In Japan, there is an old saying, “a woman’s heart and autumn weather,” which means both are fickle. Although it is not right to simply differentiate man’s and woman’s brains,…

  While many apartment designers try to make apartments that suit all tastes, usually practical, convenient, and simple to that the tenants can decorate in their ways later when they…

  THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL COMPANY, L.L.C. LAUNCHES WORLD-CLASSLOYALTY PROGRAM OFFERING UNIQUE GLOBAL TRAVEL EXPERIENCES     Chevy Chase, Md. (September 15, 2010) — Beginning September 15, 2010, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel…

      “Henohenomoheji” is a face drawn with seven hiragana characters, he, no, he, no, mo, he, and ji. It is a popular doodle face and also typical face…

  Have you ever seen, heard of or used aburatori-gami, facial oil blotting paper? Aburatori-gami is one of the necessities of daily life for Japanese women, while for most people outside Japan, it…

  Japan appears to have a lot of strange things in the eyes of people from other countries. Today, I introduce one of them: the automatic car park. I think…

According to a survey conducted by a real estate information service “at home” in November 2009, the average commute time for married salary-men between twenties to fifties who work in…

There have been new types of business in all ages, and [W:Edo period] (1603 to 1868) is no exception. The book “Ooedo Omoshiro Shobai” written by Hirotoshi Kitajima, introduces variety…

  I have found a photo blog on interesting Japanese digital cameras. Let me introduce a part of the blog.   This blogger has purchased a digital microscope camera called…

  The exercise method that attracts considerable attention in Japan today is Kaatsu training, which means “blood flow restricted exercise.” It involves wrapping groins and shoulder joints tightly to get…

  Have you heard of small folded packets of fragrant incense called fumikou?  They are usually enclosed with letter paper in an envelope. The person who receives the letter enjoys the…