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Marketing Tips on Product Naming: How to Name a Product
【Once Google translation was just funny...】 I remove two eyes. No worries. I still keep them. The first sentence is one of the popular funny translation by Google for “I remove the second one” in Japanese. Seriously, it’s not only funn... -
Japan Travel in the Know: A Hokkaido Restaurant (Soba Noodle)
【Do you know Japanese buckwheat noodles "Soba?"】 I think there are so many kinds of wheat-based foods across the world. Wheat is one of the three major grains in the world. The other two are rice and corn, for your information. What ab... -
Logistics Tips: Why Are Shipping Costs So High Now?
【The record high freight is a new normal in logistics】 I swim in a gym pool every weekend. What always irritates me is a notice on the shower-room wall. It says “We stop providing shampoo to avoid infection.” Anybody, tell me how shamp... -
Japanese Culture and Traditions: Company Entrance Ceremony by Japanese Companies
【Japanese-style job hunting: New graduates start all together】 All the schools (elementary, junior-high, high, and college & university) start from April to next-year March in Japan. March is the season of graduation. As this may s... -
Japan Travel in the Know: A Hokkaido Restaurant (Japanese Soup Curry)
【Ramen and curry are national dishes for the Japanese people】 If you can only eat just one food, which would it be, ramen (noodle) or curry? I‘m sure we all the Japanese people have asked and answered this stupid question at least once... -
Thoughts Make Things: What Is the Origin of Life?
【Super-advanced mechanism of E. coli】 The upper limit of the F1 engine speed is 15000 rotations per minute (rpm). For your reference, when I commute, the average engine speed of my small economy car is about 1500 rpm. You may be surpri... -
Japan Travel in the Know: A Hokkaido Restaurant (Dairy Sweets)
【Hokkaido is No.1 in salmon roe】 The Japanese people like to eat fish eggs. The roe of salmon and cod (pollack, to be more precise) is the top two. Salmon roe is one of special marine products of Hokkaido. It comes into season in the a... -
High-context Culture: Do You Know the Meaning of Silence in Japan?
【Arrival: Cognitive difference between humans and aliens】 Have you watched the Hollywood movie titled “Arrival” (2016)? Simply put, it’s a science fiction depicting the contact with aliens. I know it may sound same old, but it’s comple... -
Japan Travel in the Know: A Hokkaido Restaurant (Genghis Khan)
【It's not about the emperor of the Mongel Empire】 Genghis Khan is a barbecue of mutton, lamb, and vegetables. It's one of Hokkaido specialties. Mutton and lamb are not so generally eaten in Japan. There are many Japanese people who don... -
Japan Tips from Locals: The Role of Japanese Giant Hornets in the Ecosystem
A Japanese giant hornet is sucking nectar from a tree.