You might already know both TOYOTA and SUBARU are Japanese car makers.

In 2005, TOYOTA got 8.7% of stock of SUBARU and became biggest stock holder. And they started some co-operation programs. Among them, a sport car was born with SUBARU's boxer engine and planning by TOYOTA. It is sold as "86" by TOYOTA and as "BRZ" by SUBARU. in the process of the development, TOYOTA disclosed technical secret of D4-S fuel injection.

These two movies describe theses process of development in Japanese. There can be report of "86"/"BRZ" in English.

Part 1


Part 2

Here is a new type of "Beer" by Suntory with 16% alcohol (5% usual).

Adjust the alcohol by pouring carbonized water or something.

https://www.suntory.co.jp/news/artic...rss=0000000029

72 years old man was arrested for illegal invasion and damaging property in Chiba prefecture on 9th June.

In short, he nailed cursing doll of Putin on the Holly Tree of the shrine. Reporter said he made ten dolls and nailed them in ten shrines.

He put a sheet in each doll written as "Vladimir Putin, born on 7th Oct. 1952, age 70; I hope his death."

The character "凶" is written on the forehead of Putin which means "super un-lucky".

The TV commercial "TAKEMOTO PIANO" long-run work and well-known in Japan. And this movie is also known that it tames crying baby.

This movie lasts for one hour repeatedly to take care of crying baby.


Case of One month old


Case of One year old.

We also have name of month for each month like as January, February, March in English.

They are MUTSUKI, KISARAGI, YAYOI, UDUKI and so on. For October, Japanese name of month is "KAN'NA-DUKI" which means "month of no God". You can find the reason at this site.

SAPPORO-KENSETSU-KAIKAN(札幌建設会館) is a building in SAPPORO, HOKKAIDO which has unique parking system.

And this Building will be dismantled within one or two years.

Teaching Respect and Manners - How Do They Do It In Japan?

French Chefs eat up Japan : ONIGIRI (Rice Ball) in French with Japanese subtitles.

Japan avalanche kills 2 foreign tourists, including US skier Kyle Smaine


These days, many foreign skiers have faced troubles in "back country (ski area which is un-managed and not arrowed to enter)" in Japan.

People in trouble in Japanese back country are,

2018 61
2019 50
2020 31
2021 not recorded
2022(Jan) 12

To play in back country, skier need tonotification to the authority and imformed that the rescue cost will be charged.

It cost them 30,000 JPY per day people. and if they need 50,000JPY per day to run lift. In total, one accident cost them (and the skier involved) alomost 1 million JPY at least.

Even if you think you have enough skill in skiing, I do not recommend enjoy back country skiing.

Japanese life in deep snow (NHK world).

The rules of Japan Rail Pass was changed! Check details *Important information*

Japan's CRAZY Motorcycle RACE

SUNTORY and NIKKA are known for their whisky products with 100 years of their history.
Do you know KIRIN also has whisky products for 50 years.

KIRIN's whisky "FUJI" has Mt. Fuji shape at its bottom. I would like to have it.

BaumKuchen is german origin sweets which is almost forgotten in its mother land and still loved in Japan. There are meny variaton of BaumKuchen in Japan and also we have even BaumKuchen-maker-at-home. You must bake 20 layers of BaumKuchen on it.

Do you know the war between UK and Japanese Local government?
It is called "薩英戦争：さつえいせんそう；SATSU-EI-SENSOU" in Japanese.

Japanese comedian "とにかく明るい安村：TONIKAKU－AKARUI-YASUMURA；YASUMURA, Cheerful Anyway" at Britain Got Talent.

A foreign girl experiences Rickshow driver in Tokyo.

【Yabusame 流鏑馬】

Quick wrapping seen in Japan.

Glasspen invented in 1902 by "SASAKI, SADAJIRO".

"FUJI, KEIKO" had been Japanese singer and was real mother of "UTADA, HIKARU".
Ask google if you don't know who UTADA is.

I can not remember if I already posted about "AWA ODORI(dance)".

"AWA ODORI" is dance festival held in summer originated in TOKUSHIMA prefecture and also imitated in KOUENJI, TOKYO.


AS you can see, there are female dance and male dance. And sometimes male dance is performed by girls.

She has been living in Japan for seven years. And still she tries to understand Japanese culture logically to fail.

In an experience of enjoying Japanese traditional dance festival, she found logical understanding is not necessary to "understand" foreign culture.

"AWA ODORI; AWA dance" exibision in France.

Fighting spider competition in KACHIKI, KAGOSHIMA pref.

It has 400 year's history and 4 years break for the COVID.

This guy is the official referee of the competition.


Detailed report (20min).

Noodles are made by cut, by pushed out and here is another way to make "SOUMEN".
SOUMEN is usually served in summer with iced bowl. Sometime it is called "NYUUMEN" served in hot soap.

More about "AWA ODORI" or AWA-dance (I love them). Focused on "MATSUMAE, RISAKO (age:21)" a leader of female dance in a group "EBISU-REN".

Population of Christian in Japan is less than 1% of whole Japanese population.

So, there can be such conversation as a joke like this:

Some Japanese: Is "Christmas" the birthday of ”Santa Claus" ?
Another Japanese: No. It is his death anniversary.

There is a music genre so called "(Japanese) City Pop".
Also there are some bars specialized on City Pop.

I found such "City Pop Bar" in Yokohama, which is named as "BLEU" (not "BLUE").

Refer to the TABE-log page of "Bar Bleu" or FaceBook page if you have FaceBook account.

Sorry to say, the "Bar Bleu" decided to close their business around the end of this year.

Rental Girl Friend in Tokyo.

Most bad area in public security: Nishinari, Osaka.

SORA-Q is a robot to explore on the moon carried by JAXA.

And here is the Replica which you can buy at around 300 US$ because SORA-Q is developed by Japanes toy maker "TAKARA-TOMY"

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