Blogs edited and submitted by Chiho Kamioka

Future technology How will we invent the future? And what kinds of rules and regulations do we need to be in place before technological advances are made? Will we have flying cars in the future? Will they take off vertically like drones and helicopters? This Japanese language blog is a fun look at the world of the future. Japanese teacher Rie Kinoi has a great imagination and uses it to write t...

The Coronavirus disease in Japan The Coronavirus disease in Japan is spreading, as it is in other Asian countries. People have been panic-buying toilet and tissue paper and the supply of masks in drug stores has been depleted for almost a month now. There is little in the way of good news on the horizon as the country tries to curb the spread of the virus before the crucial April start of the bu...

Homemade cooking Although there are many great places to eat out in Japan, most families actually eat in most of the time. And there is a deep culture of making food at home too. Some Japanese housewives make their own miso paste and there are bread-making at home became quite a craze in recent years. This blog by Ms. Chie Eguchi who is a Japanese teacher at JOI, explains one homemade idea that ...

Japanese desserts There are many traditional Japanese desserts that use local ingredients like rice and red bean paste. These include mochi and daifuku. But there are also some western desserts that use cream and butter for example cakes and cookies. But in this blog for Japanese learners, Japanese teacher Yuki Kamiyama introduces desserts that use fruits that are in season. Read this interest...

Japanese sweets There are many kinds of sweets to be found in Japan. From the traditional Wagashi which use local and unique ingredients, to sweets that were imported to Japan at various points of the Japanese history. In this interesting blog about interesting sweets, Kaori Ishibashi, a Japanese teacher at JOI, introduces one type of sweets that sounds fun to make and delicious to eat. Ishibas...