I know, it’s been a while. But I am here to cheer you up hopefully in these rather dire times! Real Bento: Fresh and Easy Bentos from a Japanese Working Mom is a cookbook by a popular bento blogger in Japan called Kanae Inoue. She takes a very pragmatic, streamlined…
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by Bokksu, a Japanese snack subscription box service, to see if I’d be interested in reviewing their Hokkaido box of snacks. I’d seen ads for this box a few times before, and I’ve subbed to snack subscriptions in the past, but I’ve never…
Back when I was still living in Japan, people who read this blog would occasionally ask me why I didn’t start a business selling the snacks I wrote about. My answer was always that I’d done mail order before (Japanese KISS collectible items, mainly records), and it’s generally not worth…
During my earlier years in the U.S., one of my friends kindly purchased me a three-month subscription to “Try the World.” I am interested in cooking and even started a blog which I infrequently update about new recipes that I’ve tried so this was a great fit for my interests.…
Life goes on… I’m behind to write my diary! At the 2nd day of celebration,I was invited to StarWars.com “Cantina”.. I was very honored! Well, I was little(or maybe big) nervous before get started because of this situation…at real cantina! I’m sushi chef when I’m in Japan but I never…
