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Fun Link Friday: A Unique White Day Gift

Posted on March 8, 2013 by LM

White Day is March 14, and if you owe a special someone a return-gift for Valentine’s Day, you may want to check out Spoon & Tamago‘s post on FabCafe’s personalized gummy candies: After hosting their highly successful Valentine’s Day event in which ladies … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “How the heck is nori made?”

Posted on March 1, 2013 by LM

My FLFs are always about food, aren’t they? At the risk of being a bit one-note: Alice Gordenker of The Japan Times‘ “So What the Heck Is That” column has a new article in JT as well as a great … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: The Famous Foods Of Every Japanese Prefecture

Posted on February 22, 2013 by LM

Every region in Japan is famous for local food. One might even say that Japan is famous for being famous for food! Koichi on Tofugu has collected three famous foods from each prefecture from Hokkaido to Okinawa in this two-part … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Amezaiku Candy Sculpting

Posted on February 15, 2013 by LM

Today’s fun link is a video featuring the craft of amezaiku, or candy-sculpting, featured on Iromegane as part of the blog’s feature on shokunin, craftspeople. Juji Kurihara writes, Today’s Shokunin (職人/ maestro) is a candy craftsman. 飴細工 (Amezaiku / candy sculpting) came to Japan in Heian period (平安時代/794-1192), precisely in … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Wakayama’s Underwater Post Box

Posted on January 25, 2013 by LM

While Wakayama prefecture is most famous for its pilgrimage trail, holy mountains, and dramatic coastlines, one of the prefecture’s other claims to fame is the deepest underwater postbox in the world. Located off the coast of the town of Susami, … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “The Wonderful Worlds of 100 Waka”

Posted on January 18, 2013 by LM

For some interesting insights into the politics of translating poetry, check out Stuart Varnam-Atkin’s special to The Japan Times, “The Wonderful Worlds of 100 Waka.” In this article, Varnam-Atkin discusses the history of waka and the Ogura Hyakunin Issin, a poetry collection used in a parlor game played at … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: 20 Years of Docomo Cell Phone Design

Posted on January 11, 2013 by LM

NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s big-three cell-phone providers, recently showcased all the models of its cell phones dating back to 1987 at Tokyo Design Week 2012. DesignBoom’s coverage of the event, “Evolution of the Mobile Phone by Docomo,” includes photos of … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: “Yabusame: The Japanese Art of Horseback Archery”

Posted on January 4, 2013 by LM

Perhaps you think that Mononoke-hime‘s Ashitaka looked particularly cool firing arrows from atop his elk, or perhaps you love playing the Gerudo Valley horseback archery game in Ocarina of Time. If so, you’re in luck: today’s fun link is “Yabusame: … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Designer Nori

Posted on December 28, 2012 by LM

After the destruction the earthquake and tsunami caused in Tohoku in March 2011, Miyagi-based seaweed shop owner Umino Hiroyuki got creative, asking Tokyo advertising agency I&S BDDO to help him create an online campaign to rebuild their business.  In the … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: 5 Japanese Homes Designed to Keep You in Shape

Posted on December 14, 2012 by tnguyen3729

The holidays. I bet you’re thinking about social gatherings with friends and family, copious amounts of food including cakes and cookies, staying warm by the fireplace, and all the general merriment that comes this time of year. I, however, was told … Continue reading →

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