Archive for June, 2010
Surimi Posted by Ginny on Jun 8, 2010
Surimi (すりみ) is a type of pulverized fish meat. Here are some interesting types of すりみ. Satsuma age (さつまあげ) is a type of すりみ made out of fish. Flour and surimi are fried together until the paste hardens. Here is a video showing how it is made : Chikuwa (竹輪) is a type of surimi…
Japan’s New Prime Minister Posted by Ginny on Jun 5, 2010
On June 2nd, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (鳩山由紀夫 or Hatoyama Yukio) announced his resignation as Prime Minister. The former Prime Minister (pictured left) broke his promise to close an American military base in Okinawa (沖縄). Poor public opinion in the polls and with an upper house election coming up next month, Hatoyama was forced to…
Karate Posted by Ginny on Jun 2, 2010
A new movie called The Karate Kid is scheduled to be released this year in June. Here’s the trailer : I haven’t seen the movie yet, but the confusing part is that the movie is titled The Karate Kid, but yet the kid in the movie learns Kung Fu, not Karate. In fact, 1:02 of…