CultureDiaryEssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 04, 2015Jan 07, 2024 Aichi Prefecture, bee larvae, cooked locusts, grocery stores, hachinoko, insects, locusts, Nagano Prefecture, silkworms, taste, valuable protein sources Insect Food Have you ever eaten insects? 昆虫食 My hometown of Aichi Prefecture don’t have a culture of insect food, while those Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Dec 03, 2015Jan 07, 2024 escalator, Japan, Japanese railway companies, Kansai region, Kanto region, riding way, stand on the left side, stand on the right side Escalator In Japan, there are two major ways to ride an escalator. エスカレーター In Kanto region (Tokyo area), people stand on Read More
BusinessCostEssayHealthcareUncorrected Toru Dec 02, 2015Jan 07, 2024 advertising costs, contact lens, cost reductions, disposable, manufacturing cost, medical services costs, online stores, prescription, R&D expenses, selling price, soft, store management costs Contact Lens I wear contact lens on a daily basis. コンタクトレンズ They are soft and disposable ones, and it costs around 2000 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru Dec 01, 2015Jan 07, 2024 E.H.Hotchkiss, hotchkiss, Japanese, machine guns, stapler Hotchkiss Most Japanese call refer to a stapler ‘hotchkiss.’ ホッチキス In fact, when you do a Google image search on hotchkiss Read More