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  • Thersa Matsuura
    4:30 am Mon, Aug 27, 2018
    Japanese toilet paper you didn't know you needed

    While walking the aisles of the supermarket this evening, a friend spotted some green tea-scented toilet paper, with lovely embossed tea leaves, too. Photo: Richard Pavonarius

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  • Thersa Matsuura
    5:16 am Sat, Aug 25, 2018
    Don't Press My Whorl: a hairy superstition in Japan

    Here's a word I learned in English today: hair whorl. Wikipedia defines it as "…a patch of hair growing in a circular direction around a visible center point. Hair whorls… Read the rest of the article: Don't Press My Whorl: a hairy superstition in Japan

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  • Thersa Matsuura
    4:53 am Fri, Aug 24, 2018
    AI robots to help teach English in Japan

    Next year around 250 million yen will be spent to insert AI robots into 500 classrooms across Japan in an effort to improve children's English skills. An unnamed official in… Read the rest of the article: AI robots to help teach English in Japan

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  • Thersa Matsuura
    6:00 am Thu, Aug 23, 2018
    Laughing Devils: a Japanese saying about the comedy of prediction

    There's a Japanese proverb I'm particularly fond of that states how foolish it is to try and predict the future. It goes: "Rainen no koto ieba, oni ga warau", meaning… Read the rest of the article: Laughing Devils: a Japanese saying about the comedy of prediction

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  • Thersa Matsuura
    5:03 am Thu, Aug 23, 2018
    Clear Beer

    In Japan, Suntory has come out with a new beverage called All-Free All-Time, a clear, non-alcoholic drink that is purported to taste just like real beer. The bottles and commercials… Read the rest of the article: Clear Beer

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  • Thersa Matsuura
    5:00 am Thu, Aug 23, 2018
    Mini Matchbook Memos

    Do you ever want to take a quick little note with real pen and paper, but hate carrying around big, medium, or even small-sized memo pads? Well, Mamimu Memo has… Read the rest of the article: Mini Matchbook Memos

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  • Thersa Matsuura
    9:00 am Wed, Aug 22, 2018
    "Addictive Hormones" is a delicious treat from Japan

    Let's pretend we're buddies. I'm visiting you from Japan and brought with me all kinds of fun and interesting snacks. There's one in particular I want to introduce you to.… Read the rest of the article: "Addictive Hormones" is a delicious treat from Japan

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  • Thersa Matsuura
    8:00 am Wed, Aug 22, 2018
    Shaking Like a Samurai – Musha Burui

    One of my favorite things about learning Japanese and living here for over half my life is discovering all the words and phrases that have no exact equivalent in English.… Read the rest of the article: Shaking Like a Samurai – Musha Burui

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  • Thersa Matsuura
    5:38 am Wed, Aug 22, 2018
    Super, super, super-size me: a 2142 calorie meal

    Have you ever woken up one morning and bemoaned how much time you waste everyday preparing and eating meals? You have to rifle through your refrigerator to dig up ingredients,… Read the rest of the article: Super, super, super-size me: a 2142 calorie meal

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