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Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
CO2 Savings, Japanese Style
The Japanese government is being creative in finding ways for its citizens to reduce their carbon footprint. Earlier they urged workers to wear short-sleeved shirts and offices not to turn the A/C lower than 28 degrees during the summer (the Cool Biz campaign) and now they recommend people to adjust their sleeping routine to cut household CO2 emissions. The Morning Challenge campaign is based on the premise that by getting up one hour earlier in the morning and taking advantage of the morning sunlight, and instead going to bed earlier and thus not using as much electricity in the evenings, the average Japanese could reduce its footprint by 85 kg a year. This is equivalent to 20% of emissions from household lights.
The Japanese initiative is interesting as it focuses on lifestyle and behavioural change. This being Japan, the government is of course also recommending that people use their extra morning hour to go running, do yoga and eat a healthy breakfast :)
In Sweden the conditions are slightly different. Now in the summer with the sun going down at at 11pm and rising again at 3am we're obviously saving quite a lot of electricity (from lighting; the TV is constantly on due to the World Cup...), while the winter months, especially November to January, are worst CO2-wise. Luckily we Swedes have taken a strong liking to tea lights.
The Japanese initiative is interesting as it focuses on lifestyle and behavioural change. This being Japan, the government is of course also recommending that people use their extra morning hour to go running, do yoga and eat a healthy breakfast :)
In Sweden the conditions are slightly different. Now in the summer with the sun going down at at 11pm and rising again at 3am we're obviously saving quite a lot of electricity (from lighting; the TV is constantly on due to the World Cup...), while the winter months, especially November to January, are worst CO2-wise. Luckily we Swedes have taken a strong liking to tea lights.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Wednesday Recipe: Japanese Sauce
Anna's Japanese Sauce (for fish)*
4-6 servings
1½ tbsp sesame oil
1½ dl sugar
1½ dl water
1½ dl rice wine
3 dl Japanese soy sauce
2 dl rice vinegar
½ dl lemon juice
3 garlic cloves
3 tbsp ginger
Maizena (cornstarch) or flour
Just mix all the ingredients and you're all set. Goes very well with tuna (and probably salmon too) and mashed potatoes. We used some of it as a marinade as we like our tuna grilled and the rest of it as sauce. Yum!
* Well, it's not mine from the beginning - can't remember where I found it, whether it was in a cookbook or online - but after having recommended it to friends, it has now taken that name :)
4-6 servings
1½ tbsp sesame oil
1½ dl sugar
1½ dl water
1½ dl rice wine
3 dl Japanese soy sauce
2 dl rice vinegar
½ dl lemon juice
3 garlic cloves
3 tbsp ginger
Maizena (cornstarch) or flour
Just mix all the ingredients and you're all set. Goes very well with tuna (and probably salmon too) and mashed potatoes. We used some of it as a marinade as we like our tuna grilled and the rest of it as sauce. Yum!
* Well, it's not mine from the beginning - can't remember where I found it, whether it was in a cookbook or online - but after having recommended it to friends, it has now taken that name :)
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