I saw those cookies too, and I was tempted to buy one! They were so cute it almost made me feel guilty about eating real octopus.

Funny you mentioned Harudaki, because I just saw a Direct Talk episode on NHK World that featured photographer Mika Ninagawa, daughter of the director Ninagawa. It was short but really interesting, and she talked a little bit about the difficulties of growing up in the shadow of her famous father. I might do a short post about it later.