Waterproof Solar Powered Phones in Japan

  Last early summer, the world first waterproof solar phone attracted people’s attentions in Japan. The phone is called Solar Phone, made by Sharp and released by KDDI au.  

Japanese Traditional Paper Cutting Art “Kamikiri”

  There are various traditional paper arts in Japan and kamikiri, paper cutting craft, is one of them but the difference from other paper arts is that kamikiri is also…

Learning Comedy Acts by Film Director Takeshi Kitano

    Today, I want to share this fantastic report by Daily Portal Z, which is a resource site for this blog. Amazingly, they interviewed with a famous Japanese film…

Wasabi Stories vol.125: “Book and Video are Completely Different”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Book and Video are Completely Different” Today’s story teller is a mystery writer, Shusuke Michio. The recent development of cell phones is remarkable;…

KAWAII! Japanese Accototo Towel Set, Giraffe Tortoise

    This is the Japanese accototo brand towel set (not both but one box).   Very Kawaii!!!  

Ukiyo-e Prints of Strong Men Popular in Edo Period : Part 2

The following pictures are popular strong men’s ukiyo-e wood prints made in Edo period (1603-1868). This post is the part 2, so if you haven’t seen the part 1, please…

Wasabi Stories vol.124: “Overcoming criticism takes you to super first-class”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Overcoming criticism takes you to super first-class” Today’s story teller is a soccer player, [W:Kazuyoshi Miura], who has played in the Japanese national…

Made in Japan! Sybilla Coffee Spoon & Fork Set

This is the Spanish Sybilla brand coffee spoon and fork set.  

Ukiyo-e Prints of Strong Men Popular in Edo Period : Part 1

  The following pictures are popular strong men’s ukiyo-e wood prints made in Edo period (1603-1868). To the town-people in the period, having tattoo is something to show their courage…

Wasabi Stories vol.123: “Clench your teeth and keep digging one point”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Clench your teeth and keep digging one point” Today’s story teller is an actor [W:Ken Watanabe]. Centering on the film he starred, “Shizumanu…

Slip-on Fingertip Calligraphy Brush “Yubi-fude”

There is an interesting calligraphy brush that appears in newspapers lately. It is a slip-on fingertip calligraphy brush “Popcorn Yubi-fude” developed by calligraphy supply maker Boku-undo Co., based in the…

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