Hello, it’s Mee-wa. We have been having cold days here in Japan, but I personally haven’t caught a cold nor the flu in the last two years. Maybe that is because of the countermeasures against Covid-19 we have been taking, but my heart is kind of cold because I have been inside the house for …
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Hello, it’s Mee-wa. According to the solar terms of the ancient Chinese calendar, January 20 is called “Dahan,” or “Daikan” in Japanese, which is said to be the coldest day of the year. Actually, we had 5 centimeters of snow last week in our city, which is quite unusual. Cold weather makes me reluctant to …
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Hello everyone, it’s Mee-wa! I haven’t written about Japanese Kitchen since my last article “Tamago-Kake-Gohan.” It is not actually “cooking,” but this time, I will turn on my stove! What I am going to show you today is a real Japanese home-made dish called “Tonkatsu.” Tonkatsu is Japanese pork cutlet, and it may be similar …
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Hello, it’s Mee-wa. The number of those newly infected with Covid-19 has been decreasing in Japan, with the average of about 150 people per week now. In fact, I think I heard more ambulance sirens around my house before, but now, it is much quieter. But still, there are very few people who are not …
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