moritani.akiApr 19, 20201 minAmabie-sama, please save us all! アマビエ様、どうか私たちみんなを守って! “Every little bit may help…” people wish good health and healing to everyone in these hard times...A Japanese mythic...
moritani.akiApr 7, 20201 minStay Home and Enjoy Fitness! “Yoga x Kanji”ヨガポーズと漢字のコラボレーション It goes without saying, exercise is a key factor for a healthy life! In particular, when we need to stay home due to a ...
moritani.akiMar 29, 20201 minProtect yourself and others from Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)新型コロナウイルスの感染をみんなで予防しよう! Hi everyone! We hope all of you are doing well and the worldwide pandemic situation will not last long... What sh...
moritani.akiDec 8, 20192 minHow people spend Christmas in JapanChristmas season has arrived! Are you preparing for Christmas? People are celebrating this festive season in many different ways around t...
エドワードOct 24, 20191 minNeo-Kawaii (ネオカワイイ)"Neo-kawaii" is challenging assumptions about cute culture in Japan.
japanasuOct 12, 20191 minIkigai“Ikigai” (生き甲斐: (生き) iki = life + gai(甲斐) = value or worth) is a Japanese concept and roughly translated “a reason for living” and “some...
japanasuOct 1, 20191 minPublic HolidaysMany people might think that Japanese people are hard workers and some tend to be workaholics. This is somewhat true, however, unexpected...
japanasuOct 1, 20191 minHighway Rest Stops (Truck Stops)Now highway rest stops in Japan have been developed significantly, they are not places where people just rest on the way to their destina...
japanasuSep 15, 20191 minGitai-go (mimetic words) - let’s describe flavor and texture of foodGitai-go (mimetic words) are words which mimic the attributes (excluding sounds) of things and can be used as nouns. Japanese have so man...
japanasuSep 15, 20191 minVending machines (Jidou-hanbaiki)When you visit Japan, you can find a lot of vending machines everywhere, even in the middle of nowhere! (According to a survey in 2018, t...
japanasuSep 12, 20191 minKimono and Yukata A Kimono is a well-known Japanese traditional costume. These days more Japanese people wear kimono only on special occasions like wedding...
japanasuSep 9, 20191 minHashi (Chopsticks)The more popular Japanese (and Asian) food becomes worldwide, the more people use “hashi” (chopsticks). Like western table manners, in Ja...
japanasuApr 7, 20191 minWasabiNow sushi is popular all over the world, many people know about Japanese horseradish (so-called “wasabi”), which is past of strong-tasti...