HeyJaredHidden Japan
Understand the Japanese Psyche with a local English speaker's perspective
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Glico-diac (opens the original)
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This is not sponsored Glico content. While true that we have looked at Glico’s biggest advertisement and their most famous product I haven’t been able to convince the Glico executives to sponsor a giant billboard of me/ Hidden Japan anywhere. So today we will look at the biggest event in Glico’s history. A true crime thriller but be warned, this does get a little gruesome. The IngredientsTrue crime has had a bit of resurgence of late. Imagine its the 80’s instead. This is a time of a fully immer
Japan's Famous Turkish Rice (opens the original)
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Let me first breakdown the two words that make up this dish. Turkish food is traditionally less common in Japan. Rice is a very popular meal in Japan. There are Turkish dishes that implement rice. In fact, if you Google Turkish Rice, you get well meaning recipes about cooking rice in a Turkish manner, from Istanbul to Astana. None of these dishes are the Japanese dish known as “トルコライス” or “Toroku Raisu”, a direct translation into Turkish Rice.Ingredients to a Turkish RiceSo imagine sitting down
Osaka Sign Me Up (opens the original)
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Tokyo has many iconic sights dotted across the vast metropolitan. Osaka also has a vast metropolitan. It has Osaka Castle, Dotonbori and I guess Tennoji zoo? Still, Dotonbori, the hub of Osaka action, is itself famed for the neon signs and glitz and glamour. No sign embodies Osaka more that the one affectionately known as “running man”, pictured below.It is a classic pose that tourists strike in the big city. Arms raised in triumph 50metres high, towering over the river. Maybe you readers are mo
Sudoku's Productivity Rival (opens the original)
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There are a myriad of Japanese productivity how-to guides out there. While I’m not here to tell you how to spark joy or find meaning in your life, I will share how you can become the greatest of all time in your field.Let me introduce Japan’s favourite chart to for life planning.Build your own MandalaSo what is this chart?Visualise a 9 x 9 box. Within each section of the smaller 3 x 3 boxes, highlight the middle box. Then with your middle 3 x 3 box, you’ll have a central box.Actually maybe it’s
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