Last week I got a sad email from Mr. Hori’s daughter, Susan. Mr. Hori passed away at the age of 95. My heart goes out to his children, Susan and Robert. They took such good care of him and he always told me how proud he was of them. Mr. Hori was such a vibrant, [...]
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This guest post by Hiro, who lives in Japan and writes a blog called Japanese Candy and Sweets Gallery, is about his visit to Tashirojima, 田代島, also known as Cat Island, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. A year after 2011 Mar 11, the day of the major earthquake in Japan, I visited Sendai and Ishinomaki [...]
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This simple, refreshing vegetarian salad with a soy sauce based dressing has a wonderful crunch from the Japanese daikon or radish. This can also be substituted with Korean radish. Just use whatever looks the most fresh. On the day I was shopping at my local Asian supermarket, the Korean radish was hard and fresh, while the Japanese daikon was soft and limp. [...]
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In Japan, there are a few etiquette rules when using chopsticks. Although I grew up in a Japanese-American home, there were some rules that my Japanese girlfriends kindly pointed out to me because I did a few of the taboos, simply out of ignorance. Here are a few that I think are good to know. [...]
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For those who follow the Lunar Calendar, Happy Chinese New Year! With the New Year comes a new color trend. The 2013 Pantone color of the year is Emerald. Coming from the “Emerald City” Seattle, I am all for green. It’s one of my favorite colors. Although I love green, for interior design purposes, Emerald Green is [...]
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This is a guest post from a reader and fellow blogger from Japan! Hope you enjoy it! – Jenny Hello! This is Hiro from Japanese Snacks and Candy Gallery . I’m very glad to write a guest post for Asian Lifestyle Design. I went to National Museum of Nature and Science @ Tokyo to visit the Chocolate Exhibition . [...]
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Gift wrapping in Japan is an art. However, many of us don’t have the talent or fine motor skills to create such beautifully wrapped creations–including me… To understand how this is a “skill” you have to watch this Japanese video. She shows us how the Japanese department stores wrap their boxes. As you will see, it’s [...]
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This is the continuation of my attempt to video blog, or vlogging! In my previous life, or should I say my life before kids, I did a lot of T.V. and video work. So, I’m trying to dig up those skills and the hope is to share a little bit of Asian culture. not only to the [...]
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Many in the West may know the 80/20 Rule, also known as the Pareto Principle. It states that “80 percent of the results are achieved by 20 percent of the group or 20 percent of your effort will generate 80 percent of your results.” According to the Wikipedia “ Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, observed in 1906 that 80% [...]
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The classic Japanese rice ball, onigiri, is now a favorite amongst many people worldwide. It’s simple, convenient, tasty, and easy to eat. It’s the Asian version of the sandwich. This is my second video in a series of four on rice. You can watch the first video: How to Cook Japanese Rice in a Frying [...]
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There are many legends of the origin of silk, but this story from the American Museum of Natural History is my favorite . Empress Xi-Ling, was drinking hot tea under the mulberry bush when a cocoon dropped into her tea cup. When she attempted to pick it out of her cup, a strand began unraveling from [...]
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As a student of feng shui and Taoism, we learn that our health is a part of our holistic well-being. Feng shui is about “living in harmony with nature”. This means not only living in harmony with our living environment, it also includes how to take care of our bodies as well as our mind [...]
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