May 23, 2011
I don't know what got into me this weekend. I am a proud carnivore. I...
May 12, 2011
I am home in Berkeley after taking a week-long road trip through the American southwest...
May 11, 2011
As you may all know, I'm half-Japanese and half-Sri Lankan, so anything to do with...
May 5, 2011
Hey hey, Kayoko here, filling in for Yoko this week. Seems that summer has arrived...
April 26, 2011
In Junichiro Tanizaki's celebrated novel, The Makioka Sisters (or Sasameyuki (細雪), loosely translated as 'light...
April 21, 2011
It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I don't like eggs. But it's...
April 18, 2011
I am finally back. Although the past couple of weeks have been super hectic, I...
April 14, 2011
I'm going through Yoko withdrawl. We were literally joined at the hip for the last...
April 8, 2011
I used to be amused by the number of Kewpie mayonnaise tubes my 85 year-old...
April 5, 2011
My wife and I are dressed to kill. The guards are looking us up and...
March 31, 2011
Before the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Sendai was a city that made my favorite...
March 28, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9wFSoMiiBQ My colleague Kristen who produces videos for Japan Society’s Youtube channel, asked me if...