Aimono

- As I said before Barack Obama has been quite popular in Japan and they have their version of Obama Girls.  In the town of Obama people are celebrating the US election in many ways including eating.  I was delighted to see these Japanese style bean cakes with an image of Obama.  For a piece [...]

Halloween is another of those holiday that are not Japanese, but some people celebrate anyway in Japan.  Take a look to this beautiful caraben (carabento, or lunch box) with a Hallween theme and the cookies.

Go bananas “Asa banana (the word “asa” means morning) diet” or the morning banana diet has become a national obsession in Japan.  It is a very simple diet that has increased the banana consumption to a level that supermarkets have been having a hard time keeping bananas on the shelves. There are many stories on [...]