Coming from a politically prominent background with maternal grandfather Nobusuke Kishi as Prime Minister (1957-60), his (Kishi´s) biological younger brother, Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister (1964-72), paternal grandfather Kan Abe a politician in the House of Representatives (1937-46) and brother Shintaro Abe, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1982-86), general secretary of the party (1987-88), (son-in-law of Nobusuke Kishi, his second son is Shinzo Abe, current Prime Minister), Shinzo Abe is the current Prime Minister of Japan, (2006-7, resigned for health reasons, reelected 2012-) and also the President of the Liberal Democratic Party, LDP. Undoubtedly, this idea of a career path resembles those of other political clans such as the families Kennedy and Bush and probably a number of names from all around the world.
The longest ever running sentence and unnecessary complicated? I agree, so to make a long (and probably complicated with a good dose of drama) story short, the current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has now ended up as superman on cookies. I spotted these outside the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, a shrine he has visited on several occasions to other countries dismay, of course…
Category Archives: Food
It´s all about presentation
In the land of giftu, gift wrapping and presentation are as important as the gift itself. Common small gifts are food and snacks.
Anything French seems to fly well with the Japanese.
At Nicholas Charles they sell choux cream pastries with mousses and creams instead of the usual custard. Flavours are for instance, basil flavoured mousse with strawberries mixed with balsamic vinegar, rose jelly and raspberries mixed with raspberry mousse and caramel custard with caramelized apples. To top it off, two pieces of chocolate, bunny ear style, are added. Kawaii, des.
Every-Other-Day By Anne 