But it also appears that Japan, with its cultural disdain for those who stick out from the crowd, may be inhospitable terrain for the reader-turned-reporter model, Mr. Takeuchi said. Consider the ...

Traditional Japanese calligraphy ink ... A 200-gram high-grade ink stick from a producer like Kobaien costs over $1,000. And at some other retailers, prices can reach almost $2,000.

This is buried in ash and then dried. Note: Sumi can mean ink or ink sticks. Japanese original The easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children.

Like, super black. Pitch black. Blacker than the blackest black. The bread’s name is Aisumi, which means “indigo wax” in Japanese. Aisumi indigo wax is shaped like an inkstick so it can be used for ...

Like, super black. Pitch black. Blacker than the blackest black. The bread’s name is Aisumi, which means “indigo wax” in Japanese. Aisumi indigo wax is shaped like an inkstick so it can be used for ...