Edo Etiquette Ofuros, sentos, onsen — Taking a bath Although public bathhouses (sento) and spas (onsen) are…
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Edo Etiquette by Tanya Korinfsky Loos, johns, benjos, tearais, lamp posts, etc. I had often found myself…
The art of drinking sake – Japan’s national taste Despite all the propaganda and international advertising regarding Japanese “scotch-type” whiskies and various locally brewed…
Power to the People! by Peter Ward Subway Strategy For those who risk takuon poisoning in the rush hour in…
Building Bridges The Intricate Science Of Gift-Giving & Receiving with Yurie Horiguchi I shall be doing a…
Building bridges Colorful Family Crests: Everybody Can Have One with Yurie Horiguchi I have an evening dress…
Wherein Young Yank Linguist-Journalist Translates Some Japanese Knee-Slappers by JAMES BAILEY Heard and good ones lately? How about bad ones? I’ve got a…
Building bridges The Plight of Kids With Too-Busy Moms with Yurie Horiguchi The subject of nutrition has…
Building bridges Why Hawaii When Okinawa’s So Near? with Yurie Horiguchi Last week I was in Okinawa.…
Building bridges by Yurie Horiguchi The Japanese—except perhaps for the young, urban, blase generation—are on the whole…
The Ups and Downs of a mountain named Fuji by W. Somerset Watanabe Since the season for this particular form of madness opens on…
