MAY-JUN 2021
Click on photo or link to read the feature Here’s what’s in the May-Jun 2021 Japanagram! Beyond Tokyo: Ashikaga Flower Park giant wisteria • Japanese Home Cooking: Ginger-Soy Steak Sauce … Continue Reading MAY-JUN 2021
Book Review & Giveaway MAY-JUN 2021
Klara and the Sun By Kazuo Ishiguro Setting & details: ⭐⭐⭐⭐Authenticity of Japanese characters & dialogue: N/ATranslation quality: N/AEntertainment value: ⭐⭐My recommendation: I did not love this book, but every … Continue Reading Book Review & Giveaway MAY-JUN 2021
Beyond Tokyo MAY-JUN 2021
Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi prefecture Come for the purple, stay for the lights ⛲️ There’s only one reason to trek all the way out to Ashikaga at the beginning … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo MAY-JUN 2021
Seasonal Secret MAY-JUN 2021
‘Tis the season to get hitched: Seven things you didn’t know about Japanese weddings 1 You don’t have to be there to get married The only way to get legally … Continue Reading Seasonal Secret MAY-JUN 2021
The Thing I Learned Today MAY-JUN 2021
How to live forever, Japan style You know those “artist names” that get passed down from one generation to the next in Japan? I always assumed those were about art. … Continue Reading The Thing I Learned Today MAY-JUN 2021
Japanese Home Cooking MAY-JUN 2021
‘Tis the season to dust off the BBQ and grill up some steaks, and the only thing that will make them taste even more sublime is this yum of a … Continue Reading Japanese Home Cooking MAY-JUN 2021
Did you win the March-April book giveaway?
If you recognize your email, congratulations! You just won a copy of Riku Onda’s The Aosawa Murders! If you think this is you, shoot a message to JapanagramJonelle@gmail.com and tell me if you’d … Continue Reading Did you win the March-April book giveaway?
JUNE 2020
Click on photo to read the feature • Seasonal Secret for June: How to stay cool in the summer, the Japanese way Five ways that the Japanese have traditionally survived … Continue Reading JUNE 2020
The winner of the May Book Giveaway is…
If you recognize this email, congratulations! You just won a copy of Marie Mutsuki Mockett’s Where the Dead Pause and the Japanese Say Goodbye! If this is you, shoot a message … Continue Reading The winner of the May Book Giveaway is…
Japanese Home Cooking JUNE 2020
Summer is heating up in Japan, and this salad is the perfect way to avoid slaving over a hot stove! It tastes fresh and summer-y, satisfying enough to be a … Continue Reading Japanese Home Cooking JUNE 2020
Seasonal Secret JUNE 2020
How to stay cool in the summer, the Japanese way Here are five ways that the Japanese have traditionally survived the miserably hot & humid summer months. Some actually work, … Continue Reading Seasonal Secret JUNE 2020
Beyond Tokyo JUNE 2020
This month’s destination: Okunoshima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture Let’s travel to place where a kinder, gentler age lives on: The uninhabited Japanese island where the only residents are lots and … Continue Reading Beyond Tokyo JUNE 2020
Book Review & Giveaway JUNE 2020
The Essential Haiku Edited by Robert Hass Setting & details: N/AAuthenticity of Japanese characters & dialogue: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Translation quality: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Entertainment value: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My recommendation: The most enjoyable book of haiku in the … Continue Reading Book Review & Giveaway JUNE 2020
Why, Japan, Why? JUNE 2020
How did Japan escape a severe COVID pandemic without lockdowns or mass testing? Only In Japan subscribers who already saw the list of 43 reasons: scroll down to the gray … Continue Reading Why, Japan, Why? JUNE 2020
