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How ancient Japanese people in the north foraged for mushrooms, plus a super-simple mushroom recipe.

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How a Japanese curry mix got to be named after a New England state not exactly known for curry.

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This month's Japan Times article is about Kyoto sweets.

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This month in the Japan Times, I talk about setsuden (cutting down on electricity consumption) and suzumi (keeping cool).

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This month's Japan Times article by me is about organic and natural farmers and retailers in the Kanto region of Japan (that's the area that includes Tokyo), including the thorny subject of how they are dealing with radioactive substance contamination on their crops. Because of space constraints I had to leave a lot out of course (that's the nature of newspaper articles) so here are some supplemental things.

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A new article in the Japan Times about spring mountain vegetables, plus a bit more about vegetables.

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A new article and recipe for Hinamatsuri (Girl's Festival) in the Japan Times.

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My latest Japan Times article and recipe are about sakekasu, the lees left over after sake is pressed. Plus: a bonus recipe for amazake, aka "Japanese eggnog".

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A new article in The Japan Times about toshikoshi soba. Plus, a little about my favorite food-eating model, Lena-chan, and her brother Lyoh.

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A new article in The Japan Times about winter fish, and how fish fits into a typical Japanese meal.

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