The production studio at "Baby, the Stars Shine Bright" featured in an episode of Tokyo Fashion Express. Their designs typically require up to 50 sewing patterns, which is about 5 times as many as the average dress. Detailed notes on measurements and specifications are written for the sewing factory.
The sewing factory is in Ibaraki prefecture. For more than 20 years they've been sewing clothes exclusively for BTSSB. 17 people work there, most of them being veterans age 60 or over. Due to the complexity they work in teams for ironing, sewing lace and ribbons, as well as completing gathers and frills.
The manager of the factory, Sumiko Watahiki, says in an interview:
"There's tons of gather, lace, and layering, which requires a lot of sewing. At first, I doubted I could do it! It was that hard. (But) I'm always impressed with the adorable designs when I see the finished products or while I work."
It's extremely important that everyone know about this video series on NHK World Japan's Youtube channel where they teach you about the different prefectures of Japan through the lives of their kitty residents.
Dubbed by Japanese historians as the "Just Samurai" for his strong sense of integrity and justice, and known by fellow Samurai as the "Dragon of Echigo", is Uesugi Kenshin, who defeats his rivals, under his banner of Bishamonten, the God of War.
„Kamo River: The Flow of Life and Culture in the Ancient Capital“ ist Teil der 111 Episoden umfassenden Videoserie Core Kyoto von NHK World Japan. Auch wenn der Erzähler Englisch spricht, so ist es offensichtlich, daß die Inhalte aus rein japanischer Perspektive präsentiert und fundierte Kenntnisse der japanischen Geschichte vorausgesetzt werden. Core Kyoto ist daher für Studenten der Japanologie sehr zu empfehlen ;-)
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what even happened to No Art No Life, every interview was always: "This disabled soul is Seized by visions of the ether and must ink or chew them out in detail with whatever medium they're allowed. (It's unspoken but heavily implied that they're the sole warrior keeping our entire reality from succumbing to The Rot). So we put their art on ties and mugs lol"
Today is the broadcast day of "Japan Music Festival". The first broadcast was a couple of hours ago so fans of already uploaded some footage online. Find the performance of "Magia" HERE on Bilibili. YK's entire appearance can be watched HERE.
Yuki Kajiura performs a special medley, including the main theme of Kimetsu no Yaiba, and (!!!)Magia(!!!) [featuring Hikaru!], the theme song to Puella Magi Madoka Magica, along with SOUKYUU NO FANFARE, the 10th anniversary theme song for Sword Art Online featuring special guests ASCA and ReoNA.
The next live broadcast on the official website is about to start in 20 minutes so be sure to tune in. The video will also be available on demand (free) for a couple of months so it will be possible to watch it as many times as you like.
Thoughts: Waaaaahhhh, Magia sounded amazing. I am so HYPED!!! Wish it had been longer T_T The main theme of Kimtesu no Yaiba was also a nice treat, I love Keiko SO MUCH in that song.
Keisuke Itagaki Discusses Finding The Meaning of Strength In Baki The Grappler
NHK World Japan released a brand-new episode of their docuseries ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION! The newest episode discussed Keisuke Itagaki’s Baki The Grappler.
The new episode featured an extended interview with Itagaki, who discussed his manga and his depiction of fights and muscular characters that changed the martial arts genre. But that’s not all. We got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the…
I thought NHK was just a benign pubic access tv network???
That "bill" looks like the type of junk mail that does everything it can to look urgent, important, and threaten "penalties if you dont respond". I regularly get junk mail like that, and it's always old people telling me i should open it soon because it looks important. Sorry, I'm not YET at the age to fall for scams.
So while researching about one of my favorite shows, I found out through NHK WORLD PREMIUM you can watch Japanese TV programs from roughly anywhere in the world.
I’m not a tech kid so you’re gonna have to figure out all the tech stuff… but what I can help you with is suggesting two of my favorite kids shows from NHK that also broadcast to world premium! They’re aimed at kids of all ages so it might be useful for learning Japanese!
all times shown are in EST! I also suggest keeping an eye on the official schedule because things could change: https://nhkworldpremium.com/en/schedules
Go! Go! CookR’n! (Mon - Wed)
Yup, right off the bat it’s a show about cooking.
However while the cooking is the main focus, there is also an animated story that is actually intriguing! The story is about two siblings named Luna and Soleil who are on a mission to find out what happened to their dead parents, who used to be the legendary hero CookR’n.
I talked about this show previously but it’s such a gem. The characters are great, and whenever they do a collab it’s always chaotic and hilarious.
Whiz-Kids TV (Tues-Fri)
Once again like CookR’n, this is a variety show that showcases a variety of stuff, too much for me to name, but also has a story that airs once every two(?) weeks. It’s also MY CHILDHOOD FAVORITE SHOW AND I STILL LOVE IT
There’s this world called “Geo-world” where the main symbol of the world is this giant tree. The leaves are made from energy, born when a human challenges themselves to try new things. One day all that energy on the tree was stolen by the Mononoke family, who live on the other side of Geoworld.
17 elementary and junior high school kids are chosen to help restore the tree by fighting TV Zombies who are stealing energy from humans. The official site has 5 minute recap videos for all the episodes so far.
They also do live broadcasts on Thursdays. And yes the tree had its energy stolen TWICE not including the initial theft. (The second was like last Thursday whoops)