{"id":39831,"date":"2016-05-26T10:20:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=39831"},"modified":"2016-05-26T17:44:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:44:06","slug":"justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-luckyrice-new-york-japan-cinefest-cosplay-party-animenext","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2016\/05\/26\/justins-japan-nippon-in-new-york-luckyrice-new-york-japan-cinefest-cosplay-party-animenext\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin\u2019s Japan \u2014Nippon in New York: LuckyRice, New York Japan CineFest, cosplay party, AnimeNEXT"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"ROOKiEZ<\/a>

ROOKiEZ is PUNK\u2019D returns to AnimeNEXT, coming to Atlantic City June 10-12. (Courtesy of Animenext.org)<\/p><\/div>\n

By\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/em>JQ<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0magazine<\/a>\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi<\/a>\u00a0(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi<\/a>, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for related stories.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

After an unusually chilly spring, it\u2019s finally starting to feel like summer. Enjoy some seasonal events this month that celebrate the best of both fine art and pop art.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s highlights include:<\/p>\n

Thursday, June 2, 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

LuckyRice New York Feast<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Industry City<\/a>, 233 37th Street (Brooklyn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

$88 GA, $150 VIP<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last appearing in Gotham for its Ramen Slurpfest<\/a> back in October, this year\u2019s New York Feast breathes new life this year as we move to a creative hub in Brooklyn to showcase the city\u2019s most enticing Asian food<\/a> experiences: from Southeast Asia to Western China, from fine dining global restaurants to local superstar mom and pop shops, from traditional dishes to fusion dishes that mash up culinary cultures. Enjoy tastings from over 30 curated chefs (including delectables from Pok\u00e9works, Sushi Samba and Tuome), as well as dozens of craft cocktails, sake, beer, and beverages to keep you spirited throughout the night. VIP ticket holders gain guests one hour early admission.<\/em><\/p>\n

June 2-3, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York Japan CineFest 2016<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Asia Society<\/a>, 725 Park Avenue<\/strong><\/p>\n

$12, $10 seniors\/students, $8 members<\/strong><\/p>\n

Highlighting some of the most exciting new voices in cinema, New York Japan CineFest is an annual event that features works by emerging Japanese and Japanese American filmmakers. Over two programs of short films, standouts includeTOKYO COSMO<\/em>, an anime<\/a> study on loneliness; Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Japanese War Brides<\/em>, a real-life story about a trio of women who left Japan in the 1950s to start a new life in America; and Keino<\/em>, a documentary about the eponymous custom motorcycle builder of Brooklyn\u2019s Keino Cycles. A reception sponsored in part by Kirin Brewery of America will follow the first night\u2019s screenings.<\/em><\/p>\n

Saturday, June 4, 5:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

J-Collabo Cosplay Party<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

J+B Design & Caf\u00e9<\/a>, 300 7th Street (Brooklyn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

$8 (free for J-members)<\/strong><\/p>\n

For this Inaugural event, J-Collabo offers a very unique underground theme location for photos. Bring our own camera or have their professional photographer capture your costume! The winner of their contest will receive a special gift from J-Collabo Brooklyn. Enjoy J+B\u2019s Nel drip coffee, Yuzu Ginger Lemon and Yuzu Ginger Ale, exquisite teas, sake, and Japanese morsels while browsing a selection of gorgeous Japanese artisanal merchandise at this neighborhood treasure chest of rare and enchanting items.<\/p>\n

For the complete story, click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi\u00a0(CIR\u00a0Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page\u00a0here\u00a0for related stories. After an unusually chilly spring, it\u2019s finally starting to feel like summer. Enjoy some seasonal events this month that celebrate the best of both fine art and pop art. This month\u2019s highlights include: Thursday, June 2, 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. LuckyRice New York Feast […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,40,53,340,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articlejournalism","category-books","category-events","category-justins-japan","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-amr","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39833,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39831\/revisions\/39833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}