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The Ultimate Ranking of the Studio Ghibli Universe: #29-20
Our Studio Ghibli movie countdown continues! See what works from the famous studio our reviewer ranked from Miyazaki Hayao's famous studio in…
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Serving as current UJ Editor-in-Chief and tours director, Noah Oskow is a professional Japanese translator and interpreter who holds a BA in East Asian Languages and Cultures. He has lived, studied, and worked in Japan for nearly seven years, including two years studying at Sophia University in Tokyo and four years teaching English on the JET Program in rural Fukushima Prefecture. His experiences with language learning and historical and cultural studies as well as his extensive experience in world travel have led to appearances at speaking events, popular podcasts, and in the mass media. Noah most recently completed his Master's Degree in Global Studies at the University of Vienna in Austria.
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Entertainment
Our Studio Ghibli movie countdown continues! See what works from the famous studio our reviewer ranked from Miyazaki Hayao's famous studio in…
Entertainment
The beloved Studio Ghibli has made more than just movies. Every film, short, music video, direct-to-DVD feature, pre-Ghibli Film, and spin-off ranked.
History
Watch our latest video - a reading by author Noah Oskow of his original essay on the history of Hokkaido and how…
History
In 1891 Japan, history was nearly changed when a Japanese policeman took aim at Russian Crown Prince Nicholas II - the future…
History
The video version of our essay on the explosion of Mt. Bandai in Fukushima during the Meiji Era - and how Japan…
History
In the Edo era, when setting foot on foreign soil was punishable by death, 16 castaways risked it all in an epic…
Race in Japan
The rise in coronavirus related racism has drawn harsh criticism from Fukushima governor Uchibori Masao - a man who knows well the…
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How Saigo Takamori led 30,000 samurai in the Satsuma Rebellion - a final, doomed mission against the modern government he helped create.