When I was a child, stray dogs and cats were everywhere in Japan. They regularly found food and shelter…
A good friend of mine just had a baby. Welcome to the parental world! The news reminded me…
When Tsunami happened in 2011, the manner of the Japanese victims was brought up in the news. They lined…
After I started making fermented foods, I discovered it is more like farming rather than cooking. Natto (fermented…
When people learn I am offering food making workshop, often they say I should make my own products and…
Each family has staples. Often things naturally become staples to a family because of the availability, affordability, convenience and…
I got some books from Japan to satisfy my craving for reading. In a novel, a description about the…
I have been studying a farming method a Japanese man practicing mainly in Brazil and Japan. There is not…
This is following the previous posts about well behaving but manipulating children. It is so true that a…
This is following the previous post about well behaving but manipulating children. Generally their parents don’t let the…