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Bananas kept falling off the banana stand
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Replacing the ink sponge in a hanko case (and a way to “Shachihata-ize” it)
 We keep a nicer hanko in a case for forms; the ...
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How many days can you reheat bathwater?
 When I lived with a tub that couldn’t reheat, I’d use ...
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How I killed food waste odors for about ¥20k
I live in Japan and summers mean the triangle strainer in the sink starts smelling fast. I tried sea...
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Learning cooking, storage, and interiors via Japanese Instagram hashtags
Instagram launched as a square-photo app in 2010, got bought by Facebook, and lost Twitter previews....
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Cutting my kid’s nails outside makes it painless
Kids’ nails grow fast. I notice at dinner, again while washing hands at bath time, and then bedtime ...
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Our “mother’s bag” evolved from tote to backpack as the kid grew
Outings with a baby mean hauling everything: spare diapers/pants/clothes, snacks, tea, baby food, ri...
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Trying stick-on acupuncture needles (Pharos vs. Seirin) for shoulder/low back pain
 I’m a desk worker with chronic shoulder and...
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Add zipper pulls to backpacks for easier opening
We use a retro KELTY Daypack with a wide gusset and handy internal pocket. One issue: the zipper. T...
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Low-Pressure Headaches: Why Rain Gives Me Pain and What Helps
For years I thought “low pressure gives me headaches” was superstition. Friends said “my head hurts,...