Archive for February, 2009

Japan News and Forum – Japanese pop culture goes global

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Food & Culture, Recipes, Travel and Leisure | No Comments »

Manga and anime are being brought to a wider audience by fans who are distributing their own translations and performances on the Internet, according to new research by a British ... Read more..

Interview with Ken Mochizuki, Children’s Picture Book and Young Adult Author

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Food & Culture, Recipes, Travel and Leisure | No Comments »

Ken Mochizuki is the author of the picture books Be Water, My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee ( reviewed here ), Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story ( ... Read more..

Cooking with Julie: Pot Sticker (Truman State University Index)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Food & Culture, Recipes, Travel and Leisure | No Comments »

Columnist shares one of her favorite recipes, which she calls Japanese "potstickers." The dish is cooked many different ways such as steaming and deep-frying however the potstickers always turn out ... Read more..

Sea vegetables healthful and nearly calorie-free (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Food & Culture, Recipes, Travel and Leisure | No Comments »

When Knoxville resident and graphic designer Anna Carl enters an Asian market, she heads straight for the seaweed. Carl eats it regularly and knows how to prepare it. Read more..

Japanese Home Cooking: Quick, Easy, Delicious Recipes to Make at Home (Essential Asian Kitchen Series)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Food & Culture, Recipes, Travel and Leisure | No Comments »

Japanese Home Cooking: Quick, Easy, Delicious Recipes to Make at Home (Essential Asian Kitchen Series) I LOVE this cookbook! It's a great introduction to simple Japanese cooking at home, with ... Read more..