Wednesday, 12 December 2007

Kateigaho International Edition

Last week during my lunch break in Yoyogi, I decided to head on over to Kinokuniya to see if the latest edition of Kateigaho had been released. I love this magazine! It's just such good quality!

Without a doubt every other Japanese magazine aimed at the non-Japanese reader focuses on either dating, clubbing and drinking or inane observation such as how Japanese people take off their shoes before entering a house (people do that outside Japan too you know!), Japanese cleanliness (still no soap in the public toilets here!) or how "Tokyo is the best city in the world!".

This is what sets Kateigaho apart. It's not written by old English teachers who are either here trapped by their Japanese wife/husband or job or by guys fresh off the boat looking for a way to score some hot arse. It's written, edited and published by professionals who actually have experience in the journalism field!

The magazine comes out every four months and covers aspects of Japan that you'd thought you'd see here every day once you got here... but don't, such as the religion(s), fashion, culture, sub cultures, art, etc. It actually renews my faith in the country when it's cons get me down and always reminds me why I came here in the first place.

If, like a lot of people, find yourself wondering why you're still here. Grab yourself a copy of Kateigaho. It'll open up a new aspect of Japan to you that you were never aware existed.

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