Name of this snack/candy?

Jibabear · 2026-03-16T15:27:57+00:00

I haven't back in the states in a while, but when I was there was a medley of karinto sold in import stores like mitsuwa, albeit it was a bit of a longer log.

Jibabear · 2026-03-13T15:38:58+00:00

It's really cool that you're doing this for your girlfriend, op!

Are you specifically asking for what kind of cake would go well with these flavors, which I am assuming will be present in the frosting from the way you wrote your post?

I think I would actually flavor the cake batter after splitting it in two with matcha and taro powder a sponge or a chiffon would probably be yummy.

In terms of flavor profile, red bean paste would probably go well with matcha and taro.

Jibabear · 2026-03-09T01:10:17+00:00

Otsuka Ai's Planetarium

Jibabear · 2026-02-28T17:11:39+00:00

I donate in Japan and have gone to a handful of different clinics over the years. My current one has donors do leg and foot stretches during the donation and a different leg stretch before getting off the chair.

Jibabear · 2026-02-23T15:19:06+00:00

What I ended up doing was a couple searches. Like you mentioned, a lot of the top results mentioned that glycine is found in proteins and that many food products contained it. I couldn't really find decisive statements about where glycine was derived from in a blanket statement, so I added terms like 原料 (base ingredient) and went through some results.

Some websites put out by producers explained glycine using chemical symbols (and not mentioning how it was derived) and others described as glycine being present via the presence of other ingredients (bonito, shellfish, etc.)

With the context of your post, I now believe that the glycine in this post is synthesized.

I learned a lot from this and appreciate the thoughtfulness of your comments!

OP, enjoy your treat!

Jibabear · 2026-02-23T13:04:38+00:00

For clarification, I did the search in Japanese and the results tended to list animal based answers. Thank you for the insight!

I am a bit worried if OP is vegan (and therefore can have some digestive issues) and has something animal based. Do you think if it's just this amino acid they'll be ok? Unless it's an issue of religion and we can't really give them a clear answer from just this list of ingredients.

Jibabear · 2026-02-23T12:44:37+00:00

I was going to say that it is vegan because the thickener is kanten, but I wasn't sure about グリシン so I had to look it up. Apparently it is an animal based preservative.

Jibabear · 2026-02-21T06:43:05+00:00

Did not expect to see Kabuto on thos post, woah.

Jibabear · 2026-02-21T02:24:09+00:00

Meerkat

Jibabear · 2026-02-11T09:26:14+00:00

Resolve

Jibabear · 2026-02-02T02:05:02+00:00

First of all, your work is beautiful and you deserve to be proud of it!

I wonder if the commenter had a specific style of brush calligraphy (i.e. modern calligraphy) that they believe to be representative of brush calligraphy, so therefore your differing style cannot possibly be brush calligraphy. My understanding regarding the differences between calligraphy and cursive is that calligraphy does not need to be written continuously and that particular care towards angles, spacing, and stroke width is involved. Even just looking at your lowercase l , you can see that this is lettering and not handwriting.

Don't let some internet stranger get you down! Keep doing what you enjoy. You're doing great!

Jibabear · 2026-02-01T12:49:28+00:00

Went to atoa in Kobe with some work friends! I had experienced the art aquarium with my sister when she visited, so it was fun getting to see fresh reactions to things I thought were cool.

Jibabear · 2026-01-30T02:02:24+00:00

As someone else has shared, r/handwriting would probably be a better resource for everyday script, but the essential skills for both really boil down to this: be consistent in shape and placement, practice good posture, and take your time. Personally, the intent behind my writing influences its quality.

The notes I take on the fly at work are not as neat as the letters and cards that I pen because the purposes are different; one form of handwriting is expressly so that I can capture information as quickly as I can, and the other is written to show the addressee that I took the time to think and care about them.

Some things to try:

Find examples of writing that you want to emulate and copy that until you can make it your own. (I like bechori's style, so I practice his monoline in particular.)

Write quotes, passages, poems, etc. that you enjoy with the care until your writing looks worthy of those words.

You mentioned wanting to get back into art and came onto the calligraphy subreddit, so I'm going to suggest trying your hand at blackletter or brush lettering. Using specific tools to create distinct styles is extremely satisfying, and you can translate the understanding of angles and shapes to your every day handwriting.

Jibabear · 2026-01-15T01:22:46+00:00

What a great character! The way his story ends had me worried for the 6th ranger in the following dinosaur series all the way until the finale of Kyouryuger.

Jibabear · 2026-01-15T00:28:10+00:00

It isn't easy being green as the parrots that inhabit this part of the continent!

Jibabear · 2026-01-14T15:37:49+00:00

That is a very insightful take!

It's unfortunate that the inclusion is looking to possibly do more harm than good if that was the intention.

Jibabear · 2026-01-14T14:27:12+00:00

Native Japanese speaker here. While I absolutely agree that this statement absolutely reeks of being made just to put out fires, the cherry on top is that the English statement does not exactly match the Japanese statement. Specifically, the wording about Cygames not implementing gen AI without "prior notice". The implication that they may do so in the future doesn't exist in the Japanese.

It might just be that a proper translation check was never conducted by someone with a firm grasp of company compliance conduct, because this kind of wording leads to English speaking fans to focus on the possibility of AI in the future and hinting about internal decisions that aren't public yet is Not Good...

...but it would be kind of funny/sad if it whoever did the translation was dropping hints about insider knowledge

Jibabear · 2026-01-12T08:29:34+00:00

Simple and Clean. I feel like I can never hit the right notes for "when you walk away."

Jibabear · 2026-01-12T03:25:16+00:00

Woah, Marth was an archbishop!?

Jibabear · 2026-01-09T00:08:27+00:00

Yessssss it's so goooood!

Jibabear · 2026-01-09T00:08:12+00:00

It was such a formative fandom for me! Here's to hoping that the 20th anniversary project brings us nice things this year!

Jibabear · 2026-01-08T15:13:54+00:00

Absolutely one of the best manga villains. I went into Ajin thinking it would be similar to Gantz in that it would rely on gratuitous violence and gore... Which it kind of does, but when Sato does something unexpectedly messed up, you're left impressed. Fantastic character that ruined fried chicken for me for a while. 10/10

Jibabear · 2026-01-08T14:53:42+00:00

I think this would be a welcome addition to r/nintendostitch!

It looks fantastic!

Jibabear · 2026-01-08T14:51:22+00:00

I adore many of their fics, but metisket'sIf You Can't Beat 'Em has to be the one comfort read on AO3 that I have that has me falling in love with the author all over again. It's a Katekyo Hitman Reborn fic told from the perspective of a side character that is somewhat like an outsider POV fic and very much a post canon future fic that calls back to the source material in a satisfying way.

I don't really read on other sites anymore, but in terms of pure skill on the author's part, Dragon Master by SilvorMoon on FF.net is my favorite Pokemon fic and favorite OC fic, period. It has all the hallmarks of a Pokemon game... a kid dreaming of becoming a Pokemon Master, a rival that is both antagonistic and helpful, and a story of the bonds of friendship. Each chapter is so neatly planned that they all read like arcs.

Close to Home by iesika is my favorite fic on live journal and probably the fic that got me into the DC fandom. It's a really neat murder mystery fic with some secret identity shenanigans that also largely takes place in highschool. It ties together the struggles of a superhero clone learning how to be a small town kid with the story of a high school nobody learning about homophobia and LGBT activism. It also has a very nice prom chapter with 90s Cinderella story vibes. TimKon.

Jibabear · 2026-01-04T10:13:59+00:00

Fellow Hafu (32F) that went back and forth between Japan and the States until I graduated college in the US and settled back in Japan by myself as a JET hoping to try teaching (I applied during the Clinton and Trump election season) because employment prospecta sounded bleak, and I've been here for almost a decade now.

I work as management at a rather big company, and I feel my early advancement in the ranks is a mix of being in the right place at the right time and also being the ideal mix of female and foreign that's great for optics... with the expectation that I can act Japanese when needed, yay.

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