Book Review: NHK Marutoku Magazine

ＮＨＫまる得マガジン, 自分を磨く立ち居振る舞い スマートなマナー
(translation by Google: NHK Marutoku Magazine – Hone their deportment and manners Smart)

I love NHK. It is Japan’s public broadcasting network. Of course, I do like most countries public broadcasting networks, but I digress. The NHK has published a book on manners and deportment.

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Cute Things From Japan: Wool Felting

Book review: フェルト羊毛でつくる かわいいプチ雑貨

Or as Google translates it to English: Easy first shotgun! Cute petite wool felt to make goods. (Thank goodness my first shotgun will be an easy one.)

So another book review or as I like to call it, “a great excuse for me to talk about the stuff I bought and get all excited about it.”

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Bidding on a Bidet

Photo by Awesome Joolie on Flickr

Exciting times!

Well, we are 25 minutes away from perhaps being the proud owner of a fancy toilet seat. Trav simply could not continue living the barbarian lifestyle we have up to this point.

So we are bidding on a bidet toilet seat on ebay.

Will our dream come true? Will we be the proud owners of a dreamy toilet that will be a great topic of conversation? Stay tuned!!

Cute Things from Japan: Bento

Photo by Wendy Copley on Flickr

So I think for my first few articles, I will write about the few things I purchased in Japan and brought back. Seeing as they are all I can thing about right now, I might as well talk about them on the site and spare my husband a bit of various obsessions.

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Interview with an Osakan – What to Eat and What to Buy in Osaka

Photo Credits: by bruceley on Flickr

We earlier had a interview with a friend who is from Osaka, lived for some years in Canada and has now returned to Osaka. This is part two of the interview.

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CUTE THINGS FROM JAPAN: POPIN COOKIN’

Photo Credits: by pelcinary on Flickr

So what could be even better than konapun? That’s right, making mini foods and then being able to eat them. That’s what Popin’ Cookin’ is.

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Arriving in Japan

Photo Credits: by heavylift on Flickr

So this has been a pretty exciting first week in Japan. I thought I would do a general overview of what has been going on.

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My Experience of the Japan Earthquake

Just thought I would write a short blurb on what the earthquake was like to experience…

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Beyond Ramen – Some Other Japanese Restaurants

Photo Credits: by jonny taise on Flickr

So in interviewing my Japanese friend currently in Canada about ramen, (link to) she also added a bit more info on other restaurants and a bit on grocery shopping too.

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SURVIVAL KIT REVIEW

Photo Credits: adamgreenfield on Flickr

I put a lot of effort into planning our survival kit this trip. Let’s see how it all worked out.

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