tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261054812024-03-16T10:12:18.403+09:00🌸Japanese Customer #japanesecustomer Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4002125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-66957384126001204512024-03-05T09:11:00.008+09:002024-03-06T20:01:38.032+09:00What are the ten best Japan souvenirs?<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLypzYyI7bKiP72EAm6wLToiqVXNEuSevrU0L1b5iCKMUyWn6l7ACDDoJH9pCNsHso2E_PD1sjzbJ8FODUxFcQAbP3SwXoLK_TbkCFRxY1e45vNfz9gL5BEX2kK2vO0xtZtuPZIlbYR-EoSBKPeGFM4BoJS06POz62Z4IZoiUbldOhwNDWE-YXpQ/s704/saj61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="604" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLypzYyI7bKiP72EAm6wLToiqVXNEuSevrU0L1b5iCKMUyWn6l7ACDDoJH9pCNsHso2E_PD1sjzbJ8FODUxFcQAbP3SwXoLK_TbkCFRxY1e45vNfz9gL5BEX2kK2vO0xtZtuPZIlbYR-EoSBKPeGFM4BoJS06POz62Z4IZoiUbldOhwNDWE-YXpQ/w375-h436/saj61.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The top ten Japan souvenirs below!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7zr25PQtobnytYtD3wQBhX95JYkyjCuQK9Ssz7IQgqmSgbY5x6CBjGaMC10-iOxnEVDfavJzPrjs2kn_U4q9F9sLxg99bxm6V4HHY87oQxqu5PqZARVbo7sU7iMFnWTZcFtZ_ctWh4eUQbcOmS0ZJyqnl7hhd1UgYlSv6LTkgbAKNZpWPRwxLw/s200/200px-Peach_Hijiri.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7zr25PQtobnytYtD3wQBhX95JYkyjCuQK9Ssz7IQgqmSgbY5x6CBjGaMC10-iOxnEVDfavJzPrjs2kn_U4q9F9sLxg99bxm6V4HHY87oQxqu5PqZARVbo7sU7iMFnWTZcFtZ_ctWh4eUQbcOmS0ZJyqnl7hhd1UgYlSv6LTkgbAKNZpWPRwxLw/w304-h228/200px-Peach_Hijiri.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">1. <a href="https://amzn.to/3V1TADC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yatsuhashi</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">"<i>Raw, unbaked </i></span><i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;" title="Hepburn transliteration"><span lang="ja-Latn">Nama yatsuhashi</span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">生八ツ橋</span></span>)</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> has a soft, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochi" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Mochi">mochi</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">-like texture and is often eaten wrapped around </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_bean_paste" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Red bean paste">red bean paste</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">餡</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><span lang="ja-Latn">an</span></span>)</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. The unbaked yatsuhashi (</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Nama yatsuhashi</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">) is cut into a square shape after being rolled very thin, and folded in half diagonally to make a triangle shape, with the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_bean_paste" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Red bean paste">red bean paste</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> inside. Unbaked yatsuhashi may also come in a variety of different flavours.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-thisisjapan_3-0" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1; text-wrap: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatsuhashi#cite_note-thisisjapan-3" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[3]</a></sup><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> Popular flavours include </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Cinnamon">cinnamon</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matcha" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Matcha">matcha</a></i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><i>. Yatsutashi is also rolled into a rectangular shape and steamed</i>. "</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yatsuhashi">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqBrhxZW39H6sVtwIM1QDYPDwe15LxzJ3XWUaNH2MVrLbJ1Cw71J9Sf7jpsr9KXxDeKX9pwku3dVkfJPJDnObjb_z-8CGINr6_oDN4RDtz6uKhnPkLAvJwzuE15OYSYTmEZDGFYOppbTvjgpXbxeRV_o2mPEunHbl3wKwv27b5aBuA8ITFaJOGA/s300/220px-Red_Pink_Orange_rainbow_toesocks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="220" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCqBrhxZW39H6sVtwIM1QDYPDwe15LxzJ3XWUaNH2MVrLbJ1Cw71J9Sf7jpsr9KXxDeKX9pwku3dVkfJPJDnObjb_z-8CGINr6_oDN4RDtz6uKhnPkLAvJwzuE15OYSYTmEZDGFYOppbTvjgpXbxeRV_o2mPEunHbl3wKwv27b5aBuA8ITFaJOGA/s1600/220px-Red_Pink_Orange_rainbow_toesocks.jpg" width="220" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">2. <a href="https://amzn.to/48zRga8">Toe socks</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">"Toe socks</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> (also known as </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">fingersocks</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">glove socks</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">5-toe socks</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> or </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">digital socks</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">) are </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Sock">socks</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> that have been knitted so that each toe is individually encased the same way as fingers within a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glove" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Glove">glove</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">."</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_socks">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUkSSJ9GuAyivYdY02zAthuCTDU6amYp23_scVPm4vejbkFa2Sjs5DRDtePeNj-loaJdHofB5KF1cZj0r5RsDWNdJIVJciPKdvZMzBbF-7R4P25PQceQ5SEfyi-7sDQM4VO1K0wN3R6SiSJGB-QKshe15lbl8XvUaKnBwJlpd6b40CekgGAOQFA/s300/300px-Daruma_doll,_cut_out,_03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUkSSJ9GuAyivYdY02zAthuCTDU6amYp23_scVPm4vejbkFa2Sjs5DRDtePeNj-loaJdHofB5KF1cZj0r5RsDWNdJIVJciPKdvZMzBbF-7R4P25PQceQ5SEfyi-7sDQM4VO1K0wN3R6SiSJGB-QKshe15lbl8XvUaKnBwJlpd6b40CekgGAOQFA/s1600/300px-Daruma_doll,_cut_out,_03.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">3. <a href="https://amzn.to/3wODCCH">Daruma</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"<i>When purchased, the figure's eyes are both blank white. The owner selects a goal or wish and paints in the left eye of the figure's two eyes with Chinese or Japanese ink. Once the goal is achieved, the right eye is filled in."</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daruma_doll">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXSWEj7Wtfi8t8kbj07nAd1j240zwBNiGNZTSIeilTsXZDhyphenhyphen57FPBoul9QW6lX-XBxk15g9bPdD2nZQnbERy1zII_-rUIeeN_VsgKwpMDG5MohEDO43_HRHWuTU90pmHMmzgUO_UcsEzihtjYS2D32EtVSYZj7LDmTHn0r9haWjRETzESjUm60A/s271/black%20sesame%20seed%20source%20pikpikimages.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="186" data-original-width="271" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXSWEj7Wtfi8t8kbj07nAd1j240zwBNiGNZTSIeilTsXZDhyphenhyphen57FPBoul9QW6lX-XBxk15g9bPdD2nZQnbERy1zII_-rUIeeN_VsgKwpMDG5MohEDO43_HRHWuTU90pmHMmzgUO_UcsEzihtjYS2D32EtVSYZj7LDmTHn0r9haWjRETzESjUm60A/s1600/black%20sesame%20seed%20source%20pikpikimages.jpg" width="271" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">4. <a href="https://amzn.to/435peSJ">Ground Black sesame</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Japan">Japan</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> is the world's largest sesame importer. Sesame oil, particularly from roasted seed, is an important component of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_cuisine" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Japanese cuisine">Japanese cooking</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and traditionally the principal use of the seed."</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF46ZYl0cZhxE71r3dcOtPfAmKHUD8vi3PPw8x-KP2rwoz-BVJlo2j73yfTgSwEUKZhN9DF6LRlhkGne6WB0eF5A2iNOAS_7m9vXAR5pYSyjF5hBBosjpHQ46rBVqZuRa3omhF0HIPF6Svbw0FOkRuGbQg_zoclH4f93OngIOIxdQDMSbAYLGSA/s293/Keema_Matar_(a_dish_from_India).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="220" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF46ZYl0cZhxE71r3dcOtPfAmKHUD8vi3PPw8x-KP2rwoz-BVJlo2j73yfTgSwEUKZhN9DF6LRlhkGne6WB0eF5A2iNOAS_7m9vXAR5pYSyjF5hBBosjpHQ46rBVqZuRa3omhF0HIPF6Svbw0FOkRuGbQg_zoclH4f93OngIOIxdQDMSbAYLGSA/w298-h357/Keema_Matar_(a_dish_from_India).jpg" width="298" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">5. Japanese Style <a href="https://amzn.to/3wzKjZg">Keema Curry</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">"A popular variation of this dish is </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">aloo keema</b><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> (potatoes and minced meat).</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1; text-wrap: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keema_matar#cite_note-2" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[2]</a></sup><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> It is commonly cooked in North Indian and Pakistani households"</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keema_matar">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwNOCUkuVmelQgugGLap5UISVnj9c9mSh7SFilIM2FMa-raT5mw0YzKGQ_7AisxEgCR-ndrHV3UYDFiqSA1-BN4tGg279uFpfXdZg02rc1sT0C78kUuP4UmWwCnKpEapXxpW33XiTHt0MJbK9QsdLgZ1JHMSBIgvvY5ZxjHqdHcnKVk2VOg5CFw/s220/2017_Kagoshima_sencha.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwNOCUkuVmelQgugGLap5UISVnj9c9mSh7SFilIM2FMa-raT5mw0YzKGQ_7AisxEgCR-ndrHV3UYDFiqSA1-BN4tGg279uFpfXdZg02rc1sT0C78kUuP4UmWwCnKpEapXxpW33XiTHt0MJbK9QsdLgZ1JHMSBIgvvY5ZxjHqdHcnKVk2VOg5CFw/s1600/2017_Kagoshima_sencha.jpg" width="220" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">6. <a href="https://amzn.to/48FBIl9">Ito En Green Tea</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"Japanese green teas have a thin, needle-like shape and a rich, dark green colour. Unlike Chinese teas, most Japanese teas are produced by steaming rather than pan-firing. This produces their characteristic colour, and creates a sweeter, more grassy flavour."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkHlJKO9v42mBbX6Z_bZsxEvAybPc_jaxgbHsO3j-hM7gmIdqXpbbx0iakolAEgODkHKDEqw_9ku1aibw-Adt7ZW9_yUVRnSFxX8pWPoygSpv5sModtozY9Z31ezCF4V93ac6XM2n5E9gTEZ-LPoWZ0K_iM6pFf41vtln6uoogzTWgs73pUlGig/s1008/singapore-%20arab%20town%20-%20milk%20tea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="882" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkHlJKO9v42mBbX6Z_bZsxEvAybPc_jaxgbHsO3j-hM7gmIdqXpbbx0iakolAEgODkHKDEqw_9ku1aibw-Adt7ZW9_yUVRnSFxX8pWPoygSpv5sModtozY9Z31ezCF4V93ac6XM2n5E9gTEZ-LPoWZ0K_iM6pFf41vtln6uoogzTWgs73pUlGig/s320/singapore-%20arab%20town%20-%20milk%20tea.jpg" width="280" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">7. <a href="https://amzn.to/48CT3ex">Royal Milk Tea</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #43251b;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"Royal Milk Tea is the nation’s favourite. It is a white tea with much more milk than usual which is usually made with a saucepan by boiling tea leaves with a bit of water and plenty of milk like chai tea."</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #43251b;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #43251b;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://hiromiyoshi.com/the-tea-blog/royal-milk-tea/#:~:text=Milk%20Tea%20in%20Japan%20is,of%20milk%20like%20chai%20tea.">Hiro Miyoshi</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqsFryM2ajPG5xk1iVHItqtDe0x0KkWQtM13J4Z1oqGois5XbG9nJZ3lTk1pm73XCtuAmpBmsxCxYiq0UNDEjwYrAqfcDVRNrbCuMtT5T8gLNSeSPB4XRiqSmii3CaqArX55zD-SDoUFKJtRL5P0Qt-UV3FfK0uOi48M04PaqMBwieMwdIZNEkQ/s300/Kakinotane-zoompic2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="300" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqsFryM2ajPG5xk1iVHItqtDe0x0KkWQtM13J4Z1oqGois5XbG9nJZ3lTk1pm73XCtuAmpBmsxCxYiq0UNDEjwYrAqfcDVRNrbCuMtT5T8gLNSeSPB4XRiqSmii3CaqArX55zD-SDoUFKJtRL5P0Qt-UV3FfK0uOi48M04PaqMBwieMwdIZNEkQ/s1600/Kakinotane-zoompic2014.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">8. <a href="https://amzn.to/435Wnxu">Kaki Pi</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><b>"Kaki-pi</b></i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> are a common snack in Japan. The two elements of </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">kaki-pi</i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> or </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">kaki-no-tane</i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">柿の種</span></span>)</span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> are small crescent-shaped fragments of </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senbei" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Senbei">senbei</a></i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> (soy-flavored rice crisps), and peanuts. They are often consumed with beer and are sometimes a bar snack. Kaki-pi has several different types of flavors, such as wasabi, pepper, amongst others."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaki_no_tane">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqI47nJxAVBcv-22elQAsP1B46gpf4h02_t4cHb1gJApRuN-XCXf7Xyw8ZRD3kBKC7SMMHu7MaZOLo00tfoPrHwJH7b-LtkkR3__s-AkgfTtruQb333O6AXBF-q1-_gGydvOggVvSTnbApYVah4bXWqYIV7sTA46DPEL5ncH7IiCoAmvIkuTNXQ/s220/Selection_of_8_different_Kit_Kat_flavours_from_Japan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="220" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqI47nJxAVBcv-22elQAsP1B46gpf4h02_t4cHb1gJApRuN-XCXf7Xyw8ZRD3kBKC7SMMHu7MaZOLo00tfoPrHwJH7b-LtkkR3__s-AkgfTtruQb333O6AXBF-q1-_gGydvOggVvSTnbApYVah4bXWqYIV7sTA46DPEL5ncH7IiCoAmvIkuTNXQ/w269-h264/Selection_of_8_different_Kit_Kat_flavours_from_Japan.jpg" width="269" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">9. <a href="https://amzn.to/431zQ5c">Green Tea Kit Kat</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">"Kit Kats in Japan are produced at Nestlé-owned factories in </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;" title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja-Latn"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himeji" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Himeji">Himeji</a></span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> and </span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;" title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja-Latn"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasumigaura,_Ibaraki" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Kasumigaura, Ibaraki">Kasumigaura</a></span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">. The milk chocolate used for Kit Kats is made from whole-milk powder and Nestlé buys most of its cacao beans from West Africa"</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Kats_in_Japan">Wikipedia</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh125DBEbJ0i0-n1pxX52QJWnC4nY0KSm9JTVPGniX6SLQ_UE_XQIerDEgNqyMsIm0FXJFepty8J77tZRd7n7DcVbWV4P2rZ_7nVlt09cWuolvT3p8IVwasvzUtyTvUE2V0CYpwvitE8F1HM6lgDeESB6P7EwNwEuDopHXS4w697VjOKcfdDcZXoA/s4000/20220419_172052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh125DBEbJ0i0-n1pxX52QJWnC4nY0KSm9JTVPGniX6SLQ_UE_XQIerDEgNqyMsIm0FXJFepty8J77tZRd7n7DcVbWV4P2rZ_7nVlt09cWuolvT3p8IVwasvzUtyTvUE2V0CYpwvitE8F1HM6lgDeESB6P7EwNwEuDopHXS4w697VjOKcfdDcZXoA/s320/20220419_172052.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">10. <a href="https://amzn.to/3TilcmJ">Nama Chocolate Green Tea</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">"nama chocolate", a form of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganache" style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Ganache">ganache</a><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> made with melted cacao and fresh cream, and dusted with fine cocoa powder.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nama-michelin_1-0" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; line-height: 1; text-wrap: nowrap; unicode-bidi: isolate;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce%27#cite_note-nama-michelin-1" style="background: none; color: #3366cc; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration-line: none;">[1]</a></sup></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royce%27">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">#japanesecustomer #souvenirs #unique #gift #food #japan #item #toesock #greentea #macha #topten #best </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-82704601570941591722024-02-07T09:06:00.001+09:002024-02-07T09:12:05.977+09:00Picture: Japanese Green Tea with wooden spoon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_YjQpVigb6dlKOTo7pkY0d8cd9SOaFJUYLoaMUcKQ2jO48qEkYvDjkTyFt4yvUNJdojy3-t5tOW4EEultpWN40vVwGoGnC6NZc300TCwE4Xlo7gQmmJDxPVKrsT9dAo9TWgewSVsNlfVvc-3chaNtbteHEAeI2WYPXU3BEqhu9_i4wtl4sKUSw/s2816/green%20tea%20leaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_YjQpVigb6dlKOTo7pkY0d8cd9SOaFJUYLoaMUcKQ2jO48qEkYvDjkTyFt4yvUNJdojy3-t5tOW4EEultpWN40vVwGoGnC6NZc300TCwE4Xlo7gQmmJDxPVKrsT9dAo9TWgewSVsNlfVvc-3chaNtbteHEAeI2WYPXU3BEqhu9_i4wtl4sKUSw/s320/green%20tea%20leaves.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Picture: <a href="https://amzn.to/3uopYp8">Japanese Green Tea</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">#japanesecustomer #greentea #leaves #health #benefits #natural #japan </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-45977835410675546902024-02-02T08:47:00.004+09:002024-02-02T08:47:50.039+09:00New Starbucks cherry blossom drink launch 6th February <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A new Starbucks Cherry blossom-themed drink with launch in Japan on Thursday 6 February for 230 yen (US$1.56).</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The drink will be called "</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sakura Matcha with Sakura Jelly"</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">and is supposedly aromatic like the smell of actual cherry blossoms and comes in a chilled cup</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_2F_eBflrWii027zi5df-ZtvL-Df_ylmjMCEmT5FrhOgCTu81tk_VKbCYCaR0JtghA-uW5pZoU-nicky4GUVcg27R58KhpUik5JASdMXnZ_oQmmji4z2tulB3TVAYzHyrhBdAo1kIhgfCZSllEtavXc7Qde0Bv6q9M6P0fKA7TJq9XqYt3yfPA/s640/Starbucks-Sakura-Frappuccino-Japan-Cherry-Blossom-drink-2024-Chilled-Cup-Matcha-Jelly-hanami-2024-photos-3.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="640" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_2F_eBflrWii027zi5df-ZtvL-Df_ylmjMCEmT5FrhOgCTu81tk_VKbCYCaR0JtghA-uW5pZoU-nicky4GUVcg27R58KhpUik5JASdMXnZ_oQmmji4z2tulB3TVAYzHyrhBdAo1kIhgfCZSllEtavXc7Qde0Bv6q9M6P0fKA7TJq9XqYt3yfPA/w490-h329/Starbucks-Sakura-Frappuccino-Japan-Cherry-Blossom-drink-2024-Chilled-Cup-Matcha-Jelly-hanami-2024-photos-3.webp" width="490" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is a great-looking cup!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Image by Starbucks</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Source: Sora News 24 </span></div><a href="https://soranews24.com/2024/01/31/starbucks-japan-unveils-first-sakura-drink-for-cherry-blossom-season-2024/"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Starbucks Japan unveils first sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2024 by Oona McGee</span></a> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">#japanesecustomer #sakura #cherryblossom #hanami #starbucks #japan #new #drink #launch</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-47424658507465526312024-01-19T10:10:00.015+09:002024-01-19T13:37:00.253+09:00Video: Creative Japanese Television Commercials 2024 💭 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7HyanQLhfzM?si=MQfu12oLVdrA-tXI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; 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<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>https://youtu.be/7HyanQLhfzM?si=MQfu12oLVdrA-tXI</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>#japanesecustomer #video #tv #commercials #new #2024 #creative #innovation #japanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-58602056751427967252024-01-12T12:25:00.001+09:002024-01-12T12:51:37.491+09:00Audio Book: 🎧 There is no such thing as a an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3HhTYGg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="448" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQAEdPgN1v35ScZkGx6LqINuRo5VjEHyqfS85cwWpY0nnl1Z1YBlR9FWmI_AZz1xniNE0uyXWY0dt27nUVK_COPJHO7_sOmbdCTFxqrY7vHiR35leFi9ah6Tt9gzpmBRBSsIJuS6bTd8B3lIVAIuTx-ynRJLuWBxjC-RQuKBylVHM5M8NrqraQg/w336-h454/audio%20book%20there%20is%20no%20easy%20job.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Review by JapaneseCustomer.com:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"<i>Kikuko has created an amazing insight from the worker's view of a range of temporary jobs she shares with us. For example: A bus company, a rice cracker company, and a hut in a park perforating tickets for an event. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>What stood out when I listened was the holistic detail provided by the employee at each job, for example: how she got the job from the temporary recruitment agency, how it was sold by the recruiter, why she was put forward, her initial impression, her first day, her bosses and co-workers, what the role entailed, the highs and lows of the role, the psychological impact, the relationships, the silence, how she thought of the job when away from the office, boss relationship and what type of person they were (could they be trusted, etc), co-workers were they real or fake and was the relationship tainted by the nature of her role, the role itself and her relationship with the boss. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Plus you also get the complexity of the culture in language, body language, rituals, customs, etc. It feels like you are actually in the job. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>You are seeing, hearing, and feeling the whole job. On audiobook, this is magnified by the voice of the narrator which adds a whole new level of depth to the stories and your overall experience of the topic. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>A very insightful and powerful story of temporary work from the worker's holistic view, wow!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i> Buy the Audio Book <a href="https://amzn.to/3HhTYGg">here</a> </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKN9hx6e67XZZLeG7LoyTf_Mc6Rl7MrDrJFMDFB88xU6OBF5I1j8fiPlYK5rbUKba614PRw8t-XQ9MMvAsgxLvrXlqyfkyPD7oviK0twwhpfAkeFRuRQb20-76Bwo55FnGr1uta4t01LuotPvfq1kw25Sq1SUTctlIyWc8A8wfAMEDXn6Po18xQ/s605/audio%20book%20there%20is%20no%20easy%20job.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKN9hx6e67XZZLeG7LoyTf_Mc6Rl7MrDrJFMDFB88xU6OBF5I1j8fiPlYK5rbUKba614PRw8t-XQ9MMvAsgxLvrXlqyfkyPD7oviK0twwhpfAkeFRuRQb20-76Bwo55FnGr1uta4t01LuotPvfq1kw25Sq1SUTctlIyWc8A8wfAMEDXn6Po18xQ/s320/audio%20book%20there%20is%20no%20easy%20job.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">#japanesecustomer #author #audiobook #kikukotsumura #novel #japan #japaneseliterature #english #review🎧</div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-3900982800021500912024-01-12T09:51:00.004+09:002024-01-12T09:51:19.356+09:00Funfact: What is Genkouyoushi and how do I use it?<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b>Fun Fact: </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i>Genkouyoushi</i> or in Japanese Kanji </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;" title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">原稿用紙 is a specific type of printed writing paper<br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It can can be used to write horizontally (<i>yokogaki</i>) or vertically (<i>tategaki</i>)</span></span></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXdSF_xU6pXAciHTRyIQ_xN5Z-6BLjPGSGfCFHt9tr0Fw35d5UaDfo56MvcjpRG1_QEWhI7uUJUCLyq8e29JmSBarK6oLFOQkgGhpKKAL42InYAPEKs8yBDP1_26IB81NvbPFHDPQPREYafOaA5U81j510UartknvfqfyiqawS5sJmka7NBIfZIw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="450" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXdSF_xU6pXAciHTRyIQ_xN5Z-6BLjPGSGfCFHt9tr0Fw35d5UaDfo56MvcjpRG1_QEWhI7uUJUCLyq8e29JmSBarK6oLFOQkgGhpKKAL42InYAPEKs8yBDP1_26IB81NvbPFHDPQPREYafOaA5U81j510UartknvfqfyiqawS5sJmka7NBIfZIw=w481-h340" width="481" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genk%C5%8D_y%C5%8Dshi"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Source: Wikipedia</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b style="color: #202122;">Correct use of genkō yōshi</b><span style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122;"> (400 square sheet shown):</span></span></p><div style="color: #202122;"><ol style="list-style-image: none; margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 3.2em; padding: 0px;"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Title on the 1st column, first character in the 4th square.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Author's name on the 2nd column, with 1 square between the family name and the given name, and 1 empty square below.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">First sentence of the essay begins on the 3rd column, in the 2nd square. Each new paragraph begins on the 2nd square.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Subheadings have 1 empty column before and after, and begin on the 3rd square of a new column.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Punctuation marks normally occupy their own square, except when they will occur at the top of a column, in which case they share a square with the last character of the previous column.</span></li></ol></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The paper comes in two variations, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">paper with </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">1. 400 squares per page or </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">2. 200 squares per page and 20 squares per line. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is normal to put one character or punctuation per square.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">#japanesecustomer #writing #paper #japan #japanese #language #funfact #picture #news</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-15990534520736814152024-01-05T08:23:00.001+09:002024-01-05T08:23:34.269+09:00Ten Japanese words you must know when you engage with Japanese customers 🌸<p><br /></p><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamZeAUdsZMl9bcTybEhx1wFL3Fm5Yr7xBDUz9_HQ7tcroDk45OHZi0gHoJXKqHPc0sW_CxE9FgAQyMoaRf8ESBvexmNfq0VZW_pB0lPBq2aF9oyeu2AVaLkq6TADeIb86nbNnEdePMKIt_XSiBgSq0wHXezhkXq-QDr06GIKu3atUCRe1vPzXGQ/s1600/euro's.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamZeAUdsZMl9bcTybEhx1wFL3Fm5Yr7xBDUz9_HQ7tcroDk45OHZi0gHoJXKqHPc0sW_CxE9FgAQyMoaRf8ESBvexmNfq0VZW_pB0lPBq2aF9oyeu2AVaLkq6TADeIb86nbNnEdePMKIt_XSiBgSq0wHXezhkXq-QDr06GIKu3atUCRe1vPzXGQ/s320/euro's.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">1. <i><b>Sumimasen</b></i> - Excuse me</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">2. <b><i>Gomen Nasai </i></b>- Sorry, my apologies</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">3. <b><i>Arigatou Gozaimasu </i></b>- Thank You (Polite)</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">4. <b><i>Doumou</i></b> - Thank you (casual)</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">5. <b><i>Honto ni </i></b>- Really</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">6. <b><i>Mou ikai yukkuri kudasai </i></b>- Could you please repeat that</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">7. <b><i>Wakarimashita</i></b> - I understand</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">8. <b><i>Choudou ii</i></b> - perfect, just right</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">9. <b><i>Hai</i></b> - yes, ok, I am listening</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">10.<b><i> Iie </i></b>- No</span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">#japanesecustomers #japan #business #language #phrases #polite #essential #words #tips #japanese</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-56978809311037904882023-12-29T09:10:00.004+09:002024-01-05T08:16:58.378+09:00Presentation: Export Options Asia - Japan 🌸<iframe allow="autoplay" height="440" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X3iC8sjaR7ZRO9r6j721hoZhT91T29pc/preview" width="440"></iframe> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">#japanesecustomer #export #japan #presentation #startup #leadership</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-10326788053076588062023-12-22T07:13:00.004+09:002023-12-22T07:17:42.261+09:00What is Giri- Ninjo in Japanese culture?<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYoA3rZXkLo-pKJ756-sksygXnUryy3PHqpaOGeO7eidgnUOaNxkpO8t1dPjhHxvkKFMkcuyis7ASnx7w2Bu6TSxJEM8BX2COtvYfBjN4a4Oldjidv4yZIacmrfQWIRyEPd6N5g1ahGf6GM9mgOugCK-i-iBChpwqm5xJRJkfN2KDZ0iFSNq62A/s640/zushi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYoA3rZXkLo-pKJ756-sksygXnUryy3PHqpaOGeO7eidgnUOaNxkpO8t1dPjhHxvkKFMkcuyis7ASnx7w2Bu6TSxJEM8BX2COtvYfBjN4a4Oldjidv4yZIacmrfQWIRyEPd6N5g1ahGf6GM9mgOugCK-i-iBChpwqm5xJRJkfN2KDZ0iFSNq62A/s320/zushi.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Picture: Making sushi rice at home</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br />"<i>Giri-ninjo is viewed as obligation in return for a favour... <b>Giri-ninjo</b> operates in nearly all interpersonal relationships. Because parents lavish <b>amae</b> on children, children must repay their parents by taking care of them in their old age" </i></span><p></p><div><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>Amae = </i>the unconscious desire found in Japanese cultures to depend on others to do things for them</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Source</b>: <a href="https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/eb008310/full/html">Deciphering the Japanese cultural code</a> by Rosenbergh L and Thompson, G</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">#japanesecustomer #japan #japaneseculture #quote #picture #business #relationships #dependence #girininjo</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-78485511324340658142023-12-15T09:04:00.002+09:002023-12-15T14:08:17.608+09:00Food prices have risen over 8 percent since March 2023<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">"</span><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><i>Food prices have risen at rates of over 8 percent year-on-year since March 2023 with certain products rising at double-digit levels</i>"</span><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Source: <a href="https://www.freshplaza.com/oceania/article/9585719/the-japanese-economy-has-experienced-sustained-price-rises-over-the-past-year-and-a-half/">Fresh Plaza</a>, accessed 15/12/23. </span></span><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7gQjEWeQtf8I3nnFIyr0nLvAAyo6rfh_wFMrLbC7WNJ1X4VHTTAmxHHWUaPjNU2Q3I6q_ac4r1haWvqjq_NruDPrFzveqnNGBaKK_SWaRK9exh9Hz-2HeyAELL2sARzKc0G2wWEhOXzBGgrq2v3VMLJwj2w1yu9awCiud9a1A-bx8yIspCq_oQ/s2992/20231111_130012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="2992" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7gQjEWeQtf8I3nnFIyr0nLvAAyo6rfh_wFMrLbC7WNJ1X4VHTTAmxHHWUaPjNU2Q3I6q_ac4r1haWvqjq_NruDPrFzveqnNGBaKK_SWaRK9exh9Hz-2HeyAELL2sARzKc0G2wWEhOXzBGgrq2v3VMLJwj2w1yu9awCiud9a1A-bx8yIspCq_oQ/w380-h250/20231111_130012.jpg" width="380" /></a></span></div><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;">#japanesecustomer #food #prices #japanese #economy #inflation #statistics #news<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-39511360247787534942023-08-15T09:10:00.019+09:002023-08-15T09:10:00.152+09:00Why do Japanese send postcards in Autumn and Summer?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwiXODdzi_-cmMeD6lP4eS2_AbN3kQDLGyAt7F3g-QJvV0XLofrFqlJ74ZWQIeC7zgHlCy62-KYpmzTSnmCSrruuJENo9YVZYRZ08ZjXfQMmU3zsBJuMLy7mf8s5Evv7AjmbTggmsGvK7n6LD2UyNKDSYdyj2CFBZ6hvDB9W8zTnA0WLQLqPnsQ/s640/ice%20cream%20box%20hakodate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibwiXODdzi_-cmMeD6lP4eS2_AbN3kQDLGyAt7F3g-QJvV0XLofrFqlJ74ZWQIeC7zgHlCy62-KYpmzTSnmCSrruuJENo9YVZYRZ08ZjXfQMmU3zsBJuMLy7mf8s5Evv7AjmbTggmsGvK7n6LD2UyNKDSYdyj2CFBZ6hvDB9W8zTnA0WLQLqPnsQ/s320/ice%20cream%20box%20hakodate.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /><br />"<i>The middle of July in Japan is called Risshū (立秋), which is</i></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>the start of Autumn (usually around the 7th or 8th of August),</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>during this time many people send friends, customers and </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>acquaintances, what is known as a Shochū Mimai (暑中見舞</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>い) or a Midsummer greeting card. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Postcards which are sent after Risshū are called </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Zansho </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Mimai (残暑見舞い), which is a late summer greeting.</span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br />These can be sent until mid-September. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When writing a postcard during these times it is customary to</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>include greeting phrases such as <br /><br />暑中見舞い・Shochū Mimai <br /><br />残暑見舞い申し上げます</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><i>(shochū mimai / zansho mimai moushi agemasu) <br /><br />at the beginning of the letter</i>"<br /><br />Source: Friends of Japan newsletter<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />#japanesecustomer #postcard #autumn #summer #greetings #communication #relationships #japaneseculture </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-23648642034499854452023-08-08T12:07:00.003+09:002023-08-08T12:07:00.142+09:00Video: Tokyo Rainy Night Walk in Shinjuku <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SiryvrStb8E" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Video</b>: Tokyo Rainy Night Walk in Shinjuku </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Source: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@VIRTUALJAPAN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Virtual Japan You Tube</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">#japanesecustomer #tokyo #rain #night #walk #places #destination #video #4k #japan</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-8618297664602157932023-08-01T11:37:00.050+09:002023-08-01T11:37:00.143+09:00Bizu are one of the most popular bands in Japan you have never heard of!<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eJ-FOKIFGKw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://youtu.be/FwP0I7-jEw0">https://youtu.be/FwP0I7-jEw0</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Source: You Tube</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">" B'z (ビーズ, pronounced Bīzu) is a Japanese <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music">rock</a> duo consisting of guitarist, composer and producer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tak_Matsumoto">Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto</a> and vocalist and lyricist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshi_Inaba">Koshi Inaba</a>, known for their energetic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock">hard rock</a> tracks and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_rock">pop rock</a> ballads.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">They are one of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists">the best-selling music artists in the world</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists_in_Japan">best-selling in their native Japan</a>, having released 49 consecutive No. 1 singles, 25 No. 1 albums, and 3 No. 1 EPs on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oricon">Oricon</a> music charts, and have sold more than 100 million records worldwide."</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One of there top selling singles is </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Even if Love is Selfish, You're the Only One I Won't Hurt" (Japanese)</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://youtu.be/FwP0I7-jEw0">https://youtu.be/FwP0I7-jEw0</a></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Source: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%27z" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-82323093993022526912023-07-28T11:30:00.004+09:002023-07-28T11:30:45.130+09:00Japanese customers love coffee making them worlds 3rd largest consumers<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxOsDK4a-vqBgpuBb6HUJigmQX9mGoX28ovUIS82Qv4LwZqjRnivtOcnlRM9U2_euljoHIkSqZBDUZRdI6cf99P6Z9vqop79vOMItQTzzAETa6iBNEyf9FZbfT40OQAkT1d4CQ6D4HurPeEHrApq0KE6qONNpV44gveD6ZcRQwscOEgNWJ63aRw/s2808/bottled%20coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1767" data-original-width="2808" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxOsDK4a-vqBgpuBb6HUJigmQX9mGoX28ovUIS82Qv4LwZqjRnivtOcnlRM9U2_euljoHIkSqZBDUZRdI6cf99P6Z9vqop79vOMItQTzzAETa6iBNEyf9FZbfT40OQAkT1d4CQ6D4HurPeEHrApq0KE6qONNpV44gveD6ZcRQwscOEgNWJ63aRw/s320/bottled%20coffee.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Picture: Japanese pre-made coffee in a bottle - amazing!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Japan <a href="https://blog.gaijinpot.com/brewing-coffee-at-home-in-japan/">drinks a lot of coffee</a>. You may think <a href="https://blog.gaijinpot.com/how-to-experience-a-traditional-japanese-tea-ceremony/">it’s a tea-drinking country</a>, but coffee consumption is off the charts. In 2021, Japan consumed 433 million tons of coffee and “only” 100 thousand tons of tea! Japan is the third largest coffee market in the world after the United States and Germany."</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Source:</span></i></div></i><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/the-supreme-bean-how-%27konbini%27-coffee-conquered-japan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The supreme bean: How 'konbini' coffee conquered Japan</a>, By Adam Douglas</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">https://japantoday.com/category/features/food/the-supreme-bean-how-%27konbini%27-coffee-conquered-japan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-89019898524098618462023-07-21T11:38:00.029+09:002023-07-21T11:38:00.157+09:00Photo: Japanese Aisunomi Ice Cream made in Hokkaido Custard Vanilla<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFy7qS0W674-v8S0VgRPzBtRt3eS1jufcZujXiHaNOP6PBm9L_TOIDprgUTMUMWx2oEoXwzRoA4iKppuO4e4NiqZF-K1iYAl5fVgqHuU0dFoxiJa5eVB-NggiF3zrw9yONnKKmD_d9mGqr3pou6yik6mnHI6REq-b1A8rcSaTMFBqkD0Uf87IGWw/s640/hokkaido%20ice%20cream%20custard%20vanilla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFy7qS0W674-v8S0VgRPzBtRt3eS1jufcZujXiHaNOP6PBm9L_TOIDprgUTMUMWx2oEoXwzRoA4iKppuO4e4NiqZF-K1iYAl5fVgqHuU0dFoxiJa5eVB-NggiF3zrw9yONnKKmD_d9mGqr3pou6yik6mnHI6REq-b1A8rcSaTMFBqkD0Uf87IGWw/w417-h313/hokkaido%20ice%20cream%20custard%20vanilla.jpg" width="417" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Photo: </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Japanese Aisunomi Ice Cream </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">made in Hokkaido (Custard Vanilla)</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-1660414467164920962023-07-19T11:38:00.003+09:002023-07-19T11:38:21.812+09:00Video: A typical Japanese evening meal<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz2SPONa-Se2SUMZBu1hf2yjf55mr09sKO_4HByhe0QoeCxjrIrb3IIMgkBi9F4-xHoYwd5ZS8r4fs' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Video: A typical Japanese evening meal</div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-90423035860916756752023-04-08T14:15:00.017+09:002023-04-08T14:15:00.532+09:00In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig <div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIoJWU91DSPWtyHH4XaTQT91IQrKsf8z3-Q01IFsIlJvUXFytYn9nkI0jvjNXuG2Q-YY4R2N5jTfJNu0cf7Y5UDeR4apkG6oPcmxLYr8FjpWg4VYEzkDBceFuUXWjMmZmxpQvUGV5lWCgJhtKw8cCm-VV-8jfCjeoGRZzA7dJ1-DmU1IbZEk/s1600/coffee%20gift%20pack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1600" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIoJWU91DSPWtyHH4XaTQT91IQrKsf8z3-Q01IFsIlJvUXFytYn9nkI0jvjNXuG2Q-YY4R2N5jTfJNu0cf7Y5UDeR4apkG6oPcmxLYr8FjpWg4VYEzkDBceFuUXWjMmZmxpQvUGV5lWCgJhtKw8cCm-VV-8jfCjeoGRZzA7dJ1-DmU1IbZEk/w477-h267/coffee%20gift%20pack.jpg" width="477" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/023113813X/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=japanesecusto-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=c7b9906120f242bb2216cadaf4ea6ee0&creativeASIN=023113813X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig </a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">"<i>by the mid 1890's a general reaction to Westernization had set in.... Japan was once again to be "pure".... the calls for a return to traditional values and a more assertive nationalism had become more strident</i>" p 40<i>.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">#book #hiratsukaraicho #tokyo #1880 #japan # #japanesecustomer #women #children #money #roles #behaviour #history #westernization</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-60038448994025323902023-03-14T10:59:00.005+09:002023-03-14T11:05:01.291+09:00Have you tried the Japanese Baked Chocolate confectionery "CREAP" クリープ ? <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Have you tried the Japan-made confectionery "<a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B0BKQYKB7L/ref=sr_1_5?crid=BZ2LGPRB8IJS&keywords=%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%2B%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%89%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E5%91%B3&qid=1678757361&s=food-beverage&sprefix=%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%2B%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%89%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%2Cfood-beverage%2C317&sr=1-5&th=1">CREAP</a>" or クリープ?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OKAr6aleU39Ygc4J2-6dIlp9RAnP3tkqUdURu1b_9WZC_YFJyIXukXRMl-vkvkFG-_y8c8JQSOhA5T8Qv0zfqlJJC5XcBdBoaTww1RPIDhkq-RTJmI2wgEzqn5Ukul6uzeV24xoeo-1DhMBb_20b68VKEBmvk9Fo4RENwkegymNcxsL5nNc/s4000/creap%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OKAr6aleU39Ygc4J2-6dIlp9RAnP3tkqUdURu1b_9WZC_YFJyIXukXRMl-vkvkFG-_y8c8JQSOhA5T8Qv0zfqlJJC5XcBdBoaTww1RPIDhkq-RTJmI2wgEzqn5Ukul6uzeV24xoeo-1DhMBb_20b68VKEBmvk9Fo4RENwkegymNcxsL5nNc/s320/creap%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is very innovative because it transforms the company's <a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B004M83SLO/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=n3jlpt-22&linkCode=w00&linkId=a22e941356c5dd011983c7340383fc6a&creativeASIN=B004M83SLO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CREAP coffee whitener </a>into a yummy confectionery.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The confectionery is made by Morinaga<span face="futura-pt, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c;">.</span> They have built on their coffee whitener CREAP and used it to make a new confectionery they called <a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B0BKQYKB7L/ref=sr_1_5?crid=BZ2LGPRB8IJS&keywords=%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%2B%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%89%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E5%91%B3&qid=1678757361&s=food-beverage&sprefix=%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%2B%E3%83%99%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%89%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%2Cfood-beverage%2C317&sr=1-5&th=1">BAKE chocolate</a>! <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="futura-pt, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The confectionery looks like a loaf of bread when it comes out of the individual sachet wrapped in freshness foil. <br /><br />It is crunchy on the outside and very soft on the inside and then just melts in your mouth. A very pleasant texture and mouth experience which is not overly sweet.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They are very moreish, you cannot stop at just one!<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The confectionery comes in a 27-item, multi-pack each portion weighs which weighs approximately 83g, and the whole package is 1.9 kg</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">クリープ </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">クリープ ベイクドチョコレート</span></div><div><span face=""Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN", "Hiragino Sans", Meiryo, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: large;">森永製菓</span></div><div><span face=""Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN", "Hiragino Sans", Meiryo, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">#confectionery #japanesecustomer #morinaga #sweet #creap #coffeewhitener #innovation #japan</span><div><span face=""Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN", "Hiragino Sans", Meiryo, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comJF43+W8 Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan36.6072604 136.453364-20.42226995408253 66.140864 90 -153.23413600000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-82639931351391034512023-03-08T13:12:00.015+09:002023-03-08T13:12:00.260+09:00In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig <div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumc7TTMjNmFrOEoQm540L4ZFD0qTOOLqotVBwWVb8cw0Vp3Mm93JCbyLVUmdvDIu5Fi3G6qswGuEoYwsH3X03AZjJA74cXR0xqmhPu7RLcTI3jCVxrurOQy-UpMrUhwXopzzbvadyHg4br7p0VjV3Qe_0YSAjbRMbIis5Y0WR7NLa8c3I2Ss/s1600/japanese%20yen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">"<i>As children, we were strictly forbidden to handle money (growing up in Tokyo in the 1860s)</i>"<i> p 33.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">#book #hiratsukaraicho #tokyo #1880 #japan # #japanesecustomer #women #children #money #roles #behaviour #history</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-72326001258894032502023-02-08T13:09:00.021+09:002023-02-08T13:09:00.269+09:00In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig <div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIxRWZLSDaAAOGkLBDuIAPAewiLxxDn7HbcR7HFEBAzE9xEWkZBybMyxN3hN8Ur8IxaBMSCNwbyhGAbTRQlJcZ32M1VOxofDpbrzkM5q95SH_rYsGJgp8i9i5Zu2TcQpqXvD3zbmMn4ojh-8mn7z2gtjZOZuKugehKMuEhjyK2Lo8rqJvB3Q/s1600/kodaiji%20-%20maiko%20-%20kyoto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1433" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIxRWZLSDaAAOGkLBDuIAPAewiLxxDn7HbcR7HFEBAzE9xEWkZBybMyxN3hN8Ur8IxaBMSCNwbyhGAbTRQlJcZ32M1VOxofDpbrzkM5q95SH_rYsGJgp8i9i5Zu2TcQpqXvD3zbmMn4ojh-8mn7z2gtjZOZuKugehKMuEhjyK2Lo8rqJvB3Q/w400-h446/kodaiji%20-%20maiko%20-%20kyoto.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/023113813X/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=japanesecusto-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=c7b9906120f242bb2216cadaf4ea6ee0&creativeASIN=023113813X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig </a> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">"<i>As was expected of women of her generation my mother made great efforts to deny rather than express herself" p14.</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>" (Mother) brought up in a samurai household and trained not to show her emotions, she might shed a tear or two, but would never allow herself to breakdown in front of others" p242</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">#book #hiratsukaraicho #tokyo #1880 #japan # #japanesecustomer #women</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-88798891425268378012023-01-08T13:00:00.027+09:002023-01-08T13:00:00.285+09:00In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdVYj0d6gRaEbJ8MfkdrOMCDIBKcXXN0U8M8e6lvVgldcRdoro0CVkm2SWmGcgeVSajzp9UjpzfxKC6Ah7tOWn_ipIfjDjNCNIa9F-yibfpMDC6FDGpye2uf-b9_cnmQ_7FxzSm7eLCH_JQKZPYeh5Fy4NHSh8cJFTjpF7EO8L_PHYq_E4gE/s1148/food%20ingredients.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="1148" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdVYj0d6gRaEbJ8MfkdrOMCDIBKcXXN0U8M8e6lvVgldcRdoro0CVkm2SWmGcgeVSajzp9UjpzfxKC6Ah7tOWn_ipIfjDjNCNIa9F-yibfpMDC6FDGpye2uf-b9_cnmQ_7FxzSm7eLCH_JQKZPYeh5Fy4NHSh8cJFTjpF7EO8L_PHYq_E4gE/w439-h258/food%20ingredients.jpg" width="439" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/023113813X/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=japanesecusto-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=c7b9906120f242bb2216cadaf4ea6ee0&creativeASIN=023113813X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig </a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">"<i>once a month (we went to ) Ginza to buy <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MYFQAPL/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=japanesecusto-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=32b68c42cbc9d4a17bec0b10eff94856&creativeASIN=B01MYFQAPL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">rice crackers</a> at a shop called Matsuzaki (which sold, miso flavoured, shiso leaf wrapped,etc)</i> p8."</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">#book #hiratsukaraicho #tokyo #ginza #1880 #japan #ricecrackers #japanesecustomer</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-50607577006476036472022-12-28T13:58:00.005+09:002022-12-28T13:58:30.170+09:007,152 Japanese supermarket products are going to rise by up to 18 percent higher between from January 2023<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIt8Z4ec9grbMfaf8esRKxGlfntUKXWUwOmpPjsgc8rznpgUwkRtly-NY0PNK9ha3xHe7xrlQOBQ49BtVxeI9ki96ZzBg7qhMKOSrx-wr9ghYz2QsZDc2QNNPO8fCX1p-opHmEQx1Oq-PBbVp3gLTSAd2bVuYprHEyL24_S6BBdXLoVdjQJjQ/s640/tempura%2019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fresh tempura #japanesecustomer" border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIt8Z4ec9grbMfaf8esRKxGlfntUKXWUwOmpPjsgc8rznpgUwkRtly-NY0PNK9ha3xHe7xrlQOBQ49BtVxeI9ki96ZzBg7qhMKOSrx-wr9ghYz2QsZDc2QNNPO8fCX1p-opHmEQx1Oq-PBbVp3gLTSAd2bVuYprHEyL24_S6BBdXLoVdjQJjQ/w400-h300/tempura%2019.jpg" title="fresh tempura #japanesecustomer" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><i style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">"<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">Prices for a total of 7,152 items are expected to climb from January to April, and be priced 18 percent higher on average from the current level, up from the 14 percent gain from last year to this year, according to Teikoku Databank Ltd data."</span></i></p><p><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;">Source: </span><a href="https://japantoday.com/category/business/prices-set-to-rise-in-japan-for-over-7-000-food-items-on-cost-hike">Prices set to rise in Japan for over 7,000 food items on cost hike</a></span></div><p><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Japan Today</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">December 26th, 2022</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: Heuristica, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-10143371508230652012022-12-08T12:57:00.008+09:002022-12-08T12:57:00.268+09:00In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig <p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy_G91vHoIZTRe4eCaArYKxEcfpgB7tg05cIJgBFeVQKW4Oe6Lgj1mWuXU4k7kkq8UpEgLYy1bIs92cRhtG--87lqiouQGqZDdPzhVrPUY5N6pPGPO8F_-OOHamGMSRqmE2-vp8WI-2mf2Xfmo_IDJYYqLFBHI9mvMtfZivdgnIwuPFObtzI/s640/fireworks%20edogawa%202006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy_G91vHoIZTRe4eCaArYKxEcfpgB7tg05cIJgBFeVQKW4Oe6Lgj1mWuXU4k7kkq8UpEgLYy1bIs92cRhtG--87lqiouQGqZDdPzhVrPUY5N6pPGPO8F_-OOHamGMSRqmE2-vp8WI-2mf2Xfmo_IDJYYqLFBHI9mvMtfZivdgnIwuPFObtzI/w411-h308/fireworks%20edogawa%202006.jpg" width="411" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/023113813X/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=japanesecusto-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=c7b9906120f242bb2216cadaf4ea6ee0&creativeASIN=023113813X" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>" Western attire was limited to the upper and middle classes (in Japan in the 1880s) and went out of style before it caught on with the general public" p4</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">#book #hiratsukaraicho #tokyo #1880 #japan #japanesecustomer</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-5952720433456482682022-11-08T12:57:00.005+09:002022-11-23T11:17:59.669+09:00Book Review: In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig<div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/023113813X/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=japanesecusto-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=c7b9906120f242bb2216cadaf4ea6ee0&creativeASIN=023113813X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/023113813X/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=japanesecusto-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=c7b9906120f242bb2216cadaf4ea6ee0&creativeASIN=023113813X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinirJhbSvf7mpVkvIXlzvLK-im3NGg6Yu_GXRGZQypUC0cWzKvr_Mo1DmFkYl5rRjZp8ZbgUTOmrwnIMeSv7mBcd8ykQvxquM3fnYm7z77tC57kznZaj5C1JYbnnFps-jyinygxKd1m-20OrGoNXX2GftTOk6XFMYkGM99nHBgndu6qGRu-m0/s576/book%20covers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="576" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinirJhbSvf7mpVkvIXlzvLK-im3NGg6Yu_GXRGZQypUC0cWzKvr_Mo1DmFkYl5rRjZp8ZbgUTOmrwnIMeSv7mBcd8ykQvxquM3fnYm7z77tC57kznZaj5C1JYbnnFps-jyinygxKd1m-20OrGoNXX2GftTOk6XFMYkGM99nHBgndu6qGRu-m0/s320/book%20covers.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/023113813X/ref=as_sl_pc_as_ss_li_til?tag=japanesecusto-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=c7b9906120f242bb2216cadaf4ea6ee0&creativeASIN=023113813X" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><i>"Milk was sold at only one store (in Tokyo 1887), the Hokushinsha in Iida-cho and came in c<u>one-shaped tin cans</u> rather than the glass bottles of today</i>" </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">page 4 </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Learn more about </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiratsuka_Raich%C5%8D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hiratsuka Raichō</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">#bookreview #hiratsukaraicho #tokyo #1887 #japanesecustomer</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26105481.post-60633277360479278322022-09-24T18:50:00.005+09:002022-09-24T18:51:07.441+09:00Survey of Japanese Internet Customers<div style="text-align: left;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEeFq3Uvl1_VdAaRWW56f1QMbmvh52IRUftJMxZJl6scWe71CrVw0AEqmrLLN5yMOhjVFBvbcVqm7UevXSUBmteNpn932sfnnpasouuJq0ZYBaahwLvHA0vEaKtlHS4pwVgw8bTCwX3fQ7YSsaE4RiTrZnNL0Q8cPPWuIKiR2UEvMBGTu6ww/s2000/Japanese%20Internet%20survey.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="800" height="943" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEeFq3Uvl1_VdAaRWW56f1QMbmvh52IRUftJMxZJl6scWe71CrVw0AEqmrLLN5yMOhjVFBvbcVqm7UevXSUBmteNpn932sfnnpasouuJq0ZYBaahwLvHA0vEaKtlHS4pwVgw8bTCwX3fQ7YSsaE4RiTrZnNL0Q8cPPWuIKiR2UEvMBGTu6ww/w377-h943/Japanese%20Internet%20survey.png" width="377" /></a></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com