Useful words for pregnant women in Japanese-english-french

How to clean toddler teeth?

I think it is not safe to use a toothpaste for a toddler even if the manufacturer says it is safe. I never used a toothpaste for my son who is a toddler, as the dentist has recommended to wait until he can spit the toothpaste out.

In Akachan honpu and Kawachi, it is possible to find wet tissues for cleaning toddler teeth, I think it is the safest one. The tissues are called in japanese: HAMIGAKI NAPPU (歯磨きナップ）.

Origami 折り紙

Origami is the Japanese paper fold art. The word origami is composed of two words: 折り(ori) which means folding and 紙(kami) which means paper.
Starting from a piece of paper and using only hands, origami artists, called origamist, can create impressive paper works.

Origamist provide diagrams of their works called orizu. By following the orizu, everyone can create several objects. You can give them as handmade present or use them to decorate your space or teaching you child how to make them. Origami is simple, enjoyable and easy to practice. I selected for you the following origami’s websites, enjoy!

• The famous tsuru or crane diagram in 3D animation:

http://www.origami.org.uk/

• Diagrams for beginners:

http://www.origami-usa.org/fold_this.html

http://www.origami-club.com/en/

Finally, it is important to mention that origami can be fun as well as educational for children. Actually, origami is considered as a tool for geometric constructions. In Japan, origami is used as an interactive way for teaching geometry to children.

Marriages Lead Women into Islam

One of my friends sent to me the following mail to contribute to the blog. I found it interesting, I hope you too you will like it.

My friend wrote:
"Since the blog is about sharing experience of muslim women in Japan, I suggest the following article from Japan Times which was written a long long time ago by Lynne Y. Nakono, Staff Writer, Japan Times, published November 19th, 1992 :
http://www.jannah.org/sisters/japan.html
or
http://thetruereligion.org/modules/xfsection/article.php?articleid=184
The article describes the difficulties that Japanese Muslim women encounter in Japan. The majority of those difficulties still remains nowadays. I hope it is helpful."