Im thankful for the great times and foods we shared.

As small newspapers fold.and all at once contradictory.

The frequent use of gaslighting in mainstream media has forced me to look it up.So what do we have to look forward to in 2024? When times are hard.000 demonstrated in Washington.

the big AI (artificial intelligence) and things Ive already blocked from my comprehension.funding of Israeli genocide there.

I find myself in a world where a new language of English is spoken.

what does the new year hold?The tragi-comedy is the coming elections and another electoral circus.The closing of businesses during the first few days of the new year in Japan and in Japanese American communities is based on the notion that any kind of work should be avoided at the beginning of the year.

ozoni is the first meal at the Kumamoto household as well.The word mochi itself means to hold or to have.

Ninety-one-year-old Kay Obana cleans the steamer in preparation for the next batch of rice.Mochi dates back to the Heian era (794-1185).