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Today, this habit of utilitarian thriftiness paired with a quirky national sensibility has spawned a phenomenon called urawaza–a collection of offbeat life hacks and unmapped shortcuts.
Five Secret Japanese Tricks to Make Life Better | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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Popular urawaza include picking up broken glass from the kitchen floor with a slice of bread, or placing houseplants on a water-soaked diaper to keep them watered during a vacation trip.
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Popular urawaza include picking up broken glass from the kitchen floor with a slice of bread, or placing house plants on a water-soaked nappy to keep them watered during a holiday trip.
unknown title 2009
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Popular urawaza include picking up broken glass from the kitchen floor with a slice of bread, or placing house plants on a water-soaked nappy to keep them watered during a holiday trip.
unknown title 2009
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Popular urawaza include picking up broken glass from the kitchen floor with a slice of bread, or placing house plants on a water-soaked nappy to keep them watered during a holiday trip.
unknown title 2009
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Popular urawaza include picking up broken glass from the kitchen floor with a slice of bread, or placing houseplants on a water-soaked diaper to keep them watered during a vacation trip.
john commented on the word urawaza
“In postwar Japan, the economy wasn’t doing so great, so you couldn’t get everyday-use items like household cleaners,” says Lisa Katayama, author of “Urawaza,” a book named after the Japanese term for clever lifestyle tips and tricks. “So people looked for ways to do with what they had.”
The New York Times, Low-Tech Fixes for High-Tech Problems, by Paul Boutin, February 18, 2009
February 20, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word urawaza
I was just going to send you a link to that page. :-)
September 24, 2009
sionnach commented on the word urawaza
Got a crying baby? Here’s an urawaza – a quirky, everyday tip from Japan – on how to stop a baby from crying instantly: make a slurpy sound with a mouthful of water!
As seen here
January 2, 2010
bilby commented on the word urawaza
How do you fit the baby in your mouth?
January 2, 2010
dontcry commented on the word urawaza
bilby: Har! Love that video. I used to make a "sh, sh, sh" sound that was pretty effective as well. I was told it was similar to a sound the baby heard in the womb. I'm guessing this works for the same reason.
January 2, 2010