Archive for 11月 8th, 2009
UDON – Thick Noodle of Japan
UDON or Japanese UDON Noodle is a really traditional food of Japan just like SOBA Noodle. Udon and Soba, in a sense, represent Japanese food like Sushi. In Japan, we often ask each other "which do you like better, Udon or Soba ?". Like this, people are often sorted either Soba lovers or Udon lovers in Japan. Of course, many like [...]
MAO ASADA says Alright
MAO ASADA is anticipated because her recent condition is not best at all. Today's news says that one of the main persons of ice skating committee, Seiko Hashimoto, interviewed with MAO ASADA about her present situation. MAO ASADA seems to have said she is OK and added, she wants the staff around the players to make better atmosphere for [...]
YOKO KUMADA – Naked Love, a masterpiece ?
Yoko Kumada is a popular model among Japanese fans, recently she got international fans too. She published a new photobook in October 2009. Title is Naked Love, and fans say this photobook seems to be her best work or masterpiece all through her career. Naked Love - YOKO KUMADA PHOTOBOOK is reputed high because 3/4 of the total pages are [...]
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI / TRAX for Snow
SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI added a very unique new model, TRAX. As you see in the photo, TRAX is a kind of PLUG IN type with snow caterpillars instead of using standard tyres. SUBARU says this is the fastest snow vehicle in the world. This model was released publically in the SEMA show in Las Vegas. TRAX seems to have invented by Vermont [...]
DAI MIYATA won Mstislav Rostropovich CELLO Award
Mstislav Rostropovich Cello contest was not familiar to me. Moreover, I didn't have much concern with Cello. Today, DAI MIYATA won the 1st prize at Mstislav Rostropovich cello contest held in Paris, Japanese news reported. I personally like sound of cello. For example, Joe Hisaishi often uses cello as solo & leading instrument in small [...]
SOBA, Japanese Soba Noodle
SOBA or Japanese Soba Noodle is a really traditional food of Japan. I don't know when Soba noodle's history began in Japan but it's fact that Soba is probably the food with the longest history among Japanese food. Soba is a very delicate food. Soba noodle is made of Soba Powder and Water, sometimes flour is added to make it adhesive. Soba [...]
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
I often need to speak English when I'm out of Japan. To be honest, I don't like speaking English. I'm exhausted after the conversation because I need to find the right words with big struggle in my head. I started English study later in my life. It's already after the natural mastering time. In fact, when I started it, I'd already given up [...]
Tendon & Tempura
Tendon is my favourite food. Maybe Tendon or Tempura is in the top 3 popular food for foreigners too among Japanese foods. Tendon means Tempura and rice dish. Don means a bowl in Japanese, so the meaning of Tendon is translated such. For detail of meaning of DON, please check Katsudon explanation. Tendon's Ten means Tempura's Tem [...]
