Like I said in a past post “Extra Bonus Gift Comes with Merchandise in Japan,” you can find free gift attached merchandise a lot in Japan. Magazine publishers especially put…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “First, Make Getting Up Early Into a Habit” Today’s story-teller is Seiichi Yoshida and the story is from an article regarding sports. The…

  Among Japanese gals, it is agreed that the bigger eyes you have, the more lovely you are. In every issue, gals’ magazines show how to make your eyes appear…

    Gotouchi, “local specialty” is one of the active products in the Japanese market. In this blog, I have posted some local specialty related stories such as “Snoopy napping…

  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…

    Three plates with different patterns. The oval shape plate can be used on any occasions for any purposes. The flower and plant prints of the plates will give…

In an upscale area of Tokyo, Ginza, there is a unique building standing out conspicuously.     Can you tell what store is in it? Well, it is not cheese…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Remembering the Tough Time…” Today’s story-teller is former prime minister [W:Morihiro Hosokawa]. The story was about the time when he became a journalist…

  Doughnuts are delicious! But they are also deep fried, and most people care about the calories (T_T). Recently in Japan, baked and cold doughnuts have been popular as healthier…

  There is a tendency for young people to stay single in recent years in Japan, and the number of late twenties and early thirties’ people who live alone has…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “One Learns Value of Parents After They Are Gone” Today’s story-teller is nonfiction writer Megumi Hisada. The story was about ‘presence of fathers’….