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This article talks about the opening of the new "New People" building that was just recently established (the end of 2009) in Japantown, San Francisco. This building holds all the recent Pop Culture in Japan, from art, to fashion, to music, and even to food.

Japanese pop (or J-pop) is greatly influenced by the Western world. The term is widely used in Japan to describe many different musical genres including pop, rock, dance, rap, and soul. J-pop's history is heavily influenced by the jazz music during the early Showa period. After the Imperial Army halt of the performance of jazz music during World War II, new musical styles flooded into the country when the US soldiers occupied the country. Different types of styles came through since then, including rock-and-roll, City Pop, New Music, and R&B. Currently, R&B and Hip Hop influences in Japanese music are the strongest ever.

This blog is all about the modern fashion trends in Japan. The fashion industry is rapidly growing in Japan, and is even developing new trends faster than the U.S. When searching this site, I thought I was viewing "Huate Couture", but I was actually surprised that they were pictures of real people and not just fashion models/designers. This blog updates the newest trends each day, and according to the blog, men are starting to wear heels.

Hollywood blockbusters took over the movie industry in the 20th century, but Kitano Takeshi became the leading Japanese film director. He rose in the international movie world and lead the Japanese movie industry to a new heights in the current decade. In this century, Hollywood has created many remakes of original Japanese horror movies. Popular ones include The Ring (Ringu 1998), Tinseltown (2002), and The Grudge (Juon 2003)

This page discusses the fall and rebirth of the Japanese film industry in modern times. The industry fell in the nineties, where Japan faced the biggest drop ever. The rebirth was due to increased funding from television companies and others, as well as the rise of talented new directors and actors, the opening of multiplex theaters, and the decline in quality of a lot of Hollywood films.

This article talks about how universities in Japan are allowing many seniors without any job offers to stay another year in school with a cheaper tuition. Many students feel it is better to stay another year in college while looking for job opportunities.

Shows how even women in japan have problems with finding work.

This article has more history on Japanese Pop\n

The majority of their "fashion majors" are women in their 20s. Their biggest concern now is color. "Japanese fashion today is all about adding color." Some of their latest fashions can be seen as "bizarre." Although some don't appreciate the new styles and colors of the fashion, there are others that show lots of enthusiasm in the clothes they wear. I guess it all depends on personality!

"Entrance exam competition heats up"