— ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Common Aspects of Geniuses” Today’s story-teller is Japanese nonfiction writer Yu Sawamiya, 46 years old. His story is about one of the books…

  I participated in a sewing class with interest the other day. It was a class to make a book cover. The class was held in an evening during the…

Long time ago, in Japan, illness was commonly believed to be the act of malevolent creatures inside the body. A medical book written in 1568, “Harikikigaki” introduces 63 of those…

  — 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;…

  NAMCO and BANDAI are world known Japanese toy and game companies, but now, the NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. (NBGI) is going into education world. NBGI has produced many popular…

  JAPAN Style introduced “konseki-bon (marked/scribbled book)” in a past article. The “konseki-bon” collector, Mr. Yoshizawa from [W:Aichi Prefecture] held a tour the other day, and I participated in it….

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “If you take a book to an uninhabited island, take this! “ Today’s story teller is a media artist Kazuhiko Hachiya. He talked…

When I borrow books at a library, I sometimes find scribbled ones. A previous reader marked on an important part or something; although scribbling on public books is not allowed….

    This Japanese cook book titled “Stories and Recipes of Local Cuisine in Japan” won the “Best Local Cookery Book in the World” at the GOURMAND Cookbook Awards in…

  This book is a picture book in EDO period. Many GEISHA GIRLS and SAMURAIS appear.   This is JAPAN Style!   You should follow me on Twitter HERE. If…