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Eli Pang

Eli Pang is a copywriter and translator based in the US who watches too much Japanese variety television and journeys to midnight showings at local cinemas. With a sleep schedule akin to a night terror, Eli spends most of their time writing and debating what they should meal prep for the rest of the week. When Eli is not writing or thinking about their next meal, they enjoy spending their time demolishing an ever-growing book pile, knitting, and bird-watching.

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During trying times, receive comfort and advice from Boss coffee’s poster boy Tommy Lee Jones

Eli Pang
May 30, 2020
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No, Elvis is not dead. He just went home to shelter in place.

Japan
(Alien Jones • BOSS • Boss coffee • commercials • COVID-19 • Japanese commercials • Suntory • Tommy Lee Jones)

Spice things up at the dinner table with these kabe-don salt and pepper shakers【Pics】

Eli Pang
May 25, 2020

Now you can feel the passion of cheesy romances every time you sit down for a meal!

Japan
(condiments • design • funny • gift ideas • kabe-don • salt and pepper shakers • Yingge Porcelain Museum)

A shocking discovery in Sapporo as 238 cats are found living under one roof in dismal conditions

Eli Pang
May 24, 2020

Officials were quick to move once the property owner noticed something was amiss.

Japan
(animal welfare • animals • cat • COK • crazy • pets • sad • Sapporo • society)

Outrage sparked: Tokyo truck driver abandons body of suicide victim, claims the body was a “doll”

Eli Pang
May 18, 2020

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police have begun to investigate, searching for the man behind this cruel act.

Japan
(body abandonment case • crime • police investigation • suicide • Tokyo • truck driver)

Get those gains and a protein boost with Muji’s newest, limited edition cricket crackers

Eli Pang
May 17, 2020

Like my grandmother always says, don’t knock it until you try it.

Japan
(crackers • crickets • edible insects • food • healthy snacks • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • sustainability)

Make all your friends jelly with these umbrellas inspired by jellyfish【Pics】

Eli Pang
May 11, 2020

A collaboration between an online retailer and an aquarium dedicated to researching one of Earth’s most fascinating creatures.

Japan
(collaboration • cute • Felissimo • jellyfish • Kamo Aquarium • umbrella • YOU+MORE!)

Preserve your sushi’s form and your dignity with this one easy sushi-eating life hack【Pics】

Eli Pang
May 9, 2020

All this takes is a common ingredient paired with every sushi dish.

Japan
(clever • culture • food • ginger • life hack • soy sauce • sushi • Yuuichiro Wasai)

Gluttony has no limits with Costco fried chicken larger than our face【SoraKitchen】

Eli Pang
May 4, 2020

Just because you’re sheltering in place doesn’t mean you can’t treat yourself to the good food.

Japan
(awesome • Ayaka Idate • crazy • food • fried chicken • SoraKitchen • Taiwanese chicken steak • taste test)

Breakfast made beautiful by designer who creates stunning zen garden toast art and more【Pics】

Eli Pang
May 2, 2020

Find inspiration to play with your food from this designer’s collection.

Japan
(awesome • beautiful • bread • design • food • food art • Instagram • Manami Sasaki • modernism • zen garden)

In these non-sober quarantine days, use your leftover alcohol bottles for Gundam models【Pics】

Eli Pang
Apr 27, 2020

In quarantine, every hour is wine and dine. Make do with a new hobby before losing your sanity!

Japan
(alcohol • anime • cool • coronavirus • Gundam • Gundam Wing • Gunpla • mecha • Mobile Suit Gundam • models • robots • self-isolation)

As Japan’s largest holiday approaches, one island in Okinawa bans guests from local restaurants

Eli Pang
Apr 27, 2020

Sadly for certain tourist hotspots, stricter measures must be enacted to protect their residents.

Japan
(coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • Golden Week • Miyakojima • Okinawa • public health • restaurants • restrictions • society)

Japanese students skip school to protest their re-opening amid growing number of COVID-19 cases

Eli Pang
Apr 18, 2020

To protect themselves and their families, these students didn’t hesitate at all to take action.

Japan
(coronavirus • coronavirus outbreak • COVID-19 • education • high school • Ibaraki • society)

Pikachu, I choose you! Carry your Pokémon on the go with LeSportSac’s newest Pokémon collaboration

Eli Pang
Apr 18, 2020

When prepping your outfit for the next time you can actually leave the house without breaking any social distancing rules, don’t forget to rep your Poké-favs from this new, limited-edition collection.