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What Are The Differences between Japanese noodles?
Yumi Murata
How many types of Japanese noodles are there? Have you already tried some kinds of Japanese noodles here in Japan? ...
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What Is the National Flower of Japan?
Yumi Murata
Do you know these flowers? In summer I introduced the morning glory, however, when we think of Japanese flowers in ...
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Yaki Imo (Baked Sweet Potato) : One of Japan’s Winter Foods
Yumi Murata
Have you ever tasted a Yaki imo (焼き芋・やきいも) in Japan? It is a baked Japanese sweet potato. When I think ...
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How to Use Chopsticks: Basic Skill
Yumi Murata
Are you good at eating with chopsticks? There are some people who are interested in Japanese cuisine, but might give ...
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A Unique Japanese Custom: 4 Meanings of Chocolate on Valentine’s Day!
Yumi Murata
What is the most popular gift on Valentine’s Day in your countries? I suppose it might be a single rose ...
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A Strange Japanese Custom: The Matter of “Otoshi” at Izakaya
Yumi Murata
Credit: Kent Wang via Flickr I don’t usually think about Japanese customs in my daily life because I am used ...