Author: Toshiya
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I came across an article that one American guy was looking for a JR(Japan Railway) employee who helped him during an earthquake. He was a high school student who stayed in Yokohama and made a trip to Tohoku, a northern region of Japan, where an earthquake hit. Not the biggest one in 2011, but the…
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I had a chat with Tanseido today. As you may know, Tanseido is one of Kumano brush makers. It differs in that all materials are made in Japan. Takeda says the same. There is a certain threshold to claim ‘made in Japan’ but those 2 companies are 100% made in Japan, they say. Sadly, they don’t sell…
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In Japan, most people take lunch time from 12 to 1PM, so restaurants are very crowded during the hour. I definitely avoid the time!, and these days I buy lunch and eat it at office. Today I ate コロッケ (croquette ) Croquette is very popular as family food, and I guess it is adapted from…
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Maybe you have heard about it. Japan has entered a new era called Reiwa 令和 with the new Emperor from May 1. The eras are Meiji – Taisho – Showa – Heisei – Reiwa after the Samurai (Edo) period was over in 1867. We had Showa for 63 years and Heisei for 31 years.Japan had the war…
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I saw a question of what kind of hair a particular brush had. It was about Takeda. Some companies make it clear by naming their brushes after brushes’ hair. Chikuhodo Z series are made with grey squirrel. T series are with goat saikoho. Hakuhodo says G series are mainly made with grey squirrel and goat…
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Trains are crowded in April, when a new fiscal year starts. Companies give training to new employees in Tokyo before they send them to local cities, so trains and subway are more crowded than usual. Crowded trains make me think the Japanese school system) In Japan, kids are taught to study, and go to good…
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Last week, I went to Isetan that had a makeup event most of makeup companies participated in. They performed makeup shows and sold items only for this event. I had a chance to talk to the SUQQU makeup artist who is always on instagram, though I had a more interesting ‘event.’ Abruptly, I was called…
Fude Japan (Makeup brushes from Japan) 