— ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Have You Ever Accomplished Something?” Today’s story-teller is the 2006 Olympic Champion of ladies figure skating single [W:Shizuka Arakawa]. Firstly, Arakawa says that…

  The word “konkatsu” has appeared in this blog a few times. It means “marriage hunting” and is a recent word born in 2007. Unlike traditional matchmaking, today’s konkatsu is…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “If You Beat Your Brains Out, Things Will Work Out” Today’s story-teller is nonfiction writer Megumi Hisada. Hisada got a warning from someone…

  A Japanese hosiery maker, M & M Socks Co., Ltd., sells women’s tights, called Catechin Style, dyed with catechin.  

In Japan, there is an old saying, “a woman’s heart and autumn weather,” which means both are fickle. Although it is not right to simply differentiate man’s and woman’s brains,…

  Have you ever seen, heard of or used aburatori-gami, facial oil blotting paper? Aburatori-gami is one of the necessities of daily life for Japanese women, while for most people outside Japan, it…

  Doughnuts are delicious! But they are also deep fried, and most people care about the calories (T_T). Recently in Japan, baked and cold doughnuts have been popular as healthier…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “One Learns Value of Parents After They Are Gone” Today’s story-teller is nonfiction writer Megumi Hisada. The story was about ‘presence of fathers’….

  Japanese women spare no effort to be beautiful since from old times.    

  In the past couple of years, young women wearing bows on their hair are often seen in Japan. Especially huge bows are popular because they make girls’ faces look…

    This is a Japanese traditional healthy sandal for women (size: 9.3inch, 23.5cm).