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Oricon’s Top 10 Breakthrough Actress of 2016

ORICON STYLE has conducted a survey to determine the popularity of Japanese actresses in 2016. The data collected from 1,000 people from all over Japan last October, and here's the result. Mitsuki Takahata “She’s cute and good at singing too. Elegant with good acting...

Hiepita: Japanese cooling gel sheet to reduce your fever

People tend to get fever during cold seasons especially winter. Cooling down is one of the recommended techniques to cure a fever at home. However it may be troublesome to change and place a damp cloth or towel on your forehead. During fever, you just want to stay at...

Getting a hair cut in Japanese hair salon?

Your hair is getting messy and you can no longer bear it? Let's get some hair cut for around 1000 yen in your nearby hair salon such as QB house or Hair Studio Iwasaki. As for QB house, you will need to pay in advance. Buy your ticket in the ticket machine and...

Wangiri Fraud: Beware of getting a call from an international unknown numbers

Did you receive a call from any numbers which begin with +234 or +372? Our suggestion is to never answer it. Especially if you don't have any families or friends living in those countries. There is no reason to pick up the call or to call them back. This kind...

Japanese Vegetable Series: Ninniku no me – Garlic Scapes

Have you ever seen this vegetable at your nearby Japanese supermarket? Ninniku no me or Garlic Scapes are very affordable, you can get buy a bunch of it with your 100 yen coin. This long and green vegetable offers many benefits such as follows, a. They might improve...

Beef and Garlic Scapes Stir-Fry

How to cook garlic scapes The most common method is to stir fry garlic scapes with other ingredients. Here is one thing to do with garlic scape, Ingredients: 1 pack of thinly sliced beef (400 gram) 1 bunch of garlic scapes (chop them small) 1 onion...

Lawson’s Personal Christmas Cake

Are you celebrating Christmas all by yourself this year? You might want to try this personal Christmas cake from Lawson. This Christmas, Lawson Japan has started selling “Akai Christmas Cake” (Red Christmas Cake) and “Shiroi Christmas Cake”. The cake is made by...

Popular Baby Girl Names in Japan for 2016

For Japanese, a name is considered the first gift for a human being. A name is carefully chosen after combining some kanji with specific yomikata (reading of a kanji character), meaning, and filled with many hopes and prayers for the newborn baby. Here’s the list of...

How to get residence record (Juminhyou) at the city office

As a foreigner, you will often be asked to submit a proof or residence or Juminhyou. Each area will have different form and handling charge, but don't worry! What you need is to remember the following kanji, 住民票 Juminhyou、Residence Card If you can't find any form with...

Hello from Your Japanese Neighbor: Let’s join her events!

Hi ! I’m Keiko. I was born in Japan but raised in California, United States. With over 10 years of teaching experience to preschoolers and elementary students in English schools in Japan, I have changed my career and worked as a licensed elementary teacher in Miyamae...