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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.

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.

This article describes the biggest fashion trends/and styles in Tokyo. The two most popular styles in Tokyo are "Lolita Goth" and "Harajuku". Through this article I found out that stores in Japan sell the clothes that the teens are creating and renovating, compared to the US where brands market to sell their designs. Fashion in Japan does not have to do with what brand you are wearing, but how you express yourself differently than other people.

This sheds some light on the Rock scene in Japan. You would never have thought that in Japan people listen to rock. This site offers some background info on when and how Japanese Rock started and how it developed over the years.

The Japanese journalist, Takeharu Watai, produced "Little Birds" in 2005. This documentary is based on the Iraq war, from the point of view of the people who live in Baghdad. Watai was suggested to display the film to Congress and the President. Because it is spoken through a different perspective, rather than US soldiers, strong American nationalists are open to a different view of the war. Akihiro Nonaka, a representative of Asia Press International,said, "'Growth in antiwar momentum in the United States contributed to realizing the screenings of 'Little Birds' there'" (qtd. in Asia Media Archives par. 12). Since his documentary became an international hit, Watai was urged to make a sequel.