Updated: Apr 10, 2024
If your country has a store similar to Japanese convenience stores, you may be able to buy this product there. This sweet is called “雪見だいふく/Yukimi Daifuku.''
It's a white, round cake with ice cream inside. It’s a very popular product and delicious. It's been on sale since I was a child. It is especially popular with girls and children.
The word “Daifuku'' comes from a traditional sweet called “Daifuku Mochi.'' Write “大福'' in kanji. It is believed that this word originally came from China.
大 dai = big
福 huku = happiness
In other words, “Daifuku'' means “great happiness.''
Daifuku mochi is a sweet made with red bean paste wrapped in white dough made from rice flour. It is a sweet that has been around for a long time in Japan. The original version of the sweets was probably born in China and eventually made its way to Japan.
So what does "雪見" mean? This word is a shortened form of the Japanese word ”雪を見る.'' There are many other things to which the word “雪見'' is attached, such as ”雪見窓”,' which existed in Japanese houses. This is a small window installed in the door of a house to allow people to see the snow. In other words, this is the Japanese style.
雪 yuki = snow
見 mi = see
The name “Yukimi Daifuku'' means snow-white daifuku mochi, and it means that the mochi is filled with snow-cold ice cream.
If you have a chance, you should definitely try it!
If you are learning Japanese, are you progressing well?
Today, I'd like to introduce a website where you can read Japanese manga for free. It is this "Comic Seymour".
This site does not support any languages other than Japanese. So, in order to read the manga on this site, you need a little trick. First, you need to know how to write the title of the Japanese manga you want to read in Japanese.
For example, the world-famous manga "Dragon Ball" is written as "ドラゴンボール" in Japanese. Please enter this in the search field labeled "キーワード". Then, if you search, you will be taken to the page for that manga.
When you get to that page, press the button that says "無料立読み." Then you can read part of the manga. However, you cannot read every page of the manga. Only a few can be read for free.
This website also displays a lot of bad comics that are objectionable from a moral standpoint. It's better not to read such comics. Please be careful.
So, first of all, please be prepared to write the title of the manga you want to read in Japanese.
The system for foreign workers accepted by Japan will change starting this year.
The visa system for foreigners to work in Japan is quite complex. Furthermore, in the past, employment of foreigners in Japan has often been mediated by unscrupulous brokers, and there have been many cases where workers have been placed in dire conditions.
This time, the Japanese government will introduce a new system to improve these problems. Furthermore, since Japan is suffering from a serious labor shortage, the purpose of this legal reform is to solve this problem.
The new system is called the “development work system.'' You can get more information by contacting the Japanese Embassy.
Actually, I once met a young man from the Philippines who works at a nursing home in Japan. I thought that he would surely help the Japanese people, as there is a great shortage of care workers here. I appreciate it very much.
Under this system, a visa that allows you to stay in Japan for three years is issued on the premise that you work in a specific industry field. If you can improve your Japanese language ability and work skills, you can extend your stay. It is said that permanent residence will eventually become possible.
First of all, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5 level is required. Passing a skills test is also a condition. The industrial fields in which you can work under this system are as follows.
Nursing care, building cleaning, industrial machinery manufacturing, construction, shipbuilding, automobile maintenance, aviation, accommodation, agriculture, fishing, and food manufacturing.