According to the “2011 Hit Products Prediction Ranking” by NIKKEI TRENDY (December’s issue), mobile beauty instruments will be hit in Japan next year. A wide variety of stylish and compact…

These are slices of pickled cucumbers. Hmm. It looks yummy, doesn’t it?   And this is rice bran paste. Maybe it doesn’t look so yummy…   The cucumber mentioned above…

Today’s story-teller is anonymous person, talking about Chinese writer Yang Yi. In Japan, it is a hay fever season in March and April and there must be a lot of…

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki” style bag. It is newspaper design. Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for…

  Green tea is rich in vitamin C, especially sencha (green tea grown in full sun) contains 2.6 times more vitamin C than a lemon does, so it brightens skin…

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki.” Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but you can also…

  This is a Japanese traditional wrapping cloth called “furoshiki” style bag. Furoshiki have been used in Japan through the ages. They are used mainly for wrapping gifts, but you…

A little early season’s greetings with the human alphabet (^^;   Did you enjoy last time’s post? Maybe you couldn’t wait for the new post (^^)! Now she is trying…

Today’s story-teller is writer Reiko Morota again. The episode is from when she was working for a cosmetic company before she became a writer. It was in 1985. Morota was…

Today’s story-teller is writer Reiko Morota I have introduced once before. The story is about a church. Morota says that she used to go to the Lutheran Church near her…

  When you imagine a mermaid, you will draw a beautiful long-haired woman with a fish tail. But illustrations drawn by the Japanese in the 19th century is way different…