Izakaya starting to become interesting in Seattle

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by Steve R

What a difference a year makes.  Suddenly the word Izakaya isn’t so unfamiliar to Seattle folk anymore, and that makes us happy.  Check out this interesting article recently published in the Times.  Eve M. Tai hits it on the head that “Izakaya-style dining is an education process.”  But, as we’ve found, when people go from [...]

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Children Full of Life, a documentary about kids sharing emotions

Posted on August 5th, 2009 by Steve R

This film is about a 4th grade class in Japan, who’s students keep journals and share them with their class. The footage is pretty amazing….makes us want to go back to grade school all over again. Thanks to one of our favorite blogs, Tokyo Mango.

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Japanese TV. No one makes Ramen more fun

Posted on March 4th, 2009 by Steve R

If you have ever travelled to Japan one of the things that jumps out at you is how interesting the television commercials are.  This is especially true when it comes to the ramen wars in Japan.  It’s so competitive there everyone has to try to stand out.  Take a look at this beauty.  I wonder [...]

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