Every Encounter Is Meant to Be: Welcome to the World of Rum & Whisky
In short: a short year-end essay (December 2025) from Mika Tanimoto, owner o...
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On the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima: Thoughts of a Hiroshima Bar Owner
In short: on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (6 Augu...
An Era of Light and Darkness: Longing and Reality — Yamazaki, Balvenie and the Lehman Shock (20 Memories, Vol. 3)
In short: Vol. 3 of “20 Memories,” marking 20 years of Bar Little Happiness ...
[Thanks and Resolve] Thank You for Every Encounter: The Journey to Bar Little Happiness’s 20th Anniversary
In short: a year-end letter from Mika Tanimoto, owner of Bar Little Happines...
22 and Working Poor: The Light I Found — How Bar Little Happiness Began (20 Memories, Vol. 1)
In short: the founding story of Bar Little Happiness in Hiroshima, Japan. In...
Turning Passion into Work: What Immersive Fort Tokyo and a Robot Café Taught Me as a Small Bar Owner
In short: not a drinks article, but a reflection on running a business. Afte...
Founding Day: An Unexpected Reward After 19 Years of Bar Little Happiness
In short: written on the 19th anniversary of Bar Little Happiness in Hiroshi...
[Expo 2025 Report] The “Future of Life” Pavilion and the Hope of “the Freedom to Choose Vagueness”
In short: at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Hiroshi Ishiguro’s “Future of Life” pa...
What Is Rum? A World Map of Rum from a Bartender Who Travels to Distilleries
In short: what is rum? A spirit made from sugar cane — traditional (molasses...
[Expo 2025 Report] Rethinking “Death” at the Dynamic Equilibrium of Life Pavilion
In short: at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Shin-Ichi Fukuoka’s “Dynamic Equilibri...