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Happy New Year from Japansugoi.com.  A lovely picture of pretty Japanese actress Misako Yasuda in her New Year’s kimono.

Two little Japanese boys get to the shrine early and find time to pray during the New Year’s holiday.

How are you keeping warm while it snows outside?  You could of course stay inside next to a heater and chat to your Japanese friends online... or of course, if you’re a guy, check out our hot Japanese gravure idol section.

Want to read all the great content in these Japanese comic books and stories?  Better start studying Japanese seriously!

A few years ago, a new Katakana typeface called Phonetikana was created by Michael Johnson and his team at Johnson banks.  The ingenius typeface was created from frustration at being unable to read the language during multipe trips to Japan.   Their new typeface has English phonetic sounds embedded in the katakana.  Read more...

The popular Enoshima Electric Railway also known as Enoden 江の電, has over 100 years of history.  The train line links the central Shonan area, Kamakura and Fujisawa, a short distance of approximately 10 kilometers.

The Enoden runs among the residential areas, literary 1.5-2 feet away from houses. When it reaches Shichiri gahama in Shonan area, you see the Pacific Ocean right below your nose through the train window. Along the scenic route you can enjoy the changing scenery of mountains, beaches, tunnels and changing into a streetcar. The ancient city of Kamakura at one end of the line is a city with 800 years of history with famous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines such as Kamakura’s Great Buddha, Hase Kannon temple, Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu shrine and Zeniarai Benten. You can also find art museums and popular spots along the historical streets.

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Are you ready?  Christmas is tomorrow.. what are you special plans for the holidays?  Every shopping mall in Japan is playing Christmas songs, some in Japanese and others in English. You certainly can’t get away from the Christmas mood in Japan. Here some more Christmas songs in Japanese.

The Christmas Song (Sailor Moon version)

Last Christmas – Idolmaster

We wish you a Merry Christmas

Jingle Bells – Aki Maeda

Santa Claus is Coming to Town – Idolmaster

All I want for Christmas – Idolmaster
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Japanese “relax bear” Rilakkuma has been sighted all over Japan, at the beach, on the streets and even in otaku capital Akihabara.

As we approach Christmas and New Years holidays, Japanese folks love to party drinking alcohol after work, at dinner, at karaoke parties etc.  It’s not uncommon for many a Japanese salarymen or office ladies to drink way too much and need to use those  “sawdust bins”  oga kuzu-bako (vomit bins) at many Japanese train stations around the country.

The next morning is hangover time but luckily the Japanese have all sorts of hangover cures available from their local convenience store.   Here are 5 of the best hangover cures that Japanese folks swear by.  Read more...

Even though its getting pretty cold in Tokyo, fashionable young Japanese women still want to show some leg this winter!  We’re not complaining.