Now that the sun has come out and the days are brighter, so have the parasols. Japanese women are petrified of letting any sunlight hit their skin, so everyone has one of these fashionable parasols. (Not me though! After that winter, bring on the UV!)
Doraemon is a popular kids’ cartoon. He’s a superhero robot cat from the future. I believe his superhero powers come from a pouch on his stomach (or maybe it’s a big pocket in his clothes). Youtube has a video of the first Doraemon cartoon.
Another popular kids’ character is AnPanMan. His photo is in an earlier blog too. He’s the bread-head superhero with his best friend the baker. Here is the link to the AnPanMan on-line shop!
This cat is seen at many stores. She brings good fortune by waving in customers. Her paw is always up to welcome customers. In some models her paw actually waves back and forth.
For Karen’s birthday earlier this month, we went to an izukaya, like a bar but izukayas are known for having lots of bar food. We call this place the Black Room (we don’t know its real name. Unfortunately, that makes it difficult to invite Japanese friends to join us!) To order food at this izukaya, you scroll through the screen on this console and press the appropriate buttons. In a short while, voila, the waiter appears with your selections! No need for charades or pictionary with this handy device!
This Japanese coast guard boat amused me, but you'll have to click on the photo and zoom in to see why. On the boat is written, in English, Japan Coast Guard. There is no Japanese written on the boat. Don't Japanese people need to know what that boat is? Is it only English speaking foreigners who might need to know what the boat's affiliation is?
Sorry Christine, no toilet photos this month, but maybe you'll enjoy the slogan on this t-shirt.
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