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There has been a lot of talk recently about "Comfort Women" who suffered at the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII. This has long been a subject of controversy and debate by those of us who were not around during the 1930's-1940's. Most recently from the right wing Mayor of Osaka who says these women were not sex slaves. He went on to further compare the US Occupation period and US Involvement in Viet Nam as a comparison. While there is little written about what Americans were doing in during the Occupation of Post War Japan, it's doubtful our country abducted women to be forced to work as sex slaves which is what Wartime Imperial Japan has long been accused of. As the son of a Viet Nam veteran I can say yes our troops visited brothels there but none of them run by our own government so to Mr. Hashimoto we say his comparison to our soldiers in Viet Nam to Korean sex slaves is crazy. Now please understand, we are not here to re-fight WWII, nor are we here to make excuses. It is generally believed here in the west that these war time human rights violations did occur. A friend of ours really got upset with us saying these old women are just lying. Anyone who has taken a course in statistics will tell you that if you find a group comprised of test subjects from different countries all collectively saying the same thing, chances are as in this case some 80,000 women are not lying. The truth is out there. Of course the counter argument is how come these so called victims did not speak out? Where's the proof? I say talk to any German who witnessed the raping of Berliners after the Soviets invaded. The shame of rape is unspeakable for those who endured it much less survived it. So much so that many women who have survived rape often commit suicide. It is possible In Asia, women are even less likely to speak publicly of this shame leaving only the loud taunts of nay-sayers in the wake of their silence. To us in the west it is as outrageous as Holocaust Denial. While we at American Mishima are very Pro-Japanese, we can not and will not give carte blanche nor parley war crimes from any country including our own. We understand that in Japan, such events be it the truth or otherwise are not part of their historical record taught to younger generations. So much of what happened during the war both good and bad are as if they never happened. It surprises us every year when NHK will send reporters to Hiroshima to interview High School Students about the atomic bomb. Most were completely unaware that where they stood people were once vaporized. The idea is so horrifying and incredible they do not believe it. So in one sense, those of us born after 1950 should expect opinions based on the information made available to them. But this is not the sole domain of Japan nor uniquely a Japanese problem. We find similar revisionist or historical omissions of what took place during those years happened here. Unless you read books written by Japanese-Americans, you won't find much about how they were stripped of everything they owned and forced to board trains to concentration camps. Oh hell no! Sounds like Nazi Germany right? But yes it happened here. Albeit, Manzanar was no Auschwitz, it was still a shameful event that should not have happened. So going back to Comfort Women, so few are still alive. Japan has made monetary amends and set up a fund of ~¥79,643,790,000 which amounts to around $1 Billion Dollars. Of course, no amount of cash can erase the shame or painful memories. And at this age there are likely fewer than 5000 of these women left alive hence their silence is easily drowned out by those who vehemently claim this never happened or they did this willingly. It is possible that "Comfort Women" from Japan may have done this as some means of survival or national duty. Statistics say we can not rule that out. Japan like every other country had it's red light districts so that's entirely possible that some Japanese women may have

"Torukeru" means "melty" or "melting" and is often used by Japanese candy makers to say that there is soft, ganache-like chocolate involved in their candy-making alchemy. Often, that means it's either oozing all over your fingers or soft, but solid. You can see by the illustration on the package above that they're trying to convey the idea that there is soft, creamy filling trying to

6 years ago I signed up for a Twitter account, it was new, it was unknown and I liked experimenting with new stuff. For the first few months my Twitter profile was devoid of any content with a whopping 8 tweets in the first 9 months the first of which being “eating dinner and watching anime” which was sent at 7:08pm on May 21st 2007. My first Tweet Web 2.0 Wave Quite honestly I didn’t trust Twitter, not in the sense that it was going to run off with my random ramblings; more in the sense that it was one of the the gazillion services riding the “web 2.0″ wave at the time. It was clunky and unreliable with a logo that tried to hump your eyeballs when you looked at it for extended periods. Fast forward a few years, various redesigns, updates and almost 20,000 tweets later and like an old geezer, I rub my chin and smoke my imaginary pipe thinking about back in the day when Twitter was for geeks. The Most Social Social Network I love Twitter, I use it frequently but have nowhere near the tweetcounts of the Twitter junkies in my extended Twitter circle. I have said it many times but Twitter is the most social social network I have used and trust me I have at least tried them all. I have made many friends, stayed in touch with others, learned so much and stayed in the know in today’s age of information overload. My most popular Tweet in recent months There is Youtube, Google+, Facebook, Instagram and so many others vying for my attention but the simplicity and control that Twitter provides has kept it useful to me for many years and I can’t see that changing anytime soon. You can always find me in the twitterverse @Jamaipanese, (un)fortunately nothing has changed since I announced my arrival on Twitter as you can still follow me to “read random useful (and not so useful) crap about what I am doing, reading, feeling, hating, loving or killing”. Have a Twitter memory? Remember your first Tweet? Have an awesome Twitter related story to share? Leave a comment or tweet me @Jamaipanese

ASUSTOR will be attending Computex 2013 and exhibiting a brand new series of NAS devices featuring the latest Intel® Atom™ processor along with its new-look ADM 2.0 operating system and 2 new mobile apps, AiData and AiMaster. ASUSTOR sincerely welcomes everyone to visit them at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, 4th Floor, Booth L0404, from June 4th – June 8th, 2013. Taipei, Taiwan, May 8th, 2013 – ASUSTOR Inc., a leading innovator and provider of network storage solutions, has announced today that it will be exhibiting at Computex 2013, the second largest consumer electronics show in the world. At the exhibition, ASUSTOR will be showcasing its award winning high performance AS 6 Series NAS devices (AS-602T/ AS-604T/ AS-606T/ AS-608T/ AS-604RD/ AS-604RS/ AS-609RD/ AS-609RS) as well as introducing a brand new series of NAS devices designed for home and SOHO users, the AS 3 Series. The new 3 Series uses the latest Intel SoC (System on Chip) which is designed for home multimedia use. It also features an HDMI interface along with a built-in infrared receiver that allows for it to be used with a remote control. The available models in this series are the 2-bay AS-302T model and the 4-bay AS-304T model. ASUSTOR will also be unveiling its newly styled ADM 2.0 operating system along with 2 new mobile apps. These 2 apps are AiData, which can be used to remotely browse and access data on an ASUSTOR NAS and AiMaster, which can be used to remotely monitor and manage a NAS. The 6 Series All of ASUSTOR’s AS 6 Series devices come equipped with an Intel® Atom™ 2.13 GHz dual-core processor and 1GB of DDR3 memory (expandable up to 3GB). The devices also feature SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and eSATA ports along with support for SATA III and SSD hard disks. Dual GbE Ethernet ports provide support for link aggregation and blazing fast transfer speeds of over 200 MB/s. All devices in the series are also verified as being VMware, Citrix and Hyper-V ready. Business-ready features such as two-way transfer support, AES-256 bit shared folder encryption, and video surveillance make the 6 Series an optimal choice for small to medium sized businesses that are looking for a flexible and cost-effective virtual storage solution. The 3 Series The 3 Series features a new platform that is based on the latest Intel SoC (System on Chip) which integrates a dual-core Atom™ processor with a handful of media processing units and communication interfaces. The devices also feature an HDMI interface that provides HD audio-visual output which allows the NAS to become a high quality multimedia player. The built-in infrared receiver allows users to use a remote control to control the multimedia playback on the NAS. Further pairing the NAS with a stereo amplifier truly allows users to create a one-stop home entertainment center. Users can also download any NAS Apps of their choice from ASUSTOR’s App Central. App offerings include: Download Center, iTunes Server, Surveillance Center, Dropbox, SABnzbd and more. In addition to being used as a digital entertainment center, the 3 Series can also be used as a full featured private cloud storage server that is able to safely store all of the users’ ever-expanding digital multimedia content.   ADM 2.0 ADM (ASUSTOR Data Master) is an operating system designed exclusively for use with all ASUSTOR NAS devices. Different from traditional NAS operating systems, ADM was designed using an App-based concept that provides a user experience closely resembling the simplicity that can be found on most tablet computers. It features an elegant web-based user interface that is intuitive and easy to use, bridging the gap between user and machine. ADM provides users with a bevy of convenient features such as Dr. ASUSTOR which performs health checkups on the NAS, automatic firmware updates, and Cloud Connect technology which allows users easily connect their NAS to the internet, creating their own personal cloud. Newly updated version includes: Fresh

“Sayogoromo no Uta/The Light Night Veil Song”! Call a Japanese friend to translate the label. It is worth it! And the sake is also worth a long conversation as it it is practically untouched/adulterated in its making! No pure alcohol or water added! Rice milled down to 55% Alcohol: 17~18 degrees Dryness: + 1 Acidity: 1.7 Bottled in 2012 Clarity: Very clear Color: Very faint golden hue Aroma: Light, dry. Pears Body: Fluid Taste: Well-rounded dry attack with assertive junmai petillant. Both complex and straightforward at the same time. Pears and nothing else apparently! Disappears quickly on a dry note. Turns on a drier note with food with more junmai petillant. Elegant in spite of its high alcohol content that tends to be dangerously forgotten! Overall: Another Morimoto Brewery nectar off the beaten tracks of Shizuoka Prefecture or whatever traditions for that matter! Chilled, makes for a superb aperitif, probably the best compliment to be made to any sake! For special people only! RECOMMENDED RELATED WEBSITES BULA KANA in Fiji Kraemer’s Culinary blog by Frank Kraemer in New York,Tokyo Food File by Robbie Swinnerton, Green Tea Club by Satoshi Nihonyanagi in Shizuoka!, Mind Some by Tina in Taiwan, Le Manger by Camille Oger (French), The Indian Tourist, Masala Herb by Helene Dsouza in Goa, India, Mummy I Can Cook! by Shu Han in London, Pierre.Cuisine, Francescannotwrite, My White Kitchen, Foodhoe, Chucks Eats, Things that Fizz & Stuff, Five Euro Food by Charles,Red Shallot Kitchen by Priscilla,With a Glass, Nami | Just One Cookbook, Peach Farm Studio, Clumsyfingers by Xethia, PepperBento, Hapabento, Kitchen Cow, Lunch In A Box, Susan at Arkonlite, Vegan Lunch Box; Tokyo Tom Baker, Daily Food Porn/Osaka, Only Nature Food Porn, Happy Little Bento, J-Mama’s Kitchen, Cook, Eat, Play, Repeat, Bento Lunch Blog (German), Adventures In Bento, Anna The Red’s Bento Factory, Ohayo Bento, Must-see tasting websites: -Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World -Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog -Beer: Good Beer & Country Boys, Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in kanzai by Nevitt Reagan! -Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

The toji/brewmaster at Shidaizumi brewery in Fujieda City is of the Noto School, that is from Noto Peninsula in Ichikawa Prefecture. Ichikawa and Shizuoka Prefecture sake arevery similar in concept and many are made for sake tasting competitions. Elegant presentation! plenty of explanations but this is the very top! Rice: Yamada Nishiki Rice milled down to 40% Alcohol: 15^16 degrees Yeast: Shizuoka HD-1 Dryness: + 4.0 Acidity: 1.3 Clarity: Very clear Color: Faint golden hue Aroma: Fleeting, elegant. Rice Body: Fluid Taste: Soft well-rounded attack backed up by junmai petillant. Abruptly turns to a very dry note at the back of the palate upon swallowing. Complex: Pears, hints of green apple, grapes. Late appearance of dry nuts. Elegant and sophisticated. There is no point to drink it with food although it changes little. Overall: A sake obviously conceived to be tasted on its own. A great and so elegant aperitif when chilled. But is eminently enjoyable at any temperature. A sake to impress your friends or important people! RECOMMENDED RELATED WEBSITES BULA KANA in Fiji Kraemer’s Culinary blog by Frank Kraemer in New York,Tokyo Food File by Robbie Swinnerton, Green Tea Club by Satoshi Nihonyanagi in Shizuoka!, Mind Some by Tina in Taiwan, Le Manger by Camille Oger (French), The Indian Tourist, Masala Herb by Helene Dsouza in Goa, India, Mummy I Can Cook! by Shu Han in London, Pierre.Cuisine, Francescannotwrite, My White Kitchen, Foodhoe, Chucks Eats, Things that Fizz & Stuff, Five Euro Food by Charles,Red Shallot Kitchen by Priscilla,With a Glass, Nami | Just One Cookbook, Peach Farm Studio, Clumsyfingers by Xethia, PepperBento, Hapabento, Kitchen Cow, Lunch In A Box, Susan at Arkonlite, Vegan Lunch Box; Tokyo Tom Baker, Daily Food Porn/Osaka, Only Nature Food Porn, Happy Little Bento, J-Mama’s Kitchen, Cook, Eat, Play, Repeat, Bento Lunch Blog (German), Adventures In Bento, Anna The Red’s Bento Factory, Ohayo Bento, Must-see tasting websites: -Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World -Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog -Beer: Good Beer & Country Boys, Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in kanzai by Nevitt Reagan! -Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

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Morimoto brewery is not only “notorious” for its sake away from the general Shizuoka trend but it also produces extraordinary “koshu/old sake”! But the more extraordinary is that that particular koshu had been matured at room temperature for the last 12 years! And there were only 3 bottles left in the whole brewery! Rice milled down to 60% Alcohol: 17~18 degrees Bottled in 2001 Clarity: Very clear Color: Golden Aroma: Chinese old spirits, very dry, sherry Body: Fluid Taste: Strong pleasant dry attack. Very complex. Reminiscent of a dry sherry at first, but turns sweet on the palate before disappearing on a drier note. Very fruity. Mandarines, apricot, loquats, dry persimmon. Changes little with food although junmai petillant asserts itself. So easy to drink in spite of its high alcohol contents. Overall: A rare treat as usual! To think that every year sees a new sake crafted to be left in the same spot for years and years! Makes for the perfect aperitif although it would definitely make for a very dangerous proposition late at night! For connoisseurs and gastronomes only! RECOMMENDED RELATED WEBSITES BULA KANA in Fiji Kraemer’s Culinary blog by Frank Kraemer in New York,Tokyo Food File by Robbie Swinnerton, Green Tea Club by Satoshi Nihonyanagi in Shizuoka!, Mind Some by Tina in Taiwan, Le Manger by Camille Oger (French), The Indian Tourist, Masala Herb by Helene Dsouza in Goa, India, Mummy I Can Cook! by Shu Han in London, Pierre.Cuisine, Francescannotwrite, My White Kitchen, Foodhoe, Chucks Eats, Things that Fizz & Stuff, Five Euro Food by Charles,Red Shallot Kitchen by Priscilla,With a Glass, Nami | Just One Cookbook, Peach Farm Studio, Clumsyfingers by Xethia, PepperBento, Hapabento, Kitchen Cow, Lunch In A Box, Susan at Arkonlite, Vegan Lunch Box; Tokyo Tom Baker, Daily Food Porn/Osaka, Only Nature Food Porn, Happy Little Bento, J-Mama’s Kitchen, Cook, Eat, Play, Repeat, Bento Lunch Blog (German), Adventures In Bento, Anna The Red’s Bento Factory, Ohayo Bento, Must-see tasting websites: -Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World -Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog -Beer: Good Beer & Country Boys, Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in kanzai by Nevitt Reagan! -Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City