Get in Touch with Nature in Tottori, Japan
Guest writer: Natsumi Nambu Firstly… I’d like to start by telling you why I wrote this article. When people talk about Japan, which…
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The First Sake Matsuri in Melbourne!
The Sake Matsuri was the first event of its kind, bringing six Japanese sake importers and distributors together for a spectacular day of sake…
“The Tokyo Night Sky is the Densest Shade of Blue”
Director of ‘The Tokyo Night Sky is the Densest Shade of Blue’, Mr Yuya Ishii, sat down for an interview with us during his…
Japanese Film Festival Opening Night & Interview!
Thursday marked the opening night of the Japanese Film Festival in Melbourne, with a ceremony of a few speeches and the screening of the…
Japanese Short Films at the St Kilda Festival!
The St Kilda Film Festival will be welcoming “Tokyo Short Shorts” to their international program in 2017. Tokyo Short Shorts is a selection of…
ACMI’s Essential Anime Heroines
Starting today, ACMI is running a nine day long season of anime film screenings, highlighting the adventures of some of the most inspiring anime…
‘The Long Excuse’ – Interview with Director Miwa Nishikawa
The Japan Film Festival closes with the final screening of Miwa Nishikawa’s touching drama ‘The Long Excuse’. We spoke with Director Nishikawa about the film and…
Interview with Yukiko Mishima, “Night’s Tightrope”
Japanese Film Festival (JFF) 2016 Why are Yuki and Atsuko hoping to see someone die? The Director of “Night’s Tightrope”, Yukiko Mishima talks about…
The Very First Madman Anime Festival
Last weekend, the first ever Madman Anime Festival was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The convention ran over the 3rd and…