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Review of Netflix Japan’s “Our Secret Diary”

Posted on April 13, 2024 by tinabot

Directed by Kentaro Takemura, the main character of Japanese teen romance movie Our Secret Diary, high schooler Nozomi Kuroda (Hiyori Sakurada), is your classic Japanese shy girl next door who also adorably happens to be a bit of a closet … Continue reading →

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Traveling Japan: Sakura Season at Nagoya’s Yamasaki River Kanae Bridge

Posted on April 5, 2024 by tinabot

‘Tis the hanami (flower viewing) season in Japan again, and I thought I’d share one of my favorite sakura stroll experiences in Japan. While the famous spots are often in popular tourist destinations like Tokyo and Kyoto, one thing I … Continue reading →

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Review: Netflix’s “Let’s Get Divorced”

Posted on March 24, 2024 by tinabot

Sheltered third generation politician Taishi Shoji (Tori Matsuzaka) and wildly successful actress Yui Kurosawa (Riisa Naka) can no longer stand each other and want to get a divorce, but their high profile life makes it extremely difficult to do so … Continue reading →

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Netflix Announces Season 2 & 3 for Avatar: The Last Airbender

Posted on March 6, 2024 by tinabot

The new live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix has been trending at #1 since it was released a couple weeks ago, so it’s no surprise when it was announced that they are now planning to do … Continue reading →

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Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender – Episode 1 Review

Posted on February 24, 2024 by tinabot

The long awaited Avatar: The Last Airbender live action show from Netflix finally released, and all 8 episodes are out. Here are my impressions of Episode 1. Story: Very good. There was already solid source material to work with, and … Continue reading →

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Traveling Japan: Narita Omotesando and Shinsho-ji

Posted on February 17, 2024 by tinabot

When they built the Narita International Airport out in the Chubu Prefecture back in the 70s, the idea was to decongest the main Haneda airport in Tokyo and establish a more spacious, higher capacity, and cost efficient alternative to flying … Continue reading →

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Traveling Taiwan: Downtown Hsinchu

Posted on February 10, 2024 by tinabot

Before Taipei was even a thing, there was Hsinchu, the first northern city to be developed in Taiwan in the early 1700s. Savvy international investors and world leaders have definitely heard of this rather small, unassuming town because even though … Continue reading →

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Traveling Philippines: Masungi Georeserve

Posted on February 3, 2024 by tinabot

East of the major Metro Manila area, past Antipolo in the rainforests of Rizal is the award-winning Masungi Georeserve, a private conservation area which serves as a sanctuary for various wildlife as well as a limestone landscape and unique geo-landforms … Continue reading →

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Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender out February 22, 2024

Posted on February 1, 2024 by tinabot

After the Shyamalan debacle Avatar: The Last Airbender film, aside from the fact that it was an awkwardly cut and executed version of the otherwise amazing and fun source material inspired by Asian culture and mysticism, there was widespread outcry, … Continue reading →

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Taiwanese Indigenous Musicians on US Tour with Small Island Big Song

Posted on January 30, 2024 by tinabot

A couple of years ago, I saw the Small Island Big Song project featured on Taiwanese news and decided to check out the entire album as well as the many music and interview videos on their YouTube channel. This project … Continue reading →

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Traveling Japan: Fort Goryokaku at Hakodate, Hokkaido

Posted on January 18, 2024 by tinabot

Although relatively less known in the States, Hokkaido is a common travel destination for people in Asia, so I’ve known quite a few family and friends who have visited this most northern part of Japan, and I’ve commonly seen pictures … Continue reading →

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Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson Defeats Paige VanZant

Posted on December 22, 2016 by tinabot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxsh4HBvueQ In a fight that drew about 5 million viewers, Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson dominated Paige VanZant, choking her unconscious with a rear naked choke a little over 3 minutes into a fight that was supposed to go for … Continue reading →

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