People living alone mostly cook alone and eat by themselves. They sometimes may eat out, but not for every meal. If they really enjoy being alone, it’s fine. But…

  According to a survey of male white-collar workers in their mid-twenties to mid-fifties (=”salarymen” in Japanese), monthly pocket money now averages ¥36500 (US$450). This amount is ¥4100 (US$50) lower…

Female samurai who are stronger than men often appear in jidaigeki (historical plays), but did they really exist? The answer is yes. There are some female samurai in the Japanese…

For women, dressing up is very important. Just wearing their favorite clothes and accessories can make them happy (*^_^*). However in disaster stricken areas, it is still very difficult to…

I read a blog post about an interesting Koban, a police station. So let me introduce it to you. Note: KOBAN is a Japanese word for police station or police…

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…

  A Japanese software company JustSystem which is famous for its word processor Ichitaro presents “online calligraphy wallpaper maker” on its website. It is pretty cool, and you don’t need…

Japanese wedding reception is a mixture of Japanese tradition and western influence. It is commonly held at a western style reception hall with round tables, and bride and groom sit…

Kanji are very interesting characters. Some kanji look like pictorial symbols, and some others look really complicated. When you break a kanji character apart, you will see that the complicated…

I found an interesting contest called “I want chu: Kiss my lips contest 2011” held by RHOTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.  This contest is part of a promotion for Mentholatum lip…

  Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki — Japan has four globally major motorbike makers; however, motorbike magazines and people related to motorbike business agree unanimously say that motorbikes’ popularity has declined….