culture

I Seek to Understand Both Sides of an Argument

culNowadays, it seems like everyone has an opinion. Which is fine. But, there are so many sides to every argument. […]

Do you believe in destiny? Do you think you have a soulmate? In Japan, it is believed that some of

Omiyage, is the Japanese custom of gifting that is ingrained in our culture. When we are invited over to someone’s

Ikebana is the known as Japanese flower arrangement. As a student of ikebana of many years, I want people to

My very limited knowledge of tattoos comes from my experience of growing up in Tokyo. In Japanese, the word for

Today I heard that a friend of mine is going to be a new grandparent! How exciting to welcome new life

The first Japanese immigrants to the United States came in the late 1800’s. Like my maternal great-grandparents from Hiroshima, most

Now that Christmas has come and gone, in a Japanese household, we have to start thinking of the biggest holiday

In Asia, blessings are part of our culture, woven into our lives. In Japan we call them omamori, meaning to

In Japan, there are a few etiquette rules when using chopsticks. Although I grew up in a Japanese-American home, there