[One Year On: Japan after Quake] Easing the Burden of Recovery

For more photos >> “Photos: Japan – Nearly One Year After Deadly Tsunami” from denverpost.com   One year from 3.11, and we often see a lot of before/after photos like the…

[Photoblog] Dolls for Girl’s Festival

  These are hina dolls, which were made about 100 years ago. Miki, the photographer found that seeing hina dolls is very interesting as facial expression looks different, depending on…

[One Year On: Japan after Quake] Not to Let the 3.11 Fade Away

  Just one year ago, on March 11, 2011, the gigantic M-9 earthquake hit Japan. The epicenter was offshore of the Tohoku (north-east) region. The  infamous quake triggered an unexpected…

[Photoblog] Smiling Shrine Fox

  Miki, the photographer found a charming shrine fox^^ Takne at Genkuro Inari Shrine in Yamato-Koriyama city. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

Let’s Improve Starbucks New Siren!

  As you may know, the Starbucks logo was updated last year. The new mark looks much more simple. Kind of too simple. The ring around Siren was removed, so in…

[Photoblog] Elegant Moments by a Temple

  Miki, the photographer seemed to enjoy delicious food and a lovely view♪ Taken at a hotel in Nara, called ‘Mikasa’. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This…

Japanese Businessmen’s Favourite Weekday

Today, I would like to introduce an article, which shows a result of interesting study, targeting the Japanese businessmen. Although the amount of overtime work has been gradually controlled in…

[Photoblog] Doll’s Festival

  14-step decoration of hina dolls in a mansion previously owned by Kawamoto family (3-story wooden building, built 89 years ago) uses staircase between the second floor and the third…

Perfect For Digital Scrapbooking: Smareco Pen

  Today I would like to share an epoch-making invention, just like a tool from Doraemon’s pocket! The product is called the “Smareco Pen” (¥650/US$8) produced by Nakabayashi, the Japanese…

[Photoblog] Todaiji Temple and its Reflection at Night

  Beautiful ripples were seen on the water. Taken in front of Daibutsu-den of Todaiji Temple. Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)   This is JAPAN Style!

[Japan after Quake] Headline Round-up : Feb. 27 – Mar. 4

  This is a weekly headline round-up of the posts titled [Japan after Quake] on our Facebook page.   [Feb. 27] Tsunami towns at crossroads, despite clean-up. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_771228.html   [Feb. 28] Karaoke…

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