Hello Japan! Nodame Cantabile

Hello Japan! is a monthly mini-challenge focusing on Japanese literature and culture. It’s hosted by Tanabata of In Spring it is Dawn. Each month there is a new task which relates to some aspect of life in Japan. March’s assignment is to celebrate manga. I have to admit that I haven’t read much manga lately… I [...]

Book review: The Glass Slipper and Other Stories – Shotaro Yasuoka

Title: The Glass Slipper and Other Stories Author: Shotaro Yasuoka Translator: Royall Tyler ISBN: 9781564785046 Release date: June 10, 2008 Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press Genre: literary fiction Source: library Verdict:

Sushi bento & ramen miso soup

I don’t often make bento or take-to-work dinner for S., because for late shifts he is allocated a small dinner budget by his employer, and he loves his pizza and Japanese takeaway once in a whlie. A while ago, he had hinted that he wouldn’t mind me packing a bento for him, so (several weeks [...]