Helloasia is currently collecting welcome messages for L’Arc-en-Ciel upcoming concert in Singapore in their blog. Whether you are a fan or not, lets welcome L’Arc-en-Ciel to Singapore! What’s more when you leave a welcome message, you stand a chance to win a pair of ticket on the 28th April concert! So if you are interested, click on here now!
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Oricon has revealed the Weekly Chart for 31 October, and we bring the top three Singles on this Oricon Chart On the top place, NMB 48 with its singles “Oh My God!”, which released on 19th October and the sales already reached 265,435 copies. http://static.tokyohive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20111025_single.jpeg And here’s the short PV of “Oh My God”. Nice song, and also attractive PV. [ Read More ]
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The popular manga by Hatori Bisco, which had an anime adaptation in 2006 followed by a live-action television series adaptation this year, will also have a live-action movie coming up in March 2012! However that is not the main point for this article, as that piece of news is considered rather old, considering the movie was announced in late Aug 2011. Besides having the [ Read More ]
Currently NTU is in week 9 of this academic semester! Most of the midterms and assignments deadlines are usually cluttered around this period. Therefore to help relieve the constant boring mugging, I am going to share with you all some upcoming dramas (Japanese ones of course =D) for you to enjoy during your rest time. The downside of this article [ Read More ]
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Technically, the Kandai-ben is not a single dialect but a group of related dialects in the region. However, due to the size of Ousaka city and the media exposure of its speakers, non-Kansai-ben speakers tend to associate the Ousaka dialect with the entire Kansai region. Riding the wave of Ousaka Day last month, here are some common vocabularies and phrases [ Read More ]
Kannazuki (神無月) is a traditional name for the tenth month in the traditional Japanese calendar, literally translated as ‘the month when there are no gods’. Shinto (神道) is the indigenous spiritualirt of Japan and the Japanese people and teaches that everything contains a kami, or a spiritual essence. Collectively termed ‘Yaoyorozu no Kami’ (八百万の神), literally meaning ‘eight million kami’, it [ Read More ]
jac-events
Japanese Cultural Festival 2012 is coming up in 4 days! There will be dance performance, fun games and much more. The dance performance would be performed by our very own NKB during these timing: Mon: From 2:15pm Tue: From 12:45pm Wed : From 12:45pm Do catch them as they make their way down from South Spine to North Spine. Also, [ Read More ]
On the day of 21st December 2011, it was a memorable day for us because we were having the first ever Christmas Party in JAC’s history! *yay*
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Japanese Rock Group Band SCANDAL, who just had their “BABY ACTION LIVE TOUR” on Singapore last month, will be launching their new song “HARUKAZE”. This song will be featured on Bleach next arc, “Shinigami Daiko Shôshitsu-hen” (The Lost Shinigami Represenative Badge Arc). The new arc will be airing from 11th October 2011. SCANDAL The release date of the song’s single [ Read More ]
On the 7th of September, I opened the door to tutorial room 121 at around 7pm with trepidation, not knowing what to expect. Little did I know that all of us – be it sub-comm member or main-comm member – were in for a world of fun. Although we started the event slightly late, the wait was entirely worth it. [ Read More ]
Dear All, We would like to invite you to join JAC welcome tea which is held on Thursday, 25th August, 1900hrs at LT16. Briefing and formal introduction of our club and Main Committee will be given during welcome tea session. We strongly encourage you to attend our welcome tea to find out more about upcoming events that planned by our [ Read More ]
Hello JAC members! (: As the new academic year as started, you will have to renew your JAC membership for year 2011/2012 to continue enjoying privileges during our upcoming, new and interesting events! Do remember to come down to Booth 1, opposite LT7 (North Spine) during the ECA Fair to renew your membership at $5 only The ECA Fair will [ Read More ]
Hi! JAC Freshman Orientation Camp is here again! You do not need to know any Japanese to join this camp (our ex president only knows konnichiwa and he claimed to know itashimashite also). As long as you are interested in Japanese culture and likes to make friends, this is the camp for you! Look out for more details in the [ Read More ]
Dear all everyone/NTU students, Japanese Appreciation Club in NTU is currently carrying out a fund raising initiative for the victims of the recent spate of natural disasters to hit Japan. If you wish to help by donating any amount, no matter how small, please follow the steps below.. Should you want to donate, kindly do so via this method: 1) [ Read More ]
We have received an email from ‘Peace Boat’ (www.peaceboat.org), an organization which promotes international exchange. They are looking for up to 10 students who would like to join their exchange session on 8th April 2011 (Friday). They are thinking of conducting the event in both English and Japanese. They are providing a transportation allowance of $20. For more details, please [ Read More ]
Love your anime and manga? Visit the Japanese Creative Centre (JCC) at Nassim Road from 16th October to 12th November 2010! Get to learn more about the history of manga and anime and receive a manga in Japanese as a gift from the collection of the Kyoto International Manga Museum when you visit! More details can be found here http://www.sg.emb-japan.go.jp/JCC/event_MANG_16102010.html
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SSAJ came down to give a talk on the things you should talk note when going for an exchange in Japan.
Konbanwa to all! Each week, we will bring you the top 3 singles from Oricon charts! For this week’s Oricon singles charts, we have Arashi topping with charts with their new single Dear Snow, released on 6th October 2010. This single Dear Snow is the theme song for the movie, Ohoku, which member Ninomiya Kazunari will be starring in. 500, [ Read More ]
