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When I was little my great-grandmother passed away. Before her funeral, I would go to some of my relative’s funerals, but what was very new to me was that my parents took me to church. My great-grandmother was Catholic. In front of a church father I saw for the first time, I asked “Why doesn’t …
Is Kyoto a comfortable city to live in? When foreigners say they want to live in Kyoto, I always imagine it. Actually among Japanese people Kyoto is famous as a very closed city. What Kyoto became a very closed place was because of its culture; it is the sarcastic Kyotones. The most sarcastic people in …
Now can you guess why the two cops are interrogating a foreigner in the video? Because this foreigner refused the check of his bag. Today I explain this terrible check called “Shokushitsu”, and why you should not refuse it. If you refuse it and touch the police, there is a possibility of being arrested for …
Today there is a boom going to Sauna among Japanese men. Some Japanese media published that saunas were very healthy and soothe adults who work for long hours. Therefore going to SPA is a very cool act for employees in the 20’s, and I am a follower of going to sauna. However when I went …
You want to live in Japan, but you want Japanese people to speak English to live comfortably, don’t you? The day will not come whenwe will be able to speak English. Because English isan unnecessary languagefor most Japanese people. The salary does not go up much even if we learn English. Let’s start by thinking …
Now you are reading my article, so hopefully you want to work in Japan, don’t you. But today I explain for foreigners who want permanent job like Japanese people. If you want to do only Working Holiday, this article can’t help you. On the contrary if you meet three points I mention now, you should …
If you read my articles, you already know that I studied history at my university. History is one of the most unpopular majors in college. So when I would say I was studying history in the cafeteria with my friends’ friends, they would all ask me like this; “You study history!?Then you want to be …
Many foreigners are surprised when they come to Japan because Japanese people don’t know much about their country. It is not a lie. Someone thought that Colombia is Brazil. (It’s a true story) Indonesia is India. There are only Caucasians in Paris. I don’t want you to be disappointed, but it is real Japan. To …
A few months ago I wrote about the problem of gender gap in Japan. In this article I wrote that Japan is ranked 121st out of 153 countries. Then this ranking was renewed, and the new position of Japan is… 120th! So Japan’s world position on gender equality is still very low. But this does …
Today “Asian Hatecrime” is a very serious and urgent issue in some western countries, particularly in the USA because of the spread of Covid-19. But the victims are not only Chinese Americans, but also us, Japanese. However, in Japan, people do not considerthis problem to our issue. Why don’t Japanese people act for other Asians …