As I already announced on Twitter and so on, I was involved in a traffic accident on March 15. What happened was that I was hit by a motorcycle when…

There was a contest that how far the participants can throw deer biscuits. The guy in the picture made a record of over 40 meters. Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter←…

  In Japan, temaki sushi is a popular family dinner or home party. Temaki literally means hand-roll, and we usually call the sushi style in one word “temaki-zushi,” and refer…

  Are you familiar with the dish called “hamburg steak”? It sounds like a traditional German dish, but this is a good example of a Japan-style western dish^^. I guess…

A flower to everyone’s heart. Wishing warm spring will come soon! Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

  Pekoppa are toy plants that nod when you talk to. They sense the intervals of conversations and nod at the right timing. Pekoppa are so smart that they change…

  Since the quake, there has been a tendency to restrain regular TV commercials. Stations replaced regular TV commercials with ones by a nonprofit organization called AC Japan. Just some…

Queen of the night blooms only for a few hours once a year. (Maximum twice) The flower blooms out of a leaf.  Copyright(C) Miki   →Miki’s twitter← (English is OK)

One of the Japanese major publishers, Shueisha Inc. is now distributing its 15th issue of “Weekly Shone Jump” online for free because many readers couldn’t read it in consequence of…

Today’s story-teller is screenwriter Sugako Hashida. Hashida is famous for writing ‘Oshin’, a TV drama that captured hearts of people in Japan. Her story is about ‘Oshin’.   ‘Oshin’ is…

Baby’s lively crying face gives smile to everyone. Nigatsudo at Todaiji held ‘Dattanbo Idtadakase’, a ceremony putting the Dattanbo hat on baby’s head. It is believed to protect the baby…