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Marketing Tips: Good Design Can Make Fashion and Comfort Coexist
What did you get for yourself in this year-end shopping season? I bought Dr. Martens boots, though just before starting the online shopping, I was in two minds: Timberland or Danner. Why did I take the unexpected third option? It’s becau... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: The Exchange of New Year’s Cards Going Outdated
【Rough and ready or slow and elaborate?】 Be the first penguin, an innovator, at least an early adopter, or whatever. I hope most of you no longer worship such courage or recklessness. When doing my MBA, I had very often seen unreserved... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: We Would Be Caught Dead Eating Rice Cakes, Mochi
Rice cakes: It’s called “mochi” in Japanese, made by pounding rice. Have you ever eaten mochi? If yes and you’re still alive, you’re blessed. Do you know how many people have lost their lives by choking on mochi in Japan? It’s 300 averag... -
Why Nature Loves Hexagons: Snowflakes, Hexagonal Flowers Blooming in Hokkaido
Human aging starts from emotion. I heard it was common knowledge especially among psychiatrists. It’s not only about the loss of a grip on our emotions. With the aging of the forebrain, we will lose emotion-driven qualities such as willi... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Factory Tours for School Educational Trips
【Our general impression on the sea of trees in the foot of Mt. Fuji】 Even if you have not been to Japan before, I believe many of you have heard the name of the highest and most beautiful mountain in Japan. Yes, it’s Mt. Fuji, or Fujiy... -
Japan Travel in the Know: Japan is the Kingdom of Planetarium
【Planetarium is thought to be for kids but worth visiting for adults】 When did you last go to the planetarium? If you haven’t been there for a long time, like since you were a kid, you should go. It would be much more fun than you thin... -
The Japanese Housing Market: How to Survive in a Small House in Japan
【The greater also serves for the lesser?】 In the US, the price of homes still increases, while the Fed (FRB) is fighting inflation. In other words, even though the interest of home loans is going up, housing supply is still short in th... -
Marketing Tips: How to Make a Paradigm Shift and Get Over the Ups and Downs
【We can learn a lot about marketing tips in museums】 I don’t understand art unfortunately, but I like to go to museums, maybe because I enjoy trying mysteries that can never be solved by me. In Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum until this ... -
Japan Travel in the Know: A Confectionery in Hokkaido, Designed by Sou Fujimoto
【Hokkaido is the kingdom of natural resources, though...】 Hokkaido is a name-brand area even for Japanese people, proudly enough. If saying “I’m from Hokkaido.” outside Hokkaido, we will have a blast in chat. People will come to us and... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: The Core Meaning of Japanese Zen
【Sado, the Japanese tea ceremony】 Have you ever experienced a Japanese tea ceremony? The most notable feature is its beauty of style. In a nutshell, it’s just a ceremony where a host makes matcha green tea and guests drink it. What mak...
