July 24, 2025 Saki Wada About three trillion yen. That’s the estimated economic impact of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, according to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. It sounds like a huge amount of money, and it seems like it will really help Japan’s economy. However, who exactly benefits from this economic effect? Big companies? The tourism industry? Or us, the people living in Japan? It's easy to get excited about big numbers and futuristic ideas. However, when we

November 14, 2024 Saki Wada and Ayaka Tsuchiya ”Build a stone wall with Konnyaku.” This is a Japanese proverb that means doing impossible things. Who could imagine that a stone wall could be built with something as slimy as Konnyaku? Actually, Konnyaku is a Japanese traditional food that is tasteless. Even though there is big potential in Konnyaku. Here is the article about “the possibility of Konnyaku”. What is Konnyaku? Konnyaku is a very famous food in Japan, but it is

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