The reason why foreigners (and some Japanese) don’t like natto is probably because they don’t stir it well. 30 to 50 times is the optimal range to get a nice and even gooey blob.
Taking that idea further, a Japanese asked herself, “What will I get if I stir a bowl of natto 10,000 times?” Interesting [...]
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Nattō (納豆) has three things going against it: it looks yucky, it stinks and it tastes aweful. Other than that, it’s perfectly edible. Nattō, “translated” into English as “fermented soybeans” is not really as bad as some gaijins like you to believe although even some Japanese stay away from it.
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Pink Tentacle
- Macabre kids’ book art by Gojin IshiharaHere is a collection of wonderfully weird illustrations by Gōjin Ishihara, whose work graced the pages of numerous kids’ books in the 1970s. The first 16 images below appeared in the “Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters” (1972), which profiled supernatural creatures from Japanese legend. The other illustrations appeared in various educational and entertainment-oriented publications for [...]
Japan Probe
- Karuizawa CosplayAsahi TV reporters Sahel Rosa and Alain visit an antique photo studio in Karuizawa and try on some costumes: — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan (Subscribe)
What Japan Thinks
- Working mothers in JapanHere is another very interesting survey from goo Research, a look at child-rearing and working. This is the second time the survey has been conducted, the first time being in December 2007, but I didn’t translate that one. Demographics Between the 24th and 29th of June 2010 exactly 1,000 members of the goo Research online [...]
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