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  • How to cook curry in the microwave
    July 21st, 2009By shufuinjapan
    I love curry, even in the summer. I don't love having to spend ages standing over the hot gas cooker, so here is a way you can cook it in the microwave in less than half the time.» Continue Reading
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  • The Ironing Prince
    July 15th, 2009By shufuinjapan
    His name is Yuichi Nakamura, he’s 25 and he’s written a book about ironing and doing the laundry like a pro. Well I guess he should know, he does have his own dry cleaning store. I consider myself somewhat of an ironing pro as I have been ironing my father’s business shirts » Continue Reading
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  • Battle in the Bathroom
    July 12th, 2009By shufuinjapan
    The bathroom is one of the most difficult places to clean and to keep mould free. I have a love hate relationship with my bathroom. I love using it, hate cleaning it. My bathroom has a feature wall and at the entrance there is a panel of buttons, most of which I have » Continue Reading
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  • New Ways to Use Ofu and Konyaku
    June 2nd, 2009By shufuinjapan
    In my quest for superior housewifery, I have come across two foods with a very long tradition in Japan being used in modern and useful ways. Firstly I would like to thank Akira Hokuto (北斗晶）the former female pro wrestler, turned celebrity chef for some of these ideas. The first is Ofu (お麩). » Continue Reading
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  • Surviving the Summer
    May 22nd, 2009By shufuinjapan
    This time, I hope you will permit me a slight departure from housewifery, to address a topic that affects us all: Summer. I was certainly not born to live in Japan. My body is the wrong shape and definitely the wrong size. Also I find it difficult here during the summer – » Continue Reading
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  • Why are there no good looking guys on daytime TV?
    May 7th, 2009By shufuinjapan
    photo credit: Stéfan I have two main reasons for watching day time TV. Firstly I am alone all day, so it’s nice to have some noise to break up the silence. Secondly I was sure that daytime TV would be an excellent source of information for researching how to be the » Continue Reading
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  • Savvy Supermarket Shopping 101
    April 24th, 2009By shufuinjapan
    photo credit: dlisbona I decided that I would start with an easy topic to ease myself into my new life as a Super Shufu, so today I will discuss something that affects everyone: Food shopping. Everyone knows you pay extra for the packaging. This is also very true in Japanese supermarkets. » Continue Reading
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  • The Reluctant Housewife
    April 13th, 2009By shufuinjapan
    photo credit: elbragon For various reasons, I find myself in Japan and a “Home-life Quality Technician”. Ok, so I am a housewife… with no children. In my own country, this is called being “unemployed”. In Japan being a housewife or shufu is a profession in itself, which requires years of practice and » Continue Reading
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