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What people eat or what people drink is a window onto the culture.
Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Melinda Joe (USA) Sake/food journalist （She’s been in Japan for several years） Do you like sake, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice? If so, how much do you love it? We met an American woman who really loves it enough to work for that. Melinda Joe, a sake/food journalist. She is the drinks editor for Bento.com (a website which provides you information of restaurants and bars in Japan) and a frequent contributor to publications such as CNNGo and Japan Times (One of Japan’s English newspapers). Also she writes articles
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If you read the newspaper, you’d get the feeling that foreign people commit all of the crime.
Interviewed & written by Isao Tokuhashi Mail to: itokuhashi@myeyestokyo.com Raymond Crosiar (USA) High school teacher (He’s been in Japan since January 2002) We met a calm, but very energetic American guy. Raymond Crosiar came from a small village in the state of Oregon. It was a journey from a village to the megalopolis. How did he feel about that? How does he enjoy his daily life in Tokyo? *Interview in Yokohama From a small village to the metropolis I came from a very small town in Oregon. Its population is 2,500. I flew to Japan, I got on
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Why are Japanese toilets so complex? – Tell me, Japanese people! Vol.8
Produced by Isao Tokuhashi Edited by Daniel Penso Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com Asakusa A district famous for Senso-ji Temple. There are several other temples in the district, as well as various festivals. Asakusa has a more traditionally Japanese atmosphere than some other neighborhoods in Tokyo do. *Asakusa. (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved May 17, 2017, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asakusa *Related article: Tokyo Getaways #4 SAMURAI & NINJA Safari TOKYO Entertainment Bus 日本語 Kaminarimon Gate The large entrance gate that ultimately leads to Senso-ji Temple. Girls from Canada, France and US We’re exchange students who are studying at a university in South Korea