Kirsty Kawano
Kirsty is a Kyoto-based writer and translator who is fascinating by life, the universe and pretty much everything.
Articles
Japanese Recipe Adventures: Sweet Potato Ghosts
Celebrate Halloween at home with these easy, healthy treats.
Japanese Recipe Adventures: Stewed Chicken and Lotus Root
Add Japanese renkon to your repertoire to make this serious fall comfort food.
Japan’s Obvious Poems Turn Silliness into Art
Learn how to say nothing in the most impressive way possible with atarimae poems.
Meet the Japanese Yokai That Will Save us From the Coronavirus
Here’s why Twitter is so into Amabie.
Japanese Convenience Stores Launch Plastic Guards, Queuing Spots to Fight COVID-19
Social distancing is (very) slowly starting to catch on in Japan.
The True Story of Why People in Japan Eat KFC at Christmas
Last year, KFC Japan earned a record-breaking ¥6.9 billion from December 21 to 25. So what's the deal with "Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!"?
How Much Does a Foreign Engineer Make in Japan in 2019?
Understaffing and Japan’s tourism boom are creating openings–even for the inexperienced–in IT engineering jobs for foreigners.
10 Ways Life in Kyoto is Different than Tokyo
Hotter in summer, colder in winter and so much more chill all year round.
