Unique Fake Food Display at a Japanese Diner

I don’t know if you are familiar with this but at Japanese restaurants, there are showcases near the entrances to display fake food that are imitated the food they serve….

Wasabi Stories vol.122: “You can not buy muscles with money LOL”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “You can not buy muscles with money LOL” Today’s story teller is a music journalist, Yoichi Shibuya. The theme was music performers and…

Leather Free Tray (watch, accessories case)

    This is a Japanese leather free tray (not included accessories itself).  

Japanese Schoolchildren’s Thirty-one-legged Race

  You may have seen or done three-legged race but what about thirty-one-legged race? In Japan “The Elementary School Thirty-One-Legged Race Championship” was used to be held annually by TV…

$0.99 Start! My Neighbor Totoro Pins buttons badges kawaii

    This is a Japanese “My Neighbor Totoro” pins.  

Ryoma Sakamoto Boom in Japan

Japan is in the middle of a historical hero, [W:Ryoma Sakamoto] (1836-1867) boom. He was a leader of the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period (1852-1869)….

Special Report: Round Table Discussion on Iron Accessories

As I announced before, I had a round table discussion with people from overseas and live in Japan on Saturday, June 5, at my office. I planned this discussion for…

Wasabi Stories vol.121: “Don’t ask someone question so easily, try it for yourself”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Don’t ask someone question so easily, try it for yourself” Today’s story teller is a natural-life specialist, Noriko Sakou. Giving her experiences, she…

Japanese Traditional Wrapping Cloth FUROSHIKI

    This is a Japanese traditional Wrapping Cloth “FUROSHIKI”.  

“Too Cute to be Real” Beckii Cruel – British Girl Pop in Japan

  Beckii Cruel (born Rebecca Flint) was a regular 14 year-old girl from Isle of Man debuted as sing & dance idol in Japan last fall. She loves Japanese anime,…

Wasabi Stories vol.120: “Fast food can turn into slow food”

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Fast food can turn into slow food” Today’s story teller is an author and professor of literature at Keio University, [W:Anna Ogino]. She…

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