Travel to Japan Without Leaving Home With Japan Crate
In which my family and I taste test some Japanese treats and snacks.
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Tag: Japan
Coming Soon: Ghibli Park in Japan
Ghibli Park opens Nov 1, 2022. That’s plenty of time to check out the promotional video and start planning a geeky holiday to Japan.
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Make/Play/Watch/Read: For the Games of Japan
If the Tokyo Olympics has inspired your interest in Japan, we have the perfect guide to Make / Play / Watch / Read your way there!
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Jiro Dreams of a Sushi Book
Rebecca Angel’s teens took a sushi class and watched ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi,’ an inspiring documentary about the most famous sushi restaurant in the world. Now Jiro has come out with a pocket-sized, simple beauty guide to his famous menu in ‘Sushi: Jiro Gastronomy.’
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One GeekMom’s Impression of Hello Kitty Con 2014
Hello Kitty Con 2014: I went in with high hopes and left with mixed feelings.
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Subscription Box Review: Candy Japan
Happy news for your sweet tooth: Candy Japan is a monthly subscription service that brings the unusual, delectable confections of Japan right to your door.
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Stormdancer: The Lotus War Book One
Japanese steampunk. Yeah, I said Japanese steampunk. Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff is a dystopian feudal Japan setting with Iron Samurai wielding chainsaw katanas. Chainsaw katanas. It is a well-done kung-fu movie as a book, but with a female heroine, and a detailed new fantasy setting.
Continue ReadingKelly Hu of TMNT: She Loves Playing Tough Chicks
By now I’m sure you all realize I’m a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan. So, when Nickelodeon offered me the chance to interview another one of the actors involved, I jumped at the chance. Last week, I spoke with Kelly Hu, the voice of Karai, the newest character being brought in for season 2. Kelly has quite the geek cred with appearances on Arrow, Young Justice, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 and X-Men 2 under her belt.
Continue ReadingHello Kitty: Tell Your Story!
Thanks to a trip to Japan when my daughter was 13months, she’s known in *our* house as “Tokyo Meow-Meow.” Do you have a story about Sanrio and Hello Kitty? Are you a superfan? Or a super hater? Now’s your chance to spill your feelings about that ubiquitous little minx. Send an email with your […]
Continue ReadingYowayowa
A friend of mine just sent me a link to a marvelous photography blog. I’m enchanted with these self-portraits of Natsumi Hayashi- who always photographs herself levitating. That’s right, let me say that again – these are SELF-PORTRAITS! After years of following the Adventures of the Dancing Kids, I guess I’m a sucker for […]
Continue ReadingThe Tragedy in Japan: How Much Do We Tell Our Budding World Citizens?
It’s been a rough week when it comes to world news. It’s impossible to turn on a television or pull up an internet opening page without seeing images and stories coming out of Japan. The numbers of dead, missing, and suffering are hard to comprehend. As I catch the tears that beg to fall from […]
Continue ReadingCan You Katakana?
One of the many nice things about working for G4 is traveling. Thanks to Attack of the Show and Ninja Warrior, my husband and I have been to Japan quite a few times – and this October we took our daughter (then 13 months) with us. Tokyo with a toddler in tow was just incredible. We met people […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Bento – Craft a Lunch that will Amaze Your Kids
How much would my kids love to trade my mundane noonday meals on the go for, say, an edible rendition of Totoro? Or Calvin and Hobbes? There are, happily, people in the world who find aesthetics to be just as important as nutrition. AnnaTheRed (who crafted the Super Smash Bros. lunch at left) and Santos […]
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