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Checking In: Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
A father and child walk through an area damaged by earthquakes in Sendai. Picture: AP Photo/Kyodo News. “When love is deep, much can be accomplished.” -Shinichi Suzuki We here at Yomoyama are hoping that you are all safe and … Continue reading
Toyooka, Crab County, Where the Crab is Plenty and the People Are Genki.
By Tajima Correspondent Esperanza Urbaez They came from far and wide to witness the grand display of the freshest, biggest and most delicious crab in all of Hyogo at the 19th Toyooka Tuiyama Port Crab Festival. Held by the Toyooka … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Hyogo
Tagged crab, Festivals, japan, mochitsuki, Toyooka, Tuiyama
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A Hinamatsuri Visit
By Audra Hilse One night a few weeks ago, my fellow Ichikawa ALT Katrina and I drove a few blocks from our apartment building and met with a secretary from one of our elementary schools, Namba-sensei, who had invited us … Continue reading
My Tutelage in Japanese Graffiti, aka Shōdō
By Raena Mina I live in a town of about 45, 000, mostly young families and obaa-chans, where you escape to big cities like Osaka and Kobe if you are young and able enough to get out of inaka life. … Continue reading
December 2009 – January 2010 Events Listings
Music & Events Calendar December 2009-January 2010 Nagano Prefecture Dec. 1, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 : Shimotsuki Festival: Iida City, Toyamago-Suwa Jinja Shrine. ________ Dec. 4 Fri. Aton Miller & Live Paint. Loft, Ueda. Price: 3500 (adv.) /4000yen (door). … Continue reading
Going/Staying Veg in Japan
Going/Staying Veg in Japan by Salem Willard for BEE Japan (Bicycle for Everyone’s Earth) So you’re living in Japan and a vegetarian? Ganbatte! I don’t mean this facetiously, it’s just that you’ve got your work cut out for you. Unless … Continue reading
A Love Letter to School Lunch: How America Can Learn from Kyushoku
A Love Letter to School Lunch: How America Can Learn from Kyushoku By Krissy Werner My first day of school in Japan, a student asked, “In America, do they eat very big hamburgers?” and held her hands arm-span apart. Yes, … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Food. Dec. Jan. 09-10, Food, Politics
Tagged japan, kyushoku, policy, school lunch
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Globalizing sushi by turning it inside out
1980’s Arnold Schwarzenegger, The California Roll, and Nagano’s Iwanaga Yoshinori: Globalizing sushi by turning it inside out By Whitney Conti Last night I ate a Terminator 2 sushi roll…in Nagano, Japan’s quintessential country side inaka. You won’t find it on … Continue reading
Cannibal Cook: Issei Sagawa
Cannibal Cook By Amanda Dale Of all crimes, cannibalism strikes a particularly strong chord in most Western societies. Crimes involving cannibalism immediately become salacious, inspiring fear and curiosity and bringing instant notoriety. The Donner party still lives in infamy, Hollywood … Continue reading
Fireside politics with Jesse: Japan’s Iron Triangle
By Jesse Sergent Even a foreigner living in Japan has sensed the titanic upheavals which have recently rocked the Japanese political world. This past August, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won a majority in the lower house of the … Continue reading