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Things we can do not to get infected with coronavirus (COVID-19): writing from Japan

I came back to Japan at the end of February to see my family. Since I am a freelance writer, I’m sitting in the lounge o...
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Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Japan: what’s happening now

I arrived in Japan on 27th Feb. 2019. I flew from Montreal, Canada, via Chicago, the U.S. The flight from Chicago to Tok...
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Can my flight to Japan possibly be cancelled because of coronavirus?

I am going to Japan next week. At one point I had thought about cancelling my flight, but I am now thinking that I will ...
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Coronavirus and Racism: Behind the Story

There is something that I didn't write in the previous story. When my mum called me for the second time about coronaviru...
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Coronavirus – Should I cancel my flight to Japan this month?

My flight is scheduled for the 26th of February 2020, and I am planning to stay in Japan with my family for three weeks....
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What is Cryptocurrency?

"What is cryptocurrency?" "Do you really understand it?" One of our neighbours、"T" asked me the question the other day, ...
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How can we live after we lose the fear of death? — Love and Creativity

My mother in law lives in England. She is 89 and still in good shape. One of her best friends had a double knee replacem...
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Until what age are Japanese people going to work?

Since my parents live in the Kansai region of Japan, I use the Kansai International Airport or Osaka (Itami) Airport whe...
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I had an Abortion in Quebec, Canada — the Difference from Japan

I recently had an abortion in Montreal, Canada. You may wonder why I have to write about this. People are not very open ...
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A review of Fizz: Unlimited Internet in Montreal, Canada

We cancelled our home internet before we left Canada for our trip to Asia last month.  After we came back, we installed ...
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Where should I write in 2020?

I love writing and I  can never stop thinking about what I am going to write next. Also, I always think about where I sh...
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The Life without Internet: We Cancelled Home Internet with Bell Canada

Last month, we cancelled the contract of the internet for our apartment in Montreal with one of the major telecommunicat...
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Creative Writing Changed My Life

I started writing creative pieces in Japanese in 2018. Before that, I was working as a writer. I wrote lots of articles ...
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Learning Languages: Can you Write What you are capable to Read?

I love learning languages and I have tried learning many languages. No matter which language it is, learning it can be d...
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An Individual Box – writing prompt: A Box

I didn't know who had bought it, but there was a book written by a famous Japanese actress on my bookshelf when I was li...
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The reason why Japanese people don’t speak English

Japan seems like one of the most developed countries in Asia. However, you may be surprised that people in Japan don’t r...
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Writing poems may be a good approach when you start creative writing in a non-native language.

I have been writing in English, which is my second language, since the end of 2018. I first started blogging, but what I...
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Travelling in Japan is not expensive.

I am a Japanese person who lives in Canada. I often go back to Japan to visit my family and friends. Surprisingly, there...