Christmas Food is Surprising in Japan
Boy was I surprised the first time I learned about the traditions for a Japanese Christmas; Cake & Fried Chicken! In America, and many other countries,...
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Programming on the Go
Everyday there are more and more different systems for teaching kids how to program. The most famous of all of them is Scratch. It is one...
Vacations During COVID
Because of the “lock down” in Tokyo and the recommendation not to go anywhere, we had an extremely hard time deciding how to spend our summer...
Birthday Candles on Pizza!?
Guess what!? Today is my birthday~! I am &*%# years old. For some strange reason, I am not a big fan of cake. So each year...
Fireworks! Not Fire Flowers…
In Japanese you say, “Hanabi” which translates directly to “Flower of Fire” or “Fire Flower.” So many people think that is how it is said in...