The world’s most popular sport is soccer, but as I wrote before, it’s still baseball in Japan. Let me tell you a definite proof. The average annual salary of Japanese professional baseball players is about 280,000 USD, while that of socc...

Do you know how to make your guests leave in a polite manner when they overstay your welcome? I’ll tell you a 100 % sure way, though I think it works only for Japanese guests. It’s very easy. Just play the Scottish folk song “Auld Lang S...

Do you know where the biggest film production country is? Contrary to the expectations of many people, it’s Bollywood in India, not Hollywood in the US. According to the stats by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the annual produ...

Which do you prefer, Kindle or physical books? This question has been much talked about also on the Internet. I thought I preferred Kindle. In fact, I’ve never bought physical books for many years while buying many books on Kindle. As yo...

Have you ever had Japanese instant noodles? Having made some research, I found more than 100 billion meals of instant noodles are eaten annually in the world. Considering the world population of 7.5 billion, people eat instant noodles at...

Do you like gossip? You may believe “No way! I’m not such a person who gossips around.” I know how you feel, but I’m afraid you can’t see yourself. In fact, it seems that a man is an animal to gossip. According to a study by UC Riverside...

【The Japanese snacks market has been uniquely evolving】 Galapagos-ization: phenomenon of companies becoming overly specialized in developing products for the domestic market (Wikipedia definition). This happens very often in Japan. Min...

Have you ever heard the words “The official announcement of cherry blossom flowering?” We very often hear the words in Japan in March to April. Let me explain what it is. There are 58 sample cherry trees across Japan, and the officers of...

What if there’s a museum where you can see all the masterpieces of art at a time? Like “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci, “Sunflowers” by Vincent Van Gogh, “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso, etc. Of course, I know they are exhibited in differen...

Sushi and sashimi are Japanese specialty foods, and I believe they are definitely what many of the people coming from overseas look forward to eating in Japan. How often do you think Japanese people eat such Japanese specilty foods? Acco...