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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Japanese Culture and Traditions: The Exchange of New Year’s Cards Going Outdated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 Effective Use of Waste: We Donate Our Waste Leather
Rosso Corsa. These Italian words mean the signature red color of Ferrari. When I was into Ferrari, I heard some myths about color mixing to realize Rosso Corsa. Some said the color of the primer (base coat) must be yellow to realize the ... -
Japan Travel in the Know: Hokkaido Is the Kingdom of Bread
【Many good bakeries in Hokkaido】 “How old are you?” “How old do I look?” Humans have made progress and finally landed on the Moon in 1969, but we still continue to return a stupid question to a stupid question as above. When are we mat... -
How to Deal with Methane Emissions from Cows in Dairy Farms in Hokkaido
Japan Customs and Coast Guard are different and separate organizations, but they very often work together especially at a sea port. For that reason, when working as a Customs official, I sometimes went for a drink with Coast Guard offici... -
Marketing Tips: Is a Dyson Vacuum Worth It? How Is It Unique?
【Dyson, the only entertaining vacuum cleaner in the world】 The only vacuum cleaner in the world. This sales copy made me pay for the highest-grade Dyson vacuum cleaner, though I’m not interested at all in home electronics and so much i...
