quirky Asia: Pocky, Meiji, Morinaga: Arashi snacks, you want?

Being in Japan these days might feel like being in one big candy store for Arashi fans. Pocky… you want? Chanto aun desu, McNino! How about some Meiji to make you feel genki? Matsujun, why you so hansamu??? Watta lucky little girl. Makes me want to run out and grab some Meiji at the konbini.…

Yao Ming speaks for sharks

I never developed any appetite for shark fin soup. I’ve eaten it in some Chinese banquets during trips to the mainland but I never really took a fancy to it. In fact, I’m slightly bewildered why people like it. It doesn’t taste good and it doesn’t even have nutritional value. Is it because it’s a…