Kunitachi Festival faces
Whether low-key or nationally lauded, Japanese festivals are always a lot of fun — events where one can enjoy a variety of sights and soun....
29 Sep 2:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
P.F. Chang’s Home Menu
Inspired by P.F. Chang’s best-selling signature Asian cuisine, the new P.F. Chang’s Home Menu offers the same tastes available at home. ....
29 Sep 2:50 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Extreme sports as martial arts cross-training
In the last blog entry I spoke about the advantages to using capoeira for martial arts and/or sports cross-training. In this entry however, ....
28 Sep 5:34 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Carefully crafted calligraphy
A time-honoured technique in a time-honoured temple. ....
28 Sep 1:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Can you spend your free time the way you want?
If you can say yes, congratulations! In a recent R25 magazine review of 398 Japanese males in the age range of 25-35 I was happy to find th....
28 Sep 6:33 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SF International Dragon Boat Festival Recap
A recap of the 20th Annual San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival. Hosted by Kaiser Permanente, the Inernational Dragon Boat Festi....
28 Sep 4:13 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The real China vs. Japan: Panda vs. Ninja? (video)
Last week was a chilly one for Japan on the diplomatic front, with the country caught in a war of words with major economic rival, China. T....
27 Sep 1:31 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Samurai Star Wars Prints offer a new way to see the classic
Akira Kurosawa and Japanese cinema were a huge influence on a young George Lucas as he put together what became Star Wars – but what would....
27 Sep 1:24 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Flowers in “ripped” vase
At Shizen restaurant in Sendagaya, I was impressed by the very simple flowers in this lovely vase. I love how the ceramic is made to appear....
27 Sep 11:25 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ask Udder Smith: Help with swimming school
Moooove along with the Japanese way, or exit the flow: Udder's advice to an irritated mom. ....
27 Sep 10:01 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lost Japan (Alex Kerr): Still applicable?
For me Japan is the country I hope to spend the rest of my life and therefore care a lot. By chance I came across the book “Lost Japan”....
27 Sep 6:05 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lost Japan (Alex Kerr): Still applicable?
For me Japan is the country I hope to spend the rest of my life and therefore care a lot. By chance I came across the book “Lost Japan”....
27 Sep 6:05 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Open future center session: Japanese resilience
In mid September I had the opportunity to join as panel member at the Open Future Center Session (Fuji Xerox, Knowledge Dynamics Initiative....
26 Sep 3:41 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Japanese Custom of O-Higan- Remembering Ancestors Are On and Around The Equinox Days (O-Higan)- Revisited
The Japanese never go very long without taking care of their ancestors or departed loved ones. In fact, there are many who pray and make of....
25 Sep 12:18 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Japanese Custom of O-Higan- Remembering Ancestors Are On and Around The Equinox Days (O-Higan)- Revisited
The Japanese never go very long without taking care of their ancestors or departed loved ones. In fact, there are many who pray and make of....
25 Sep 12:18 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan by the numbers (09.24.10)
78% of those who polled by the Sankei Newspaper and FNN replied that they prefer the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan to remain as the opp....
24 Sep 8:31 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Last chance for cheap smokes
To smokers in some Western countries, Tokyo’s looming all-time-high tax hike is a pittance – with prices increasing by ¥110 to ¥140....
24 Sep 5:30 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese hacker responsible for Twitter attack
We have covered Twitter’s popularity in Japan a little previously (here and here) and the mico-blogging platform was again closely linked ....
24 Sep 2:01 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Robot walking from Tokyo to Kyoto
We all remember the Duracell bunny and the series of ads that ran on TV, pointing out that the fluffy, little guy with a heart of copper cou....
24 Sep 1:25 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Autumn signs on Shubun no Hi
Yesterday was blistering, a bona fide belter, but today, on a national holiday named Shubun no Hi (Autumnal Equinox Day), it’s suitably co....
23 Sep 6:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Speed Bento on the Bus
Just a simple post about a bus bento that I had heading into Hiroshima City from Hiroshima Airport, like… last year… I was spring clean....
23 Sep 10:17 am  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mix-d: Face 2010
Mix-d: Face 2010 is a fundraising event for the Mix-d organization to help promote awareness of mixed-race issues amongst secondary school s....
23 Sep 3:44 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Origami
Japanese Origami Sometimes the simple things are the best. These 2 origami cranes I captured a while ago always make me smile when I look at....
22 Sep 7:28 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Capoeira as a cross-training tool
Not too long ago, I was responding to a comment made in a previous entry I had written about correlations between Capoeira and Break dancing....
22 Sep 4:44 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A kimono and ocarina combo
After more than ten years in Tokyo, and even though coming across one really isn’t that uncommon, the sight of a kimono is still something....
22 Sep 3:00 pm  from  Tokyo Times   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Look at Moon-Viewing ( O-Tsukimi, お月見) in Japan- Tonight (Sept. 22nd) is the Ju-Go-Ya, while tomorrow night, September 23rd, will be the night of the full moon
The full moon of mid-autumn (chushu no meigetsu , 仲秋名月） with pampas grass (susuki) When they followed their traditional LUNISOLAR....
22 Sep 2:39 pm  from  alientimes   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asakusa: greatly loved by Junichi Sagishima
As you have noticed in my recent articles tourism has become a hot topic in Japan. I believe for this sector the marketing efforts of the l....
22 Sep 6:29 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival
The 2010 5th Annual San Francisco International Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by Kaiser Permanente is the largest competitive dragon boat fes....
22 Sep 4:39 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fall omatsuri in my neighborhood
The lanterns announce that the omatsuri festival will be happening Using simple plumbers’ fixtures and scaffolding, flexible and removabl....
21 Sep 3:57 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ask Udder Smith: Respect for Age Day
Celebrate Respect for Age Day with Udder!....
21 Sep 12:06 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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