All posts tagged "Feature"

  • How to make a French style mocha eclair at home.

    Although the pandemic has forced families to keep holiday celebrations small, some may find eating out becoming less appealing. Nothing brings on warmer and cozier feeling this season than weaving a new tradition of home-baking. We want...

    • Posted December 7, 2020
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  • Satisfy your sweet tooth with these matcha white chocolate chip cookies

    Homebaking is on the rise as more people stay home. If you’re running out of flour from all the baking taking place at the kitchen, fret not. This recipe calls for just a cup. This recipe contribution...

    • Posted May 21, 2020
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  • Thai hospitals put face shields on newborns for virus protection.

    Moms giving birth today are faced with a conundrum of ‘coronavirus situations’, a melee of mommy-madness that simply would not go away soon. Thanks to the forward-thinking medical staff at the Paulo Samut Prakan hospital in Thailand,...

    • Posted April 10, 2020
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  • French Bistro-style restaurant opens in Kyoto

    Benoit, the longest-running French-style bistro created by celebrated French chef Alain Ducasse, opens its first restaurant in Kyoto on March 22. A bistro in France is generally a place where one can have quick and simple meals....

    • Posted March 21, 2020
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  • Two new drink flavors will be on offer at Lindt Cafe.

    When I told people, I don’t go to cafés other than Lindt, I got a few quizzical looks. Having been raised in Europe, it seems only natural that my need for enjoyment and experience matters more than...

    • Posted March 9, 2020
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  • No Time To Die’s international release postponed to November

    It was announced yesterday that the latest James Bond film  “No Time to Die” will be postponed until November as the spread of coronavirus threatens closures of theaters in many countries. Given the $200 million budget to...

    • Posted March 5, 2020
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  • The Latest scoop: Baskin Robbins releases adorable Doraemon goodies for spring.

    Doraemon is the first manga character to be promoted by Japan’s Foreign Ministry to a Japanese cultural icon in 2008, making him the first “anime ambassador”.  We are not kidding! To celebrate Doraemon’s uncontested popularity, Baskin Robbins...

    • Posted March 2, 2020
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  • The New York Food Film Festival 2020 has been cancelled amid coronavirus fears.

    Tokyo puts the spotlight on a special festival dedicated to New York city’s culture on April 18 (Sat) and 19 (Sun), 2020, at a spacious canal setting in Tennozu isle reminiscent of Brooklyn. The festival brings together...

    • Posted February 28, 2020
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  • Fan or not, square-toe shoes are back, mommies!

    Square-toe footwear goes far back to 300 A.D. Japan. Japan’s  geta, a type of sandal made of wood and elevated several inches from the ground, is traditionally worn with kimono. We thought this style has died a...

    • Posted February 25, 2020
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  • “Ochaba” opens a Japanese style crepe store in Asakusa

    Ochaba, opens a ‘take-out only’ store specializing in milk tea-flavored crepes along  the busy orange street in Asakusa on Feb 22. Ochaba, which means ‘a place for tea’ is the second store to open after its first...

    • Posted February 21, 2020
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  • Royal Park Hotel dishes out Sakura-inspired desserts for the season

    The Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi gets you in the Cherry Blossoms spirit a week before the sakura blooms. From March 15 – April 30, the hotel’s pastry shop “Iki”, located on the first floor, will start...

    • Posted February 20, 2020
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  • A look inside the most magical Harry Potter playhouse in the world.

    Adorable grandparents Dave and Ruby Dunlop from Ontario, Canada, had a 35-sqm Harry Potter-themed playhouse built on the back garden for their grand daughter. That’s almost the size of a luxurious living space by Tokyo standards! The...

    • Posted February 20, 2020
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  • All-you-can-eat strawberry desserts in 100 minutes.

    Tokyo is a gourmet city with no shortage of all-you-can-eat deals, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a better value than what’s offered at Sweets Paradise. Compared to most 60-minute deals at other restaurants, the all-you-can-eat buffet...

    • Posted February 17, 2020
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  • Parents and Schools Beware! The dangerous TikTok Challenge that could hurt children

    TikTok, a social media platform with over 500 million active users worldwide, has some of the most creative and short funny clips that go trending. But the newest one to go viral called “SKULL BREAKER” is anything...

    • Posted February 16, 2020
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  • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play on Tokyo stage in 2022.

    People in Tokyo will have every reason to get excited because the first Asian production of the hit play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been scheduled for the summer of 2022 at Tokyo’s TBS Akasaka...

    • Posted February 14, 2020
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  • Perfect Winter Getaway: Nagano and Karuizawa

    Families looking for a holiday retreat away from the deafening noise and crowd of Tokyo, should check out Nagano and Karuizawa. Surrounded by scenic mountains at viewing distance to the Alps, Nagano has many recreational activities to...

    • Posted February 14, 2020
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  • Review: Shopping for Children’s clothing at Gotenba Premium Outlet

    Since moving to Tokyo, we have gone from being a family of three to a family of five. The biggest budget item for us is clothing which can make shopping decisions, when buying for 3, very challenging....

    • Posted February 13, 2020
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  • This film gives teens the right role models at the right time

    A remake of a highly successful TV show in the 70s, “Charlie’s Angels” returns to the big screen with a new generation of Angels. The racially diverse lead cast is quite refreshing to see. Three female police...

    • Posted February 5, 2020
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  • The World of Shoen Uemura’s paintings of beautiful women

    Kyoto-bred modern painter of her times, Uemura Shoen and 18 of her famous paintings will be featured at The Yamatane Museum of Art – Hiroo Kaikan’s 10th Anniversary Special Exhibition from Jan 3 until March 1st, 2020....

    • Posted January 26, 2020
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  • Treasures from Budapest

    A rare exhibition of 130 European and Hungarian master art pieces, spanning four hundred years from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century, happens for the first time at the National Art Center in Tokyo. The exhibition...

    • Posted January 21, 2020
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  • The Angry Birds Movie 2

    Families have good reasons to like the upoming Angry Birds Movie 2. The film based on an APP, ANGRY BIRDS,  teaches children that anger showed when someone has a bad day or when others make one feel...

    • Posted January 16, 2020
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  • Cold Stone Creamery has a new shake flavour

    Starting January 17, 2020, Cold Stone Creamery will offer a new flavour, “Banana J” at its stores nationwide. Banana J (537 yen + tax) which is sure to delight your taste buds, is a shake made from...

    • Posted January 14, 2020
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  • Looking Up, Around and Ahead in 2020

    Now that it’s 2020, I have read several posts on social media playfully acknowledging this date in time as a period within which to view the world with increased visual clarity. As I age, so too do...

    • Posted January 9, 2020
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  • Animal Crackers

    While movie historians and classic-comedy fans practically worship ANIMAL CRACKERS as a high point of the Marx Brothers career, it’s a rickety, primitive talkie with an insubstantial plot. The Marx Brothers were famous vaudevillians, and this is...

    • Posted December 11, 2019
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  • Projection mapping show at the Moomin Valley Park promises to cheer you up

    Starting at the end of the month, it’ll be winter wonderland at the Moomin-themed park! The Moomin Valley Park will be decked out in lights and projection-mapped images that’ll get everyone in an early holiday mood. Empowered...

    • Posted November 12, 2019
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  • Future and the Arts: AI, Robotics, Cities, Life – How Humanity Will Live Tomorrow

    Our day-to-day life is increasingly becoming impacted by emerging technologies and science.  Blockchain technology seems ready to build new levels of trust and value into our social systems. Humans will be entrusting most of its decisions to...

    • Posted November 7, 2019
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  • Spanish fashion brand inspired by Japanese kimono

    The one-size-fits-all, unconstricted lines and chic appeal of  Japan’s kimono fascinate many fashion designers from France’s Chanel and Louboutin to British label Holland Street and all over the world. Spain-based bespoke clothing brand  Vida y Milagros (Life...

    • Posted October 17, 2019
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  • Retired Japanese couple with 799,000 instagram followers now fashion icons and travel influencers

    It all started when comments and praises came flooding in after daughter posted photos of her parents Tsuyoshi “Bon” and Tomi “Pon” Seki wearing matching outfits on Instagram. “You both look good in whatever clothes you wear,”...

    • Posted October 15, 2019
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  • What drinks are healthy for preschoolers? Experts release new guidelines.

    There is no manual for being a parent but there are paediatricians and researchers whom we consider as our family’s partners in supporting the well-being of children. Researchers say the drinks we give children from birth through...

    • Posted September 25, 2019
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  • List of Devices Compatible with iOS13

    Apple has announced iOS 13 for iPhone and iPod touch, and iPadOS 13 for iPad. However, depending on your device’s model,  update may not be possible. (click here for new features) Below is a list of all...

    • Posted September 23, 2019
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