Category: Drink

Sushi Makeup

Aside from the numerous health risks that are associated with mislabeled fish, seafood substitutiom is also a form of economic fraud. Economic fraud occurs when a lower-priced fish is labeled as a higher priced fish in order to sell the lower-priced fish for a higher price.

Cosmetics (colloquially known as makeup or make-up) are care substances used to enhance the appearance or odor of the human body.

銀のさら（英: Gin no Sara Delivery Sushi Service）は、株式会社ライドオン・エクスプレスの展開する宅配寿司チェーンである。2011年（平成23年）度のCMは、メイクをした状態と素顔のギャップが激しい女性に喩えて代用魚を批判し、銀のさらは逆に素材にこだわっているいることを強調するCMとなっている。

Traditionally, sushi is served on minimalist Japanese-style, geometric, mono- or duo-tone wood or lacquer plates, in keeping with the aesthetic qualities of this cuisine.

Historically, a typical nurse uniform consisted of a dress, pinafore apron and nurse’s cap. In some hospitals, however, student nurses also wore a nursing pin, or the pinafore apron may have been replaced by a cobbler style apron. This type of nurse’s dress continues to be worn in many countries.

The production of Japanese whisky began as a conscious effort to recreate the style of Scotch whisky.

Orangina is from France but Tora-san and Richard Gere aren’t

Otoko wa tsurai yo (男はつらいよ, “It’s tough being a man”) is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as “Tora-san” (寅さん), a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as “Tora-san” by its fans. Spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995, all of the Otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 and 4 were directed by Yōji Yamada, who also wrote (or co-wrote) all the screenplays.

Orangina is a carbonated citrus beverage made from orange, lemon, mandarin, and grapefruit juices. The concept of Orangina originated at a trade fair in France and was first marketed in Algeria by the French Algerian Léon Beton. Since November 2009, Orangina has been owned by Suntory in most of the world.

Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven.

Hanami Boating With Iemon

Iemon or Yemon (いえもん, イエモン) is an ancient Japanese given name for men. The name originally came from the word Uemonfu (右衛門府) which is the right guardhouse of the gates of Heian-kyō imperial palace during the Asuka period and Heian period. [It also is] a brand of green tea drink released by Suntory.

Hanami (花見, lit. “flower viewing”) is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, “flower” in this case almost always meaning cherry blossoms or ume blossoms. From the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan, and around the first of February on the island of Okinawa.

Green tea (緑茶 Ryokucha) is ubiquitous in Japan and therefore is more commonly known simply as “tea” (お茶 ocha).

On July 14, 2009, Kirin announced that it is negotiating with Suntory on a merger. On February 8, 2010, it was announced that negotiations between the two were terminated.

Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守, Fujisawa Mamoru, born December 6, 1950), known professionally as Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲, Hisaishi Jō), is a Japanese composer and musical director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi is also known for his piano scores.

As his works were becoming well known, Hisaishi formulated an alias inspired by Quincy Jones, an American musician and producer. Retranscribed in Japanese, “Quincy Jones” became “Joe Hisaishi”. (“Quincy”, pronounced “Kuinshī” in Japanese, can be written using the same kanji in “Hisaishi”; “Joe” comes from “Jones”.)