What Is “Cool Japan” to You?

Ken :

❶I have heard that various Japanese products are accepted as cool by people from abroad.// It is called “Cool Japan”.// What Japanese products are “cool” to you?//

Mary :

For me, Japanese lunch boxes are very cool.// Last week, I saw a bento box in the shape of a maneki-neko.// It is surprisingly compact but is divided into three sections.// In addition, the top section can be used as a soup bowl when you turn it upside down!// I was very surprised at that idea.//

Ken :

❷Why don’t you buy one for your sister in Australia?//

Mary :

Well, I don’t know.// We usually put our lunch in a paper bag.//