One of the latest Japanese girls’ beauty tricks is “fuchi-ari contact lens” or in another name, “dekame contact lens,” which has large pupil outline so that it makes an eye…

  The other day I wrote an article about the many unique flavors of Pepsi. This year’s flavor is baobab, a tree often associated with South Africa. It sounds very…

  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…

    This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth Furoshiki (not all but 1P).  

      “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…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Appreciate the Criticism” Today’s story-teller is former baseball player and baseball commentator Yasumitsu Toyoda. First, he says, “Not only about baseball, but in…

    This is Japanese brand Luce’s pair bowl. Black x1, white x 1. They can be used for cafe au lait and also for soup bowl, or anything else you wish! Simple Japanese modern…

An elementary school like izakaya Japanese style dining bar, “roku nenn yon kumi (sixth grade classroom four)” operates six locations in Japan; four in Osaka, one in Fukuoka, and one…

  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…

    This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth Furoshiki (green or pink).  

  There is a hilarious stress buster arcade game in Japan. It is called “Chabudai-gaeshi !,” and it means “flipping a low dining table over.” Literally, the players flip a…