Female Foreign Minister with tattoos on her face In the United States, the presidential election is still open, but in New Zealand, the second Ardern cabinet was formed on November 2, and Grant Robertson, who already clarified he’s been a gay, was appointed as deputy prime minister.And Nanaia Mafta, who is Maori people, was appointed…