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Japanese Food Culture

Trying My Hand at Filleting Sea Bream: A Journey into Japanese Food Culture

A beginner’s experience learning to fillet sea bream, exploring traditional Japanese techniques, sashimi preparation, and three days of home cooking that highlight the depth of Japanese food culture.
2025.12.13
Japanese Food Culture
Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year’s Cuisine)

Golden Sweet Chestnut Purée (Kurikinton) — A Lucky New Year Treat Made Easy with a Food Processor

Easy Japanese Kurikinton recipe made with a food processor. A golden New Year treat symbolizing good fortune, prosperity, and family happiness. Sweet potato and chestnuts blended into a smooth, beautiful dish.
2025.12.05
Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year’s Cuisine)
Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year’s Cuisine)

Homemade Datemaki: A Fluffy, Festive Japanese New Year Roll Inspired by Ancient Scrolls

A fluffy, sweet Japanese New Year roll inspired by ancient scrolls. Learn how to make datemaki at home with two easy recipes: a traditional white fish version and a simple hanpen version.
2025.12.04
Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year’s Cuisine)
Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year’s Cuisine)

Fluffy, Glossy Black Soybeans｜A Symbolic Osechi Dish for Health, Longevity, and Protection

A traditional Japanese New Year recipe for fluffy, glossy black soybeans (kuromame). Learn the cultural meanings behind this iconic osechi dish—health, diligence, longevity, and protection from misfortune.
2025.12.03
Osechi Ryori (Japanese New Year’s Cuisine)
Japanese Seasonal Life

Fuji Apples from Yokote, Akita — A Grandmother’s Gift to Her Grandchildren

Discover the story of Fuji apples from Yokote, Akita — a grandmother’s heartfelt gift to her grandchildren, grown with dedication despite weather challenges and bears, and enjoyed in family cooking.
2025.11.24
Japanese Seasonal Life
Gentle Days

Do Cut Flowers Last Longer in the Cold?

Exploring the fate of cut flowers in East and West—from a Japanese sunroom discovery to Okakura Kakuzō’s reflections in The Book of Tea. Do flowers prefer prolonged life with pain, or a brief existence without mercy?
2025.11.21
Gentle Days
Politics & Structure

The Illusion of Fair Taxation in Japan: Why Transparency Is the Missing Piece

Japan’s tax burden keeps rising, yet public benefits continue to shrink. This article exposes the opaque budget structure that makes consumption tax hikes inevitable—and transparency elusive.
2025.11.16
Politics & Structure
Japanese Seasonal Life

From Garden to Pantry: Garlic, Onions, and the Quiet Joy of Fermentation

A seasonal journal from a quiet home garden: garlic and onions thriving, fermented into natural seasonings like garlic koji and onion koji. Includes simple recipes and winter vegetable updates.
2025.11.14
Japanese Seasonal LifeRecipes
Politics & Structure

“There’s No Budget” — Rethinking National Spending Through Everyday Numbers

When governments say “there’s no budget,” what are they really hiding? This article uses AI to break down Japan’s 2025 national budget into relatable terms, revealing the quiet politics of spending priorities and the unseen architecture of public finance.
2025.11.14
Politics & Structure
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