Pillow Talk Japan

Happy 13th anniversary Utada Hikaru

It’s hard to believe it’s been 13 years since the amazing sensation known as Utada Hikaru burst upon the music industry. Few artists have met the success and artistic levels that Utada has carved for the industry. Although she’s been hiatus for the past year, the anniversary of her debut did not go un-noticed as she updated her twitter [...]

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Fullmetal Alchemist food is just too cute to eat

Food is pretty great, right? I don’t know about you, but I like eating food. But when the food is presented too nicely, I almost feel like a bad person if I eat it and destroy the chef’s little creation. That’s the problem I have with this special menu at Namco Namja Town in honor [...]

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Japanese Phrases for Flirting in the Office

Dont let tomorrow become just another boring day at work! Put some wasabi style spice into your office hours with these cracking Japanese Flirting phrases from Pillow Talk Japan! The Commute It sure is crowded – please have my seat. konderu ne. watashi no seki wa douzo. Would you like to read my manga over [...]

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[Episode] Hourou Musuko – Episode 11

Shuichi is put in charge of the script for the genderbent play for the cultural festival, so he participates in practice, while staying in the nurse’s office during the day Doi improvisation on Shuichi’s script is a surprising hit, so Shuichi grits his teeth and asks Doi to help with the script Meanwhile, Saori invites [...]

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When it comes to kooky Japan, don’t believe the hype

Japanese schoolgirls hitting the streets of Tokyo with blinking LED teeth. Sounds like a crazy fashion trend. Too bad it’s just crazy and a fantasy propagated by the Western media. Earlier this month, a New York Times blog post mentioned a new fashion trend: LED for teeth. “Method Man might have helped make gold fronts [...]

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Releases of the Week – 11/30/10

Why yes, that is Birdy the Mighty: Decode looking to punch you in the face this week. And you should let her. You’ve always wanted to grit those teeth, haven’t you? This week is pretty light on anime releases, with Hell Girl season 3 finishing up as the only other anime release. Similarly on the [...]

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Sanrio’s 50th anniversary ‘Small Gift’ event in LA

Sanrio, creator of the world famous Hello Kitty, is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary with a special event here in Los Angeles and in Miami. They also have a "Pop-up Shop" touring multiple cities in the US. And lucky for you guys, my girlfriend brought me with her! So very lucky… The event here in LA, [...]

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Balticon ’10: Bandai brings you more Code Geass

I really love Code Geass and personally think it’s one of the better series of more recent anime. Along with the show, Code Geass also has several volumes of manga, and that’s what Bandai’s sinking its teeth into! Robert Napton, the North American anime and manga distribution marketing director, announced Sunday night after Otakon had ended that Bandai [...]

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Bite the bullet: Japan by train

The shinkansen (bullet train) travels across Japan at 300kph. It is never late. If you have only limited time in which to see the country, this is how to travel. So, I did it. Why not? It had been the same with Osaka – this time a paltry 14 minutes from Kyoto, or as long [...]

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More Japanese Phrases for the Futon

So here you are again, dumbstruck by the beauty of the moment and lost for syllables. Well never fear Pillow Talk Japan is near (if you have a wireless connection).  Before you sink your teeth into some tasty pork rinds and wasabi (you know what i mean wink wink) , sink your eyes into these [...]

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