The JAPUNDIT Promotion Campaign is hereby officially closed.,
Any new stories, comments, or votes following this post will not be counted in the campaign totals…. But by all means please keep posting and voting!
It will take some time for us to tally the totals for all of our members, so please bear with us.
We will keep you posted as things progress.
Making real sushi is almost an art form in Japan, normally requiring years of apprenticeship and training to master the proper way of preparing the rice and how to use the knives that are essential elements of Japanese cooking. But now thanks to the good folks over at SushiTrainer, you can learn just about everything you ever wanted to know about sushi, including how to make it, at your own pace in the comfort of your own home.
SushiTrainer.com is an online sushi school for anyone seeking to become skilled in the traditional Japanese way of making sushi. This is THE online destination for those who have always been interested, but have never had the skills or know-how to make their own sushi at home. For culinary professionals looking to advance their art form and for those simply interested in Japanese culture and customs, SushiTrainer.com offers over 250 lessons with insider information drawn from the experience of a staff of seasoned, professional chefs, all highly trained in the Japanese art of sushi.
Once inside, the SushiTrainer student will find beginner, intermediate, advanced, and expert level lessons, in addition to a vast collection of Japan related articles. Learn about this history of sushi and difference between what sometimes passes as sushi in the U.S. and real Japanese sushi. Find out the proper way to prepare sushi rice and how to use the special Japanese kitchen knives that are so much a part of Japanese cuisine.
SushiTrainer also has information about other aspects of Japanese culture, including sumo, bonsai, swords, knives, ramen, and much more.
All this for a mere $10 a month or $99 a year.
Right now SushiTrainer has 350 students from seven countries, but they are looking to expand their student body even more.
Check them out here!
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With all of the action here at JAPUNDIT these days, we have decided to raise the required vote threshold for promotion from the UPCOMING page to the TOP STORIES page from 5 to 6.
It is often said that Japan takes its lead from the U.S.
It’s too bad that the umpires who are officiating in the Japan Series between the Yomiuri Giants and the Seibu Lions this year have taken to mimicking the poor performance of their Yankee brethren during this year’s World Series.
As everyone probably knows by now, American-born Japanese heartthrob Leah Dizon recently announced that she is both married and pregnant.
Instructive in this announcement is the childishness with which dating, male-female relationships, marriage, and pregnancy is treated in Japan.
Here is a video of Leah’s announcement at a recent concert. Note the screams of shock and disbelief that a young 22-year-old woman would do such things. At the end of her announcement, Dizon says she will take some time off to have the baby, after which she plans to start performing again. She ends with a plea to her fans not to “toss her aside.”
With attitudes like this, it is no surprise that young people in Japan are shying away from marriage and that the population of the country is declining.
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Right now, the number of votes required for promotion from the Upcoming page to the Top Stories page is 4.
Is this enough?
Should I change it to 5?
Or even higher?
What say you, JAPUNDITs?
I don’t know if an Open Thread is even required with our new format, but here it is for this week.
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