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Lovely Halloween

Posted in Consumer Culture, Halloween, Kanazawa, tagged , , , , , , , , on 2012/11/05 | 5 Comments »

Would you ever wish someone a “lovely Halloween”? I kept seeing this phrase pop up in Halloween goods this year along with the more standard “Happy Halloween.” I think “lovely Halloween” may go the way of “heartful” (ハートフル), which is wasei Eigo (Japanese-created “English”) used to mean heart-warming, warm-hearted, or caring.*

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Documenting Halloween in Japan (4)

Posted in Consumer Culture, Culture, Expat Living, Halloween, tagged , , , , on 2011/10/28 | 2 Comments »

Part 4: 100-Yen Shops

I had planned to do a post with more writing tonight, but the metal grater I was using to grate ginger for dinner decided to take off a chunk of the skin on my right thumb right at the knuckle, so tonight’s post will briefer than usual.

The savior of many an expat with college loans, 100-yen shops carry kitchenware, home repair goods, and anything plastic you might need for your home. They are also the source for inexpensive Halloween costumes and decorations: witches’ hats, capes, garlands, gel stickers, figurines, silly string, banners, etc.

100 Yen Shop in Komatsu

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I Brake for Heiwado

Posted in Cookery, Driving, Rural Life, tagged , , , , , , on 2009/12/04 | 1 Comment »

One of the weirder side-effects of living in the country is my obsession with to going to grocery stores in other cities. Because, oh, my god, they might have TREASURES!

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