Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coffee, Japan, Starbucks on January 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
When you think of Japan and drinks (the non-alcoholic kind, not sake), you normally think of green tea. But actually, coffee is very popular in Japan. Famous American coffee places such as Starbucks and Tully’s are everywhere.
But there are also Japanese coffee places serving western style coffee. Two of the most popular are Doutor [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chocolate, exams, Japan, KitKat, potato, snack on January 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Japan is famous for its exotic food such as sushi. But in Japan, you can also find cool snacks and drinks. One example is KitKat – how about Sweet Potato KitKat? Well, I love sweet potatos and chocolates so I decided to give it a try.
Because of the name of the flavor, this KitKat [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged emissions, environment, gases, global warming, greenhouse, satellite, space on January 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Last Friday, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a satellite to monitor greenhouse gases to help scientists better judge where global warming emissions are coming from, and how much is being absorbed by the oceans and forests.
The picture above is courtesy of AP Photo/Kyodo News showing the H2A rocket taking [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged globalization, knowledge, progress, shift on January 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This was first created by Karl Fisch in 2006, modified by Karl and Scott McLeod in 2007 and in 2008, adapted by Sony BMG at an executive meeting they held in Rome. So it is dubbed “Did You Know 3.0″.
Do watch it if you have time, only 5 minutes long with a very catchy tune [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged broadway, drama, Japan, show, takarazuka, Tokyo on January 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Last weekend, my wife and I attended a Takarazuka Revue Company show titled Floating Bridge of Dreams / Apasionado!! by the Moon troupe. It was an excellent show, very entertaining and colorful – the first show was a musical drama as based on the Tales of the Genji and the second was like a broadway-style [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged camera, canon, digital, DSLR on January 15, 2009 | 6 Comments »
A few weeks ago during our visit to Hong Kong, I bought my first DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera – a Canon EOS 1000D, also known as Rebel XS and Kiss F (in Japan). It is considered an entry level DSLR, perfect for a SLR novice like myself. My two older digital cameras are [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adult, age, ceremony, Japan, kimono, photographs, shrine, Tokyo on January 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In Japan, the Coming of Age day is held on the second Monday of January (which was yesterday, January 12, 2009), called Seijin no Hi (translated to Adults Day). The age of majority is 20 years old, as these young adults can now vote, drink and smoke.
The celebrants may go to a photo studio [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged decorations, Japan, lottery, New Year, postcard, shopping, shrine, tradition on January 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
2009 was the first year we spent New Years in Japan. In Japan, New Years is the biggest holiday and an excellent description can be found in a recent blog posting in Tokyo Five’s blog. Yes, this blog post is only 12 days late
Around New Years, you will also see several types of [...]
