英語を習いたいけど時間がない、クラスに行ったけど上手くならないという人いませんか。A5の新しい英語アプリは、ロールプレイングゲーム感覚でビジネス英語が学べます。いつでもどこでも気軽に学べるのが、忙しい人にもぴったり。今、テスターになってくれた人には、iPad Mini 4が当たるチャンスもあり！

Hanko is a must item to have when you live in Japan. It even proves who you are. So it´s good to have one original. But where to make it? Let´s go to Taiho-do.

Japanese tattoo design is impressive. Despite of the discrimination, it´s considered as an art. But do you know the meaning of the tattoo design?

An employee of Kagome has invented with Meiwa Denki a wearable tomatoes, Tomatan to give runners enough energy and water during the race.

Kazuhiko Okushita is another single stroke drawing artist. His works extend to animation. Akai Ito, which made him popular became a favourite image of Bill Gates and James Cameron.

Japanese in the world No.2 is a Japanese teacher / translator, Makiko Sese. She told iromegane how beautiful Japanese language is with lots of interesting and funny stories.

A new project from iromegane, Japanese in the World. The first episode is two Japanese illustrators who recently start their new life in Berlin, Germany.

Kirie (切り絵) means cutting picture, not destroying pictures but making pictures by cutting the paper, also known as Kiri-Gami (切り紙) means cutting paper. The origin is China, it has more than 1,000 years of history.

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Japanese knives are great was something I heard so many times and didn´t believe it until I met one. Damascus knife is a technique that Japanese swordsmith re-discovered from India in 19th Century.

He looks just anyone else. He says he only knew one dance step. But Ebiken is sugoi. Mind your jaw.