How do they sound if the names of Tokyo 23 wards are translated in English? After reading “Names of Japan’s Prefectures Are Cool in English,” I wondered so….

  I found a video of a mysterious cloud when I was searching videos on the net. The video was taken in Hokkaido, Japan, in the middle of August, 2010….

You may sometimes use cellophane tape at home, work or school; it is part of our life. In Japan, there is an artist who creates 100% cellophane tape art. His…

You may have seen artists drawing people’s portraits like in the photo below.     Today, let me share the story of a man who tries to draw FREE portraits…

Let me introduce a story from a Japanese blog that I often read again today. It was about an amazing washing machine found in a pet shop! Anyway, please take…

Japanese people have a habit of visiting our family graves every few months. Maybe this is a custom in your country, too (^^).  We light candles, place some flowers and…

Today’s story-teller is writer Reiko Morota. The story is about her memory from her childhood. It was just before she started elementary school. She saw chicks for sale when she…

– What’s B-LABO? Who’s Bungu-o? –   Bow wow!   This might look like a tiny dog’s head, but it’s not. It is a marker pen called “Beetle Tip”, produced…

  There is an interesting avenue called Nanshan Japanese Style Tourist Street, in Dalian, China. Let’s see how it looks! 😮   This is the sign for the street. It doesn’t…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Importance of Verbal Reward” Today’s sotry-teller is Seiichi Yoshida. It is from his article regarding sports. The story is about fans’ applause. He…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Anyone can get to a certain level depending on his effort” Today’s story-teller is former prime minister [W:Morihiro Hosokawa]. The story is about…