In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig

 

In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig  

"once a month (we went to ) Ginza to buy rice crackers at a shop called Matsuzaki (which sold, miso flavoured, shiso leaf wrapped,etc) p8."

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7,152 Japanese supermarket products are going to rise by up to 18 percent higher between from January 2023

"Prices for a total of 7,152 items are expected to climb from January to April, and be priced 18 percent higher on average from the current level, up from the 14 percent gain from last year to this year, according to Teikoku Databank Ltd data."

Source: Prices set to rise in Japan for over 7,000 food items on cost hike

Japan Today

December 26th, 2022

In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig

 In the beginning, Woman was the Sun The autobiography of Hiratsuka Raicho by Teruko Craig 

" Western attire was limited to the upper and middle classes (in Japan in the 1880s) and went out of style before it caught on with the general public" p4

#book #hiratsukaraicho #tokyo #1880 #japan #japanesecustomer