Naomi Koshi, 36, has been elected mayor of Otsu, capital city of Shiga prefecture, making her the youngest female mayor in Japan. In a country where politics, business and society are dominated by men, this is a step in the right direction. Here in Hokkaido we currently have a female governor, and Hokkaido women in general are striving to succeed professionally, probably more than their counterparts in Honshu (main island). Unfortunately many capable women relocate to Tokyo due to a lack of career opportunities here on this northernmost island.
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One of my New Year's resolutions this year was to cut out refined sugars from my diet, and I've been good so far! But before that, and this was during my New Year's holidays, we did a chocolate tasting and indulged in our favorite brands, LeTao, Morozoff, Royce and the likes. The tasting may just have been a pretext, lol, but in any case, after the judges ruled the ranking looked like this: 1. Royce nama choco (nama = raw). Creamy, frozen chocolate cubes that come flavored with alcohol or without. I recommend grand marnier flavor although the currently popular ones are gianduja hazelnut. A fantasy! 2. Morozoff fancy chocolates. A variety of pralines that are just sweet enough to pass as sweets. Shockingly sophisticated! I think overall Morozoff is the best chocolatier, their products all containing a subtle signature flavor, so you can't go wrong. Royce's nama choco are great but other products, such as kurumaro chocolate loaf are too sugary for my taste.
Generally speaking I think that Japan these days makes the best and most sophisticated chocolates in the world, and that comes a bit as a surprise because when we foreigners think about items associated with Japan, chocolate is usually not among them. Well, times are changing and Japan is an emerging as a confectioner's paradise. However, in accordance with my New Year's resolution, I'm not among the lucky ones who will be enjoying these treats very often from now on ...
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A terrified monkey used at SNBL testing laboratory
Air France was planning to transport 60 live monkeys from Bioculture's facility in Africa to Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, a notorious testing laboratory in the US.
Within 24 hours, supporters managed to generate tens of thousands of e-mails, thousands of Facebook posts and tweets on Air France's public sites, and hundreds of phone calls to the airline's cargo offices. As a result, Air France has canceled the shipment. Our voice on behalf of animals was heard!
SNBL is the third-largest importer of primates in the U.S., purchasing nearly 3,000 monkeys every year from China, Cambodia, Israel, and Indonesia—some snatched from their homes and families in the wild—for use in experiments.
According to a whistleblower, in one experiment at SNBL, monkeys were hooked to their cages with a metal tether through which ice-cold saline solution and test compounds were continuously dripped into their veins. The monkeys were kept like this for many months and reportedly were so cold that they shivered and their teeth chattered non-stop. Monkeys had blood drawn from their arms many times a day, resulting in swelling, redness, and bruising of their limbs. These wounds were considered "routine" and were never treated. After the first few blood draws, the monkeys' veins were damaged, and workers would poke and dig around in the limb to find others. The monkeys winced, screamed, trembled, and shook, and tried to defend themselves. The whistleblower said, "Eventually, many of the monkeys stop fighting and reacting … it is like the life is gone from them."
While working at SNBL, the whistleblower observed workers handling the monkeys so violently that the animals suffered bloodied noses, broken fingers and toes, and bruises to their bodies. Their tails were bent or deformed because workers slammed cage doors on them. The employees also allegedly banged loudly on the monkeys' cages to frighten and intimidate them into being quiet. Managers and supervisors apparently knew of this ongoing physical and psychological abuse of monkeys but refused to stop it.
The whistleblower also reported that monkeys were tied for many hours in restraint chairs with their arms and legs kept entirely immobile as drugs were injected intravenously over the course of a day. The whistleblower said, "The monkeys fight continuously for hours to loosen the ropes ... it is just too much for them." Some monkeys collapsed in the restraint chairs and never recovered.
A USDA report from 2011 documented that 78 percent of the monkeys at SNBL are caged alone—in violation of federal law—unable to touch or interact in any way with other monkeys. This is so distressing to monkeys that they develop stress-induced abnormal behaviors such as self-mutilation, incessant rocking, and hair-pulling.
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What stands out at Samurai is the service: Extremely attentive and also very gentle. That might sound funny in English but in Japanese it is considered a top trait: "yasashii". The way the waitress took my order, how she asked me if I cared for a blanket, the way she served the food. It is typical Hokkaido culture and I've come to enjoy it. It makes us endure the bitter cold winters a little better lol. The interior was also very Hokkaido: Lots of dark wood (see pic), oh and by the way, I took the blanket ;) As for the food, the vegetables are fresh and crispy and the soup is sweet (tastes better when you mix it with lots of chili). What was really exceptional though was that the chef agreed to cook my chicken without the skin! Removing the skin from the chicken is an old habit of mine, and it was the first time in Japan a restaurant ever agreed to do it, so that came as a big surprise.
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If you think Sapporo Station is a place for changing trains or having a quick coffee before hopping on a bus - think again. Over the last 10 years Sapporo Station has developed into a popular shopping mall and emerged as the city's hub, the place where you can spot trends first and more, witness tendencies you can't easily see in other areas of Sapporo. On weekends gothic lolitas dress up in their extravagant costumes and parade around the station. Whenever some new fashion appears in Tokyo, you can be sure to spot at least a dozen fashionistas wearing the items in question. Sapporo Station is also the place where ikumen go every morning and afternoon pushing baby buggies from store to store: They are the new species of stay-home-dads, their wives being the breadwinners - a pattern increasingly popular among the younger generation. I also witnessed a group of Chinese schoolboys this morning, shopping with excitement. It seems they are on a school excursion taking advantage of the Chinese New Year Holiday. Trendy now: High school uniforms with knee length skirts.
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We're experiencing record snowfall and extremely low temperatures this winter in Sapporo and especially in the suburb of Iwamizawa: 1.80 meters according to a student: the snow was so severe yesterday that trains were not running. It seems like we're moving towards a new ice age in Hokkaido, lol.
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We celebrated Hannah's birthday last Saturday with lots of food & drink and cake of course. Here are a few pix for you to enjoy. You may also notice that a western birthday cake is different from a Japanese one in essentially two ways: a) It is bigger b) There are candles on it, for the birthday girl/boy to blow out in one shot. Failing to do so will result in bad luck. No big deal at all for Hannah! Happy Birthday & stay as active, motivated and good sport as you are!
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I hope you all had an amazing start this year! As for me, I recharged my batteries in Niseko's superwhite powder snow! A Happy New Year 2012 to the wonderful, hardworking, dedicated people of Hokkaido. This is the Year of the Dragon, the most powerful of the Zodiac, let's see what it has in store for us ;)
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Naomi Koshi, 36, has been elected mayor of Otsu, capital city of Shiga prefecture, making her the youngest female mayor in Japan. In a country where politics, business and society are dominated by men, this is a step in the right direction. Here in Hokkaido we currently have a female governor, and Hokkaido women in general are striving to succeed professionally, probably more than their counterparts in Honshu (main island). Unfortunately many capable women relocate to Tokyo due to a lack of career opportunities here on this northernmost island.
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