I'm back with manga reviews and this time I'm bringing quite the fun read for you all. I normally don't favour school life reads, however, this piqued my interest as the main female character is the secret daughter of a Yakuza leader, so I gave this one a shot right away!
My passion for Asian dramas goes beyond region. I've watched Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and even Thai dramas, and all have unique qualities that make them special whether it's their storyline, characters, or relationship dynamics. Today I would like to share with you 5 Japanese dramas worth watching. Some of them have become my favourites—which I've watched more than once—and others I actually discovered while I was in Japan, so they have a special place in my heart.
It's been a long time since I last reviewed a book here on the blog. However, after coming back from Japan, I thought that one of the books I couldn't get to back then would be quite appropriate to get to now, and that is Maneki Neko: The Japanese Secret to Good Luck and Happiness by Nobuo Suzuki.
My dear readers, today I come to you with a new brand collaboration—the first of 2025—and I'm super excited to share this with you all! While in Japan, I was approached by Kei Nishida, the man behind the successful brands Japanese Green Tea Co., Japanese Coffee Co.—and the one I'll be focusing on today, Japanese Knives Co.—with an offer to check out one of his books.
I recently went on a trip to Japan for almost three months and it was the most amazing experience I've had in a really long time. If you've been a reader of my blog since the very beginning, or you've known me long before that, then you'll know how much I love Japan, and I've spent the past four years researching this country's customs and its culture, so that I would be somewhat prepared when the time was right.
Dear readers,
It's been a really long while since I last posted on this blog, hasn't it? It wasn't just burnout, life decided to throw some very annoying curveballs, and I genuinely didn't have the energy to focus on my blog anymore. A lot happened in a year—actually, it started in November 2023 after I ultimately caught Covid. I managed to avoid it for three years despite my family getting it multiple times, but in the end it got me too and—as my first time—it was really horrible and it took me a long time to recover.