I think that in any countries or regions, grandmas are always good advisors. In Japan, there is an expression for grandma’s useful tips, it goes “oba-chan no chiebukuro…

  I often hear people from other countries saying “Japan is a strange country”. When they come to Japan, they seem to get culture shocks in many ways. There is…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Unexpectedly Awakened through Something” Today’s story teller is Director and Senior Advisor of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Takao Kusakari. The story is…

    Do you have some tips to make a good day? Today, I want to share some ideas that were collected by Japanese “2ch News”.   1. When I…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Forgiving is Life Itself” Today’s storyteller is a famous Japanese water color painter [W:Mitsumasa Anno]. He is best known as an author of…

  — About Wasabi Stories… —   “Life is a continuous effort to reduce the complaints” Today’s article is an interview of a famous author [W:Nobuko Takagi]. Interviewer: “How do…

  –Introduction– “Wasabi Stories” is a quotation and summary of a column which touches ones heart or not found on the internet. It is a Japanese famous person’s story extracted…

Since 6th centuries, incense has had important part in Japan. It’s used at funerals, temples and home shines (butsudan) to purify spirits.   In the Heian Period (794-1185), the nobles…

  No need to say, chopsticks are traditional eating utensils in Japan as well as other East Asian countries.   Japanese people usually have their own chopsticks. Variety of designs,…

  Kaiten-zushi (sushi-go-round) is a major business in the Japanese restaurant industry. Being considered as easy and casual restaurants, kaiten-zushi attract many customers. Recent kaiten-zushi restaurants are more computerized; therefore,…

  It’s getting colder and colder in Tokyo, we are going to need heaters soon. Many Japanese households have kotatsu, which is traditional heater table with futon blanket. There is…