Japanese popular soft drink, Calpis. In your country, you may be able to find it as Calpico at oriental markets. Or you may have heard of the odd named drink…

Professional origami artist doesn’t always have to be Japanese. Sipho Mabona is a Swiss origami master who has designed origami for Japanese major companies’ promotion movies.     The video…

  For those who own iPhone/iPad and are planning to visit Japan, how they can use their iPhones might be a big question. Today, I give you some information on…

  Following to the Ghibli Art Videos Part 1, I want to share some Ghibli related videos. The part 2 is themed “DIY Totoro.” The videos below show handmade Totoros…

Because double-eyelid big eyes are considered to be attractive, there have been various types of double-eyelid products in Japan. The quality of the products has been improving recently and the…

It’s been very hot in Tokyo these days; the temperature is over 30C already. I guess it means the beer season has come! For those who enjoy beer at home,…

Hic! Whoops, excuse me. Hic, hic, hic…   When you can’t get rid of your hiccups, what do you? Do you have any particular ways to stop them? Maybe common…

Kaomoji (emoticon) lines are fun to use for emails, texts and internet forums. The lines consist of punctuation marks, alphabets, and special characters and symbols.   *(#^o^#)*.*.*(^_^)*.*.*(^ 3 ^)*.*.*(=_=)*.*.*(x_x) *.*.*(>o<)*.*.*(T_T)*…

  As you surely know, this is the chocolate covered snack called “Pocky”. Pocky and snacks similar to it are popular worldwide. But one day, a blogger decides the chocolate-coating…

Getting rid of mosquitoes is a big mission here during summer. We can always get mosquito repellent products such as coils and sprays, but even we use them, still get…

  I’m going to introduce a unique Japanese artist today. There are various types of paintings such as water color and oil color, but I had not known “sunae,” which…