January 2010
Flower art blooms among Japan's stressed out men →
japansociety:
Japan’s traditional, female-dominated art of flower arranging is returning to its masculine roots, for an entirely modern reason: it’s become a way for male employees to prune away their stress.
Ikebana, or “the way of flowers,” dates back more than 500 years and first blossomed among male artisans and aristocrats.
Aimed at creating harmony between man and nature as well as...
“Let’s talk about how many times a woman gets called “intimidating” just for...”
– Tiger Beatdown › Girl Culture and the Race to the Bottom: About that Rant About Women (via bthny) (via annierachel) (via sundayafternoonrain)
“Buy a blank notebook. Draw a huge heart on the cover. Don’t write anything...”
– Kim, Advice from a Mermaid in a Manhole (via julie911) (via quote-book) (via kimm—) (via inwaves) (via un-tout-petit-coeur) (via belagen) (via happythings)
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“In a society where 24 million Chinese men will find themselves lacking wives by...”
– The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
“Life is too short to put things in your mouth that are pretending to be...”
– Seven things you should never, ever, ever, everever eat. And seven things you should. → Cranky Fitness
In Japan, U.S. Losing Diplomatic Ground to China →
japansociety:
Slime Mold Grows Network Just Like Tokyo Rail... →
japansociety:
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“To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me...”
– Conan O’Brien
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“The two most innovative societies in the post-World War II period are the...”
– George Fields
Hollywood filmmakers like their women like they... →
“Joy is far less fragile than happiness. Joy seems to come from an unconditional...”
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“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son...”
– Charles Wadsworth (via rulesformyunbornson)
The term “ground zero” originated with Hiroshima... →
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“From the micro point of view, research on housewives could show us the reality...”
– Minoru Sugiyama, a spokesman at Sompo Japan, on Japan’s economy in Japanese Housewives’ ‘Secret Savings’ Fall 20%, Survey Shows
[ Bloomberg.com ]
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Strange Japanese Foods: Grapefruit, Vinegar & Milk...
jiyuujin:
I will be the first person to sing the praises of Japanese foods, I can eat sashimi, sukiyaki and many others, for days. Which is good since I live in Japan. However, there are a few things that people consume here that make me raise an eyebrow and I feel compelled to share that with the rest of you. So, over the next few weeks, I’ll be exposing my tumblr viewers to some of the dishes...
