Life NEWSOn Japanese Twitter, don’t LOL when you can wwwwAEAƎAugust 26, 2022 by AEAƎAugust 26, 20220 Just as in English, Japanese web-speak has developed a few key terms that are unique to the social media landscape of this country....
Life NEWSBrewer and chef team up for an adventure in ‘Saketronomy’AEAƎDecember 26, 2021 by AEAƎDecember 26, 20210 Naohiko Noguchi collaborations aim to present Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, as a destination for gastronomic adventures....
Life NEWSThe holidays are here, but it’s not just the weather that’s coldAEAƎDecember 24, 2021 by AEAƎDecember 24, 20210 Christmas in Japan is a time for giving gifts, but make sure to save some of your money for the new year holiday....
Life NEWSHow do this year’s English buzzwords translate into Japanese?AEAƎDecember 10, 2021 by AEAƎDecember 10, 20210 Collins Dictionary announced its “Word of the Year” and technology-related terms came out on top....
Life NEWS‘Modern girls’: Japan’s first recognizable youth culture movementAEAƎDecember 6, 2021 by AEAƎDecember 6, 20210 Young women in the late 1920s and ’30s exuded a sense of affluence and independence that is still apparent today....
Life NEWSChristmas tree dress brings festive spirit to Tokyo hotelAEAƎNovember 21, 2021 by AEAƎNovember 21, 20210 What if, instead of dumping your Christmas tree on the curb after you’re done with it, you could wear it out for an evening or...
Life NEWSThe chef keeping the culinary tradition of Edo alive in AkitaAEAƎNovember 21, 2021 by AEAƎNovember 21, 20210 Customers don’t just get a good meal at Nihonryori Takamura in Akita, they get a slice of Edo Period dining culture....
Life NEWSRecipe: Loaded twice-baked ikura potatoesAEAƎNovember 20, 2021 by AEAƎNovember 20, 20210 With an injection of umami and a slew of Japanese fixings, your plain old potatoes will never need to be dull again....
Life NEWSMiyazaki distiller sees the potential in hyper-local, sustainable shōchūAEAƎNovember 20, 2021 by AEAƎNovember 20, 20210 The Watanabe Distillery is a small, family-run business that was founded in 1914 and now produces about 50,000 liters of shōchū per year....