Why so Many Japanese Girls Have Bangs?
The stereotypical Hairstyle for Japanese girls is front bangs. The majority of girls have the foreheads hidden by a curtain of hair. (Popular Idols from the group Nogizaka 48) Oddly, it wasn’t always like this. In fact, Before the 60s Japanese women generally showed their foreheads. (Japanese girls, 1953, wearing old-style sailor school uniforms.) The […]
Japanese Hate Smell and dirt
It could be because it’s very humid which tends to heighten bad odors or cultural development but, the Japanese can’t stand the bad smell and dirty things. For example, when girls were asked which they prefer – a handsome guy with bad hygiene or an ugly guy with good hygiene, they all picked good hygiene. […]
Japanese Holidays & Special Days
Today, some of the biggest of Japan’s special days are imported from the West. These holidays have developed a Japanese spin to them sometimes losing sight of the original intentions. Not to say Japan doesn’t have traditional holidays – most holidays are Japanese – but these western ones have become very prominent these days. Christmas […]
What Japanese like about Americans
AS far as looks go, the Japanese do not find whites particularly attractive, especially the women. Generally Japanese are soft looking while westerners are harsh looking. On a guy, harsh doesn’t stand out so much as it does on a girl so white guys are more accepted than white girls. What people misinterpret a lot […]
Tracing Back Chinese Roots In Filipino Culture
Situated at the heart of Manila, Philippines is the humble yet progressively evolving district called Binondo – also known to many as the world’s oldest Chinatown. It comes as no surprise that this quintessential town of culture and nostalgia is on the list of must-see places when visiting Manila. A trip to Binondo is a […]
Japan’s Plan To Counter Rising China
The Senkaku archipelago, which is a Japanese-administered chain of islands, is located about 200km to the southwest of Okinawa, which is one of the prefecture islands of Japan. Originally the archipelago was annexed by Japan when China was defeated in the first Sino-Japanese war, which took place from 1894 to 1895. The problem is that […]
Religion In Japan: Where Shinto And Buddhism Meet
A trip to Japan will never be complete without paying a visit to at least one of its beautiful shrines and temples. In a land where approximately 70,000 Buddhist temples and 80,000 Shinto shrines exist, it’s not hard to find more than one religious architecture in any city. Today, most of these shrines and temples […]
Map of Senkaku / Diaoyu
China-Japan tensionsby Bill Gertz U.S. officials are monitoring rising tensions between China and Japan over Japan’s detention of a Chinese fishing boat captain who is accused of ramming his boat into two Japanese patrol boats near the Senkaku islands north of Taiwan and south of Okinawa. The islands have been Japanese territory for decades and […]
Bathala, Filipino/Tagalog God (Mythology) Tribute
Click here to view the original image of 800x1038px. According to the indigenous religious beliefs of the Tagalog people, Bathala (sometimes spelled Batala) is the all-mighty deity who created the universe.[1][2] A descriptive honorific is often attached to his name, describing him as the Bathalang Maylicha (Bathala the Creator; lit. “Actor of Creation”) and as […]
This Pink Beach in the Philippines Has Been Named As One of the Best Beaches in the World
This Pink Beach in the Philippines Has Been Named As One of the Best Beaches in the World [/h] The perfect backdrop for your pink OOTDs! Click here to view the original image of 970x546px. IMAGE INSTAGRAM/mie_moi The Philippines is difficult to top when it comes to stunning beaches. Tourists and locals alike never run […]