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Nihonshū Overpour: How to drink when your cup runneth over

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Alice

If you’ve enjoyed Japanese sake in Japan, chances are you’ve been served at least once in the way shown above: poured until it overflows glass and spills into something strategically placed below. As I explained in my July 26 column … Continue reading →

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Understanding the new “above sea level” signs

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Alice

In my column in The Japan Times on Oct. 22, I wrote about the spate of new 海抜 kaibatsu (elevation over sea level) signage going up all over Japan. Each sign provides the elevation at the spot where the sign … Continue reading →

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