In Fukuoka prefecture, you can find gorgeous black taxies designed Hakata-ori Textile, a famous, traditional art craft in Fukuoka.     Against the shiny black body, striped pattern called Kenjo…

The other day, I made a post about this unique taxi service on the JAPAN Style Facebook page. Do you know the Japanese popular manga “Ichigo Mashimaro”? (I didn’t know…

Attitudes about unwanted hair may vary in each country. I guess in Japan, people (especially women) care more about excess hair than in other countries. If nose hair were to…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Lifeline Counseling Telephone Service” Today’s story-teller is mystery writer Shizuko Natsuki. The story is about ‘Inochi no denwa (lifeline counseling telephone service)’. In…

  It might be because of the depression; the behavior of Japanese consumers has been changing. Most noticeable changes are the popularity of low priced products and the increasing of…