Cats cafés are not so unusual anymore in Japan, but rabbit cafés are fairly new! A few months ago, the very first rabbit café in Kanto region opened in…

  This is steam pot with a lid and a drainboard. 100V and 200V electromagnetic. OK for microwave, oven and direct heat usages. Good item for a wedding gift. Please…

“Keitai-denwa” is the Japanese word for a mobile phone, and we usually just say “keitai”.  Most people own keitai in Japan not only to talk, but also to e-mail their…

One of the online videos that were talked about the most in Japan last year is “How to Make York Inside Out Boiled Egg.”     With this method, the…

  This is a Japanese traditional hand towel “Tenugui”. Poetry of Mitsuo Aida is written on this tenugui. It is also suitable for KENDO head cloth. The translation is like…

iPhone application “Health Calc” calculates the user’s BMI, ideal weight, and necessary calorie intake by the information such as height and weight that the user input.     Since it…

Today’s story-teller is Kabuki actor Kamejiro Ichikawa (35 years old). It is not unusual for him to perform in the 3 major cities in Japan for 3 months in a…

  When you turn on TV during New Year Holidays in Japan, you will notice that many performance shows are given on different channels. From traditional performance art to new…

You might have had many celebrations this past holiday season.  How many parties did you attend?  Did you enjoy them very much? Japanese people also throw many parties this time…

  This is a traditional Japanese recipes book (English/Japanese, bilingual). (Contents)Preface: Japanese Cuisine– Basics of Japanese Cuisine– Basic Japanese Dishes– Deep-Fried-Dishesetc…     Printed in JAPAN!   This is JAPAN…

    How do they sound if the names of Tokyo 23 wards are translated in English? After reading “Names of Japan’s Prefectures Are Cool in English,” I wondered so….