Japan

As the popularity of anime and manga — the comic books from which many anime characters and stories are derived — grow, Japanese studios and the country’s government are increasingly concerned that financial value is disappearing overseas…..While perhaps 90 per cent of gaming sector sales are captured by Japanese companies, for anime studios the

Does one accept oneself on the level of acts, or on the level of being? This is truly a question that relates to the courage to be happy.

• 1 2-inch piece of fresh ginger, split


• 2 shallots, split


• 1 garlic bulb, split


• 11⁄2 cups sake


• 1⁄3 cup maple syrup


• 1⁄3 cup soy sauce


• 1 cup chicken stock


• 1 4x6inch piece of kombu


• 2 lbs skinless pork belly


• 1 Tbsp cornstarch


• 2 tsp water


• 2 tsp rice vinegar


• Sliced scallions, for serving


• Maple furikake, for

“I wanted to tell you what was going on, but I just couldn’t find the words.” “But wouldn’t we have arrived at the same place, anyway?”

It is a series of moments called “now.” We can live only in the here and now. Our lives exist only in moments.