Category: translations

~1~ Cabbage Rolls and Sketch Books I can make someone’s life a little bit happier It’s always morning when I come to this place. It’s a food c...

~2~ How About Some Sweet Fritters It’s because we’re so different that we make a good team [parts of this story rely on the reader’s knowledge...

~3~ Along the Road to Dewa Frustration, or, The Wall You Build Around Yourself There are two types of regret. One called, “Ah, I shouldn’t have done...

~4~ Explore New Territory! A pro always puts himself in sticky situations. It’s pure chance that anyone meets anyone. Having to make even a temporary conn...

~5~ The Farewell Wristwatch What makes it hospitality is eyes that can see into the heart. In the airport departures lobby, Katsuo Umehara, manager of a shabu-s...

~6~ Can I Get a Margarita? Even hearts that are shut tight can be opened with a warm breeze Twenty four varieties of beer from around the world are served in th...

~7~ How to Eat Tonkatsu with Tea-rice No matter how badly you lose, you’re not a loser When he took over as manager of the Kyoto tonkatsu [1] store called...

~8~ Shingo’s Father Trusting someone else means improving yourself When food enters the body, it becomes nurishment. When cooking enters the heart, it war...