At a Santa Fe Pizza Joint: Japanese Girls Are Dainty Eaters?

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in early fall, so much so that Noriko and I had decided to go to one of Santa Fe’s endless seasonal street festivals. Noriko was highly motivated to take in some of the local “culture” in the form of the local food street vendors. But by the time [...]

Noriko’s Cave: The Way of the Dragon?

Years ago, back in California, Noriko and I were preparing to live together for the first time. While looking at potential rentals she said to me “I must have my own room, my own space. It way of dragon.” I thought she must be kidding. “‘Way of dragon’? What is this, a [...]

Novel Japanese Sayings (or “My Wife Tells Lies!)

As discussed in a previous Tale (“Submissive Japanese Housewives?”), it is customary for Japanese wives to handle all accounting and bill paying as a means of garnering power in the relationship. Thus Noriko has a small office off of our living room referred to as “the executive suite” to convey proper dignity to her role.  [...]