The Goals For Liv N' Luv Japan

Hello and welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan ! I have been working on Liv N' Luv Japan for about a year now (ever since summer 2013) and I really have been enjoying it. Everyone about knows that it is my dream to live in Japan and become a journalist someday in life. I wanted to learn a little more about blogging and learn the more advance techniques to blogging so, I went to my public library in town and checked out a book called "Blogging for Dummies". During the first parts of the book its talking about how to blog and why people blog and all that stuff.

Soon, I got to where they have started talking about bloggers thinking or already knowing the goal(s) of their blog. After reading that, it had me thinking really hard last night, "What are my goals to blogging on Liv N' Luv Japan?!". The truth is, I really never thought about that. So, I came up with a few that I thought that was wise to have as a goal and my goals that I wish to reach:

• To be able to reach 1,000,000 views ! (Currently the views are around 6,140)
• For my blog to become very popular !
• For it to actually help me in the future to become a journalist !
• To help and entertain people about anything Japanese from today and traditional ! 

I really can't come up with many goals but they will be more wiser once I start actually get serious about it. But, I want you guys to love reading my blog to a point that you are never bored and you want to read more and more till you are content. I want you guys to let me know what YOU want to see here on my blog. I want you guys to be educated and as well entertained by my blog. I am starting to get more serious about my blog but it is hard to come up with topics to actually to talk about since I have always been posting (this makes my 56th post). Once you start blogging, it's pretty easy to come up with anything but soon it get quick to run out of ideas.

Well, this is it for this blog post for today as I know it. If I wasn't in school right now I could've been able to post articles all day~! Don't forget to comment and follow Liv N' Luv Japan on Facebook ! (^_^)

Cherry Blossoms Blossoming in Japan !

Hello and welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan ! You know what time it is?! Time for the Cherry Blossom trees to bloom in Japan ! In April, it is the most perfect time for Cherry Blossom (or known as "Sakura" Trees) to bloom. In my opinion, Cherry Blossoms are my most favorite plant in the world because it has such a beautiful shade of pink to it and the bark of the tree is really dark most times so the colors are perfect for the spring! It is also special to me because my birthday is in April (April 16th) ! (^_^)

I just love Sakura trees ! I don't think I had ever seen a Sakura tree in person before but if I ever do, I want to see while in Japan! Especially in the traditional cities and towns in Japan would just be absolutely perfect! In Japan, there is also a festival to celebrate the Cherry Blossom trees known in Japan as 全米桜祭り(Zenbei Sakura Matsuri)

It is celebrated in Washington D.C. as well commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of the Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City. Yukio Ozaki donated the trees in an effort to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan.

                                                                    YUKIO OZAKI




Thank you everyone for reading today on about the Cherry Blossoms in Japan ! ! ^_^

Liv N' Luv Japan Update !

Hello Everyone! Welcome back to Liv N' Luv Japan! I want to say to you guys that I am very VERY SORRY about my many months of delay of not posting anything on my blog in such a long time! >.<;; The last time I had ever posted something on my blog which was way in December of 2013 ! ! ! ! I have been so busy with school and life and all......but, I want to get a fresh start and start back to my normal blogging! Spring Break is coming soon for me on April 18th so I will have plenty of time to blog but for now it might not be as often.

Also I know many of you are hoping to see many new things and there are certain things that many of you would like to see on here. Many of you are asking more about the Japanese language, the traditional culture, etc.! So, I think because the fact that I post many things about the pop culture, you guys seem to want to get into something more traditional and something more informatical. So....I WILL GIVE YOU GUYS ANYTHING YOU ARE INTERESTED IN READING! ^_^ I will be happy for you guys to comment below or on Google+ to me about what more you would like to see on my blog. I would be even more happy if you guys described what you would like to see in details so I can know exactly what you want!

Also, spread the word about my blog Liv N' Luv Japan and also follow Liv N' Luv Japan on Facebook!

Arigatou gozaimasu~! ! ! (^_^)/

GAMER NOTICE! CALLING ALL POKEMON TRAINERS!

Hey you guys! I have some very exciting news for all you Pokémon trainers! Recently, I have received a new Nintendo 3DS and....Pokémon X! The game I have been dying for!! I remember when I did a review for the Pokémon XY series and I remember I told you guys I will soon get it and I finally have it. I got the Pokémon X because I really like the Legendary Pokémon and I thought it looked really cool and unique. I think the Pokémon rainbow colored horns is what really attracted me into getting that version.

I have been playing the game for almost a week now and I am really enjoying it. The best Pokémon game I have ever played in a long time! And the graphics and 3D is amazing! For my first Pokémon I had chose Froakie because I really love the cute little frog Pokémon and water types are one of my favorites including electric. When it comes to Pokémon, sometimes I forget to choose wisely in battle because I really adore tiny and cute Pokémon hahaha! ^_^; ; There just to cute! Most of my friends like the big and scary Pokémon like the dark types. But I agree with them because they do seem to be more powerful but...don't underestimate the power of the little Pokémon~!

Anyways, for you guys who have a Nintendo 3DS and own the game Pokémon XY or plan on getting it, please add me. Here is my friend code: 5129-1914-0675 and the name is OtakuQueen. Thank you guys! And I hope to battle you soon~!

Christmas in Japan!

Hello everyone~! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan! Today, I will be talking about what is going on in Japan this December!! Japanese love to go all out and about when it comes to celebrating~! ^_^ In Japan, Christmas is a bit different from the West because of their Buddhism and Shinto religions. It involves basically around Christmas Eve instead of Christmas Day. In Japan as in America, presents are given and Santa Claus is widely known in Japan. Children always gets presents but children never give their parents presents until the point that they no longer believe in Santa Claus.

Christmas in Japan is also considered a romantic holiday, and lovers would spend their evening together with each other doing suitably romantic things. It's crucial for single women in Japan to have someone spend Christmas Eve with them. It is also very important where they spend Christmas Eve and what presents they would receive. Japanese women who have a boyfriend tend to show off, so women who don't are not happy to talk about that topic. Christmas in Japan is very similar to Valentine's Day in the West.

 

 

 

Merry Christmas~!!! ^_^

  

I hope all of you have a happy and merry Christmas this 2013~!! ^_^

-Liv N' Luv Japan

 

Rocket Languages:Japanese

Hello everyone~! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan~! Today, I want to be able to inform you guys a little more about the Japanese language for those who are eager to learn it. I got many suggestions for those who want more on Japan the country itself, its language and its culture. So, most of you would also like to know more about the traditional but modern culture. So, I will start out with the Japanese language. I want to show you guys this Japanese language learning product, Rocket Languages!!









With Rocket Languages: Japanese, you will be able to learn how to speak and understand Japanese in no time! When I first became interested in learning Japanese, I thought I should find something that would really help me learn Japanese the right way. Rocket Languages: Japanese was my head start and my beginning in my Japanese learning. It would teach you the basics to begin with and starts you out real nice and simple such as teaching you "hello" and "how are you". And teaching you the difference between Hiragana and Katakana and how to use it. My Japanese became really good by beginning with this.

It is basically an audio lesson which makes it even more better! With some websites that haves audio, the audio is usually bad when you hear it and might not be natural most of the time and doesn't sound human. But, with Rocket Languages: Japanese audio, it is clear and haves native Japanese speaker accent. It teaches you throughout the whole entire audio in a fun and effective way. It has to separate audios. One with the whole lesson and one with the dialogue spoken twice (in normal speed and slow speed). It also shows you the dialogue so you can be able to read it and it shows you the English version, the romaji version, and the version containing all Hirgana, Katakana and Kanji.

I would recommend this to anybody but, this do cost (click here to find out more). I have never bought it before but, if you go to there website (click here) you can have a free 6 day trial (which I have used ^_^) and it really amazing!! In my opinion, it is better than Rosetta Stone because you actually can learn something without knowing nothing and getting Rosetta Stone and its barely teaching you anything! I highly recommend learning with Rocket Languages Japanese!! It even also haves a forum, quizzes, practice, etc!! ^_^

Video of the Day: Morning Musume-Brainstorming

J-POP: ℃-ute

Hello Everyone~! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan!! Today, I will be blogging about ℃-ute!! A really adorable and popular J-POP group!! ^_^





Origin: Japan

Active: June 13, 2005
Members: 

• Airi Suzuki
• Maimi Yajima
• Saki Nakajima
• Chisato Okai
• Mai Hagiwara
• Kanna Arihana
• Erika Umeda
• Megumi Murakami 

Record Labels: Pony Canyon & Zetima


Cute, which is written as  ℃-ute, is a Japanese girl group consists of 5 members. ℃-ute is part of Hello!Project, produced by Tsunku, who writes most of the band's songs~! ℃-ute made its major debut in 2007 and that year they have won the Japan Record Award for Best New Artist. The group was nominated for the main Japan Record Award~!! ^_^ The genre of the music of ℃-ute is mainly pop, pop rock, electropop and dance pop!! ℃-ute is also associated with Buono!, ZYX, Aa!, Berryz Koubou, Hello!Project Kids, S/Mileage, Morning Musume...and so many more that they are associated with~!!! 




















Thank you for reading~!! ^_^

Any questions or comments?? Then, let me know by emailing to livnluvjapan@gmail.com  !!

^_^

Celebrities: 柏木 由紀/ Kashiwagi Yuki

Hello Everyone~! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan!! Today, I will be blogging about Kashiwagi Yuki~!! ^_^





Born: July 15, 1991 (age 22)

Height: 5'4" (1.63 m)

Music Group: AKB48 & French Kiss

TV Shows: Majisuka Gakuen

Record Labels: King Records, Avex Group & DefStar Records

Nickname: Yukirin


柏木 由紀 (Kashiwagi Yuki) is a member of the Japanese idol group AKB48. She had auditioned for AKB48 on December 3, 2006. She is the member of Team B. Previously, she was captain of Team B but, she was replaced by Ayaka Umeda as captain. She was born in Kagoshima, Japan!

This was her catchphrase: 寝ても覚めてもゆきりんワールド、夢中にさせちゃうぞ♪　ゆきりんこと柏木由紀です。よろしくお願いします(Whether asleep or awake it's Yukirin world, I'll make you dazed♪ I'm Kashiwagi Yuki also known as Yukirin. Please be nice to me)

 She had once auditioned for Morning Musume 8th Generation! 

Her favorite AKB48 songs are Hizukehenkousen and Namida no Shonan!























Fact about me...Kashiwagi Yuki is my favorite member of AKB48~!! ^_^


Thank you very much for reading you guys!!

 

Liv N' Luv Japan Contest!!

Hello Everyone~!! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan~! Today, I have some really exciting news!! There will be a contest!! Now, I am doing this contest to see how well it would go and to see if it would become a really popular new feature for Liv N' Luv Japan!!

So, this is a really simple contest!! This contest is all about creativity and arts!! ^_^

1. Draw/Create a picture representing Liv N' Luv Japan~!

2. Email the picture to livnluvjapan@gmail.com

3. Add the picture and your name (if you don't want to show your name then you can let me know the email and I will make you anonymous)


I will give this contest 2 weeks, I will soon pic out the best of 3 and rate them of 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place and will be shown to the world of all Liv N' Luv Japan~!! ^_^


DEADLINE: 10/25/13


Thank you very much~!! ^_^

Japanese Snack: ポッキー/POCKY

Hello Everyone~! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan~! Today, I will talking about a really sweet and popular Japanese snack that is known all around the world...POCKY~!! ^_^

 


Pocky is a Japanese food snack produced by Ezaki Glico. Pocky was started and sold in 1966. It was named after the Japanese onomatopoeia "pokkin". The original Pocky was followed by new flavors of strawberry, milk, mousse, green tea, honey, banana and coconut~!!  美味しそうですね?! Pocky is very popular treat in Japan among teenagers! It is also popular in other East Asian countries such as China and South Korea. South Korea have their own brand that is similar to Pocky called "Pepero" by Lotte. In Europe, Pocky was renamed "Mikado". And in Malaysia, they used the name "Rocky". In the United States and Canada, you can find Pocky at many Asian food markets and in international Asian food aisles in Walmart and Target.



EUROPEAN BRAND



MALAYSIAN BRAND


 


In my opinion, Pocky is one of my favorite Japanese snacks because it is so sweet and delicious and its fun to try all the different types of flavors!! ^_^ I have only tried the chocolate and strawberry but, I hope to try the coconut and almond soon~!! ^_^

Celebrities: 田中 れいな/ Reina Tanaka

Hello Everyone~!! Welcome to Liv N' Luv Japan~!! Today, I will be talking about a celebrity that is part of a really popular J-POP group Morning Musume...Reina Tanaka~!! ^_^





Name: 田中 れいな/ Reina Tanaka

Born: November 11, 1989

Music Groups: Morning Musume, Hello!Project, Aa!

Movies/TV Shows: Sugaku Joshi Gakuen, Yona Yona Penguin

Record Labels: Piccolo Town, Zetima

Origin: Fukuoka, Japan


Reina Tanaka is a Japanese singer. She is part of a rock band " LoVendoЯ" and part of a J-POP idol group created by Hello!Project, Morning Musume! Her professional first name is originally written in kanji but, on stage she uses her name using hiragana to distinguished herself from another Japanese idol with a similar name written with the same kanji. In 2001, Reina Tanaka had audition for Morning Musume 5th Generation and passed the audition. But sadly, she had to leave when they founded out that she was underage. Soon in 2002, she had re-auditioned again and passed Morning Musume 6th Generation along with the members Eri Kamei and Sayumi Michishige, which makes Reina Tanaka the only one to audition twice to get in.

Reina Tanaka was featured in two solo versions of "Memory Seishun no Hikari" on a fan club released CD. In 2003, Reina Tanaka was chosen as a member of the new unit "Aa!", along with the members Airi Suzuki and Miyabi Natsuyaki. Together they have released one single "First Kiss" before going on to an indefinite hiatus. Soon, the group had reformed in 2009 but this time without Reina Tanaka because she was already in a group called "High-King". So, Tanaka place in the group of Aa! was taken by Akari Saho. On March 2008,  it was announced that Tanaka would be taking voice role in Kirara, a main character in Sanrio's anime "Onegai My Melody Kirara"; the 4th "My Melody" season.




 





 





Thank you everyone for reading~!! ^_^

Celebrities: 二宮和也/ Ninomiya Kazunari

Hello Everyone~! Today, I have started a new topic for Liv N' Luv Japan~!! I will be talking about popular Japanese celebrities from all over Japan and the rest of the world! I figure this would be a really popular topic for people who are huge fans of many Japanese celebrities. From the music category to models and actors/actresses!

For today, I will be talking about Ninomiya Kazunari~!!
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Name: Ninomiya Kazunari /  二宮和也

Music Group: Arashi (since 1999) 

Height: 5'6" (1.68 m)

Birth Date: June 17, 1983 (Age 30)

Occupation: Singer/Actor/Songwriter/Voice Actor/Radio Host

 Nickname: Nino 

Ninomiya began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent industry Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of 13. Prior to this debut as a singer with Arashi in 1999,  Ninomiya started an acting career when he was cast as Chris for the stage play Stand by Me, which was based on the film of the same name. Since then, he has went on to appear in numerous drama, movies and stage productions, making him known as the actor of Arashi. Described as an actor who can act with his mouth and his eyes, Ninomiya has won numerous awards and nominations for his rolls. 

Ninomiya was born in Katsushika, Tokyo and was the youngest child of his family. Both his mother and father were working as chefs when they first met each other. His sister is two years older than he is. Ninomiya had graduated from high school in March 2002 at the age of 18. 

                                                NINOMIYA KAZUNARI PICTURES

Thank you everyone for reading about Ninomiya Kazunari~! ^_^

Anime Review: Naruto/ナルト

Hello Everyone~! Today, I will be talking about a very popular anime and manga...Naruto! Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and dreams to become an Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all~! The series is based on a one-shot comic by Kishimoto that was published in the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump.  

My opinion about the Naruto manga and anime is really amazing and exciting to watch because I really enjoy martial arts and traditional Japanese culture. Naruto is a combination of traditional Japanese culture with modern pop culture. And the series and manga make you really curious about what is going to happen next! This happens all the time with me every time I watch Naruto. I think the last episode I have previously watched was when Inou and Sakura was going to fight to see who goes on to the next examination. It made me think a lot and wondering who will win and if Sakura wins what will happen to Inou and if Inou wins, what will happen to Sakura...this is why I enjoy watching Naruto! ^_^

What is your opinion about the Naruto series? ^_^


Thank you very much for reading~!!! ^_^  ありがとうございます〜！

Kawaii Fashion~! 可愛いファッション!

Hello Everyone~! For all you people out there who loves the Japanese Kawaii Fashion...here are some super Kawaii photos of Kawaii Fashion!!!!可愛いファッション!