What is Mirin? Once you know this secret ingredient in Japanese cuisine, you won’t cook without it.

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There is a conception widely believed outside Japan that Japan is the worst place for foreigners to work because of lack of diversity.

There is a company in Iruma City, Saitama that has hired 10% of employees who are foreigners in the last 15 years.  Kamoshita Yusuke, a president of Koganei Seiki Seisakusho, says that the company just hires people they think are excellent, and as a result, they have the system they have now.

Let’s see if this once a supplier for McLaren-Honda at Formula One can unbox Japan.

ずっと前から社員の1割外国人　埼玉・入間のダイバーシティー空間：日経ビジネス電子版 (6/24/2021)

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After over a year of the Corona pandemic, there are new trends that are sold more than conventional food. One is Onigiri, a rice ball and another is loaf of bread. Both specialty kinds.

Let’s find out how these items became hot and see if that can unbox Japan.

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In Japan, there is an exam that is the most difficult with a passing rate of less than 1% every year.  It is the 8th-dan examination, the highest rank in Kendo, the swordsmanship. Every year only a handful of swordsmen pass this exam.

NabeyamaTakahiro who holds this 8th-dan rank, is an associate professor at Tsukuba University and  has been overwhelmingly strong since he was young.

In a recent interview, Mr. Nabeyama talked about how to keep the Kendo spirit for himself and the next generations.

Let’s see if an interview Mr. Nabeyama can unbox Japan.

https://forbesjapan.com/articles/detail/41153

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One of the world’s favorite Japanese foods is instant noodle. It is even eaten in the International Space Station. Nissin Foods which is the legend of the industry has been emphasizing the digitalization of the company.  Mr. Kitara Shigeo who was CIO of Nissin Foods recently left the company and shared his success and view of digitalization at Japanese companies.

Let’s see if an interview with him can unbox Japan.

https://www.itmedia.co.jp/business/articles/2105/06/news032_3.html

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Right now, Japan is on a longer holiday which is called Golden Week. Like last year,  this year’s golden week will be another long one due to Covid-19, especially in urban areas. The weather is good during the holidays, many families may do some spring cleanups.

Let’s see if learning how to tidy up Japanese way can unbox Japan.

https://diamond.jp/articles/-/269635?page=2

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There are night schools in Japan that started in 1947 after World War II for the people who could not afford to attend regular school for financial reasons when they were young. Now some of those schools serve to teach the immigrants Japanese language after work.

Mr. Sekimoto Yasutaka worked as a teacher at such a night school  for the last 36 years. The number of students he taught counts over hundreds now.

Let’s see if his life long story and his passion to teach Japanese can unbox Japan.

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In the age of diversification, it is not easy to predict any kind of trend. That applies to the manga world as well. After "Daymon Slayer", every one must be wondering what’s next. It seems who set the trend is actually elementary school students who are sensitive to new things and cannot be underestimated when it comes to finding new hits. There is one editor who has a child in the fourth grade who predicted the hit of Damon Slayer years ahead, and thinks the next one is something nostalgic to any Japanese person. Let’s see if his prediction can unbox Japan.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/dd5c344d2f6f8eabcbd703fbca167740b8e2b3e8?page=2 Apr. 27, 2021 

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There is a term called “Work Wear’ in Japanese. It is meant for a line of clothing that is comfortable and stretches to fit for any body movements. People wear those clothes for outside work, hobbies and so on. The category was mainly used for construction workers in the past but nowadays it is very popular especially among young people. Let’s see if the person who started this trend can unbox Japan.

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Sushi became more popular in Japan after 1978 once the copyright of sushi belt conveyors expired and cheaper restaurants emerged.

Kura Zushi is one of the survivors among the fierce competition, providing entertaining experience to families to individuals while many restaurants have been hit hard in this COVID19 pandemic.

People tend to go extravagant when they eat out as a rare occasion so naturally the destination would be either sushi or yakiniku.

Kura-zushi, of course, experienced a slump but by last March, the sales had recovered to pre-COVID19 levels.

Let’s see if their unique systems to fight against the virus can unbox Japan.

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