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Happy Russia Day!

2018-06-12

Luzhniki Stadium, the largest football stadium in Russia. It will host 7 games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, including the opening and the final matches. *Photo from Wikipedia June 12 is Russia Day, the national holiday of the Russian Federation. It commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on June 12, 1990. Following the Russian Revolution, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the largest and leading constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the world’s first constitutionally socialist state. The Soviet Union played a decisive role in

Happy Birthday to Sweden!

2018-06-06

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries. *Photo from Wikipedia June 6 is National Day of Sweden. This event does signify the end of the Danish-ruled Kalmar Union, so in a sense it is a marking of Swedish independence, though the event occurred so long ago that it does not have as strong of a presence in the social consciousness as does. The tradition of celebrating this date began 1916 at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, in honor of the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523, as this was considered the foundation of

Happy Birthday to Georgia!

2018-05-26

Open air cafes in Old Tbilisi. Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia. *Photo from Wikipedia May 26 is Georgia’s Independence Day, commemorates the day of the First Republic in 1918. It commemorates the 26 May 1918 adoption of the Act of Independence, which established the Democratic Republic of Georgia in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The Georgians adopted Christianity in the early 4th century. A unified Kingdom of Georgia reached the peak of its political and economic strength during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar in the 12th and early

Happy Birthday to Romania!

2018-05-09

Bucharest, the capital and largest city of Romania. *Photo from Wikipedia May 10 is the Independence Day or King’s Day, celebrates Romania’s victorious independence war against the Ottoman Empire in 1877-1878, concluded with the recognition of Romania’s independence. Modern Romania was formed in 1859. The new state, officially named Romania since 1866, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1877. At the end of World War I, Transylvania, Bukovina and Bessarabia united with the sovereign Kingdom of Romania. During World War II, Romania was an ally of Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union, fighting side by side with the Wehrmacht

Happy Latvia’s Restoration of Independence day!

2018-05-04

Historic Centre of Riga, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997. Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. *Photo from Wikipedia May 4 is the Day of the adoption of the declaration of independence. On May 4, 1990, Latvia proclaimed its independence from the USSR, and restoration of the Republic of Latvia. Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe, one of the three Baltic states. Due to Latvia’s strategic location and prosperous trading city of Riga, its territories were a frequent focal point for conflict

I don’t want Japan to change to be a lot more comfortable for me.

2018-03-21

Interviewed by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Daniel Snowden (UK) Software Developer Today we introduce you to one of frequent visitors to Japan – Daniel Snowden from the United Kingdom. When we held a small drinking party in Roppongi, one of its attendees joined us with him. Fortunately all of our attendees could speak English, so he seemed to enjoy talking to local Japanese people and sharing his ideas with them. We’ve met him almost every time he came to Tokyo so far. Therefore we came up with an idea of interviewing him to return his attachment to our

I want to create a reality where foreign actors can play ordinary roles in Japanese.

2017-07-07

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Reina (UK) Voice actor/actress Born and raised in London, we first met Reina in the spring of 2014, when she was an audience member at Swedish rakugo performer, Johan Nilsson Björk’s show in Tokyo. We heard about her story after the event and we got interested in her activities as a voice actor. We decided to interview her right after she got her first big break – costarring with Japanese big names and performing only in Japanese in October 2016. We looked for an opportunity to interview her to show

Why do you care so much about learning English? – Tell me, Japanese people! Vol.7

2017-03-15

Produced by Isao Tokuhashi Edited by Daniel Penso Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Samurai Armor Photo Studio You can try kacchu (甲冑, armor) suits that are replicates of the ones used by famous samurai at the studio. The suits are made by professional armor craftsmen, with exactly the same materials and techniques used several hundred years ago. See samurai.bz/en/ for more details! 日本語 Two Spanish bloggers tried on armor… Let’s see how they changed into warriors! WOW! Don’t you think they are super cool? ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Hector Garcia / A blogger of “A Geek In Japan” I’ve been

Even just seeing the ocean was a new experience.

2017-01-17

Interviewed by Isao Tokuhashi, Emma Withrow Edited by Emma Withrow Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Fariza Abidova (Uzbekistan) CEO & President of SOPHYS Corporation / Trusted Corporation Earlier last December just as the holiday season began showing itself here in Tokyo we were fortunate to have the chance to sit down with Fariza Abidova for a cup of tea and a chat on referral from Verena Hopp. Over the course of our talk her tenacity and dedication was evident in her journey from Uzbekistan to Tokyo, and in the hopes and plans she has for her future. To best understand

Don’t hesitate to ask for help. People will give a hand to you.

2016-04-19

Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Verena Hopp (Germany) A woman who works for sumo and a true internship system in Japan This is the 3rd interview with a German for the MET English version (Actually we’ve interviewed 5 Germans so far!). Verena Hopp, who wears many hats such as a sumo researcher, PR person of a Japanese language school, author and internship non-profit organization founder. We met Verena at a small international potluck party in Tokyo in 2015. She was very friendly and told us a lot about herself, especially her love for sumo was

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