Category: Japan
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Making Homemade Miso: A Tradition I’ve Enjoyed for Seven Years
Today, I made another batch of homemade miso. I’ve been making miso for about seven years now. A friend in my neighborhood first showed me how, and it has become one of my favorite annual traditions. One of the things I love most about homemade miso is its simplicity. You only need three ingredients: Soybeans…
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Watching Coachella While Thinking About the State of the World
It’s already been four months since we entered 2026, and the world seems to be moving in a more and more uneasy direction. From what I personally feel, gas prices have become the “new normal” at around $5 per gallon, and sometimes even creeping into the $6 range. There are constant headlines like “attacks on…
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Review: A Spiritual and Heartfelt Masterpiece
Fujii Kaze’s third album “Prema” was released on September 5th.I had been eagerly waiting for the music videos to drop on YouTube that day. And when I watched them—the message hit me straight in the heart. I bought the vinyl, though now I’m starting to think maybe I should’ve gotten the signed CD instead… But…
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Congratulations, Ms. Takaichi!
I wasn’t sure how this leadership election would turn out.Since ordinary citizens don’t get to vote directly, we often feel as if we have no control. For a moment I worried we might go back to another era of “selling off Japan,” like what happened under Koizumi—father and son. But not this time. Times have…