A short documentary by the BBC about a city relatively unknown outside of China, I find these sorts of things really fascinating. You can watch it on iPlayer or below if you live outside of the United Kingdom.
A short feature on the BBC News show Fast Track about Tokyo, featuring the Hackney native, Danny Choo.
With my own Bangladeshi roots, I found this report about the estimated 11,000 Bangladeshi people residing in Japan particularly fascinating. The earlier settlers moved to enjoy the bubble economy and more recently have found Japan to be more inviting and safer than the United States which had previous seen much migration from Bangladesh. What I’m [...]
The dude above is a famous Japanese actor, he was part of a really successful band (that I’d never heard of) and starred in a drama that I surprisingly enjoyed. According to news reports, he was recently found naked and drunken in the middle of a park after a drinking spree with friends. “What’s wrong [...]
