Whether you are just looking at calorie density and sticking to the left of the “red line” to help control your weight, or whether you are looking at total calories, rice, along with potatoes and some other starches are a … Continue reading →
Even though it’s quite close to where I live, this was the first time in several years I visited Asakusa. I wanted to get some Japanese glass wind chimes. Considering it was a Saturday it was not unusually crowded. Come … Continue reading →
Everybody in Japan, and around the world, was shocked by the assassination last week of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was 67 years old. There’s really nothing I can add to the facts surrounding the event. Everybody knows by … Continue reading →
It’s traditional to hang decorations from your front door, or front of your house, for the new year. Depending on what they are made of they have different names and different purposes – keeping away bad spirits, welcoming good spirits. … Continue reading →
