Inspired by the craftsmen that he met in Kyoto, Tong Cheuk Fung began his journey in designing and creating handmade...
What memories does Singapore hold for a Japanese lady who has lived here for the past 15 years? Paper quilling...
It was an exciting day for the Akadot TV team when a box of local products from Takahata Village, Yamagata Prefecture, crash landed at our office. Takahata Village, located in Yamagata prefecture in central northern Japan, is popular with Japanese foodies for its excellent wineries and delicious local produce. Its...
While many overseas Singaporeans returned home before the “Circuit Breaker” kicked in, a number of Singaporeans continue to stay in...
Akadot TV collaborates with Hikarin, popular J-pop cover singer in Singapore! Hikari has just returned as a soloist after the...
Touched by Japanese craftsmen's single-minded devotion to quality, Tong hopes to emulate this spirit in Singapore with his watch straps. Each of his handcrafted straps is a piece of Japanese culture and tells its own unique story.
In 2002, a team of dancers represented Singapore in the YOSAKOI Soran Festival held in Hokkaido. It was lead by...
3-D drawings featuring alluringly fluffy lions and glittery rainbows – chalk artist Rica does this all effortlessly using simple oil...
In the heart of Kyoto stands two 100-year-old traditional townhouses that were restored by a group of Singaporeans and Malaysians. Lee Yong Chye, a graduate from Osaka University, believes in giving back to Japan by contributing to the preservation of this important cultural heritage, which is slowly diminishing in modern...
This heritage center pays no shortage of tribute in memoriam to the local forces, but it also implores us to explore the gravitas of conflict and the measures that good men and women must take to prevent such atrocities from happening ever again.
Hinamatsuri, or Dolls’ Day, falls on 3rd March each year. We speak to 2 Singapore-based Japanese ladies to find out what it means to be a Japanese woman in this day and age.
I was 15 when I made up my mind to attend university in Japan. At that time, armed with JLPT 3 proficiency and a whole lot of enthusiasm, there was nothing I wanted more than to spend a whole 4 years of my life soaking up the language. After 4...
Some of our Japanese friends have been working from home like the rest of Singapore, as others who are restaurant...
Being expected to perform on par with Japanese peers is a major hurdle faced by international students in Japan. Nevertheless, Tan Aik Hui, the president of Singapore Students’ Association in Japan (2019-2020), describes his own experience studying as an undergraduate student in Tokyo as transformative. Find out what are some...
