From wikipedia:
“Bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine. A traditional bento consists of rice, fish or meat, and one or more pickled or cooked vegetables as a side dish. Containers range from disposable mass produced to hand crafted lacquerware. Although bento are easily available in many places throughout Japan, including [...]
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Japan Going Crazy Over African American Enka Singer
Jerome White Jr. is on stage and is about to perform. With his hip hop garb of baggy jeans, oversized shirt, do rag, and baseball cap, one would think he’s about to perform some hip hop songs…but instead he sings maudlin love ballads…in perfect Japanese.
Growing up in Pittsburgh, “Jero” (as he’s called in Japan) got [...]
Inside Japan: Springtime
Thanks to Nami, our correspondent from the land of the rising sun, Goofy Asians will take you through a visual tour of Japan! Witness things you may have never seen before or would’ve thought of being in Japan…or be completely unsurprised (in that case, damn)! Either way, expect some great pictures from Nihon!
In this part [...]
2008 National Cherry Blossom Festival: Sakura Matsuri Street Festival
Such fleeting beauty. The National Cherry Blossom Festival ended last weekend, signaling the end of the blossoms. My friend and I headed to D.C. to check out the 2008 Sakura Matsuri, a street festival that usually starts after the end of the Cherry Blossom Parade and stretches across a couple blocks in the heart of [...]
Ayu - Taking Music to a Personal Level
I have to say that out of many artists out there that I enjoy listening to, Hamasaki Ayumi, also known as Ayu, is a singer I highly respect and enjoy listening to.
image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayumi_Hamasaki
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