Essay 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...
Essay 
Blog 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...
Essay 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 ...
Haiku snowshoes — a Haiku
snowshoes
squeaky sound follows
coyotes' trace
―――
雪靴を 鳴らしてたどる コヨーテの跡
Blog 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 ...
Blog 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...
Haiku Fireplace #2 暖炉 — a Haiku
flame in stove
vermilion breathe
waves of heat
暖炉の火 朱色の呼吸 熱波形
Learn Japanese How do you say “What is this?” in Japanese?
“What is this?” in Japanese is “これはなんですか？Kore wa nan desuka?”
It’s not very difficult to remember and is very practic...
Poetry Another night in Insomnia
we are fish
swimming in the alcoholic sea
we are the most beautiful
being exaggerated in the bottom
fluorescen...
Learn Japanese How do you say “Hello” or “Hi” in Japanese?
When you start learning Japanese, you might first want to know how to say “Hello” in Japanese. “Hello” in Japanese can b...
Learn Japanese How do you say “I’m hungry” in Japanese? The meaning of “おなかすいた(お腹空いた)Onaka Suita” and how to use it
There are lots of restaurants and cafes in Japan. When you go out with your Japanese friends, sometimes you may want to ...
Learn Japanese How do you say Delicious in Japanese? What does “おいしいOishii” mean, and How to use.
We had lots of delicious food in Japan. If you are a food lover, Japan is the right place to be. In Japanese, “delicious...
Blog 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...
Poetry My favourite photo on the wall
My favourite photo on the wall
which makes me smile every time I look up at it,
where we never get old anymore.
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Poetry A night in “Insomnia”
If cannot sleep,
Go to "insomnia"
which is in the middle of the slope.
He will ask,
What do you wanna drink?
I will...
Haiku A winter draft – a Haiku
A winter draft
Shakes window glasses
Shining snow
すきま風 ゆらして鳴る戸 雪あかり
Tanka insomnia snow不眠の雪 – a Tanka Poem
silent night
counting my solitude
quiet and busy
over the windowsill
piling up insomnia snow
しんしんと 更ける夜半に 目を覚...
Learn Japanese How to say ‘See you again’ or ‘Goodbye’ in Japanese? and What does ‘Sayonara’ mean?
In some Japanese phrasebooks “Sayonara” is introduced as ‘Good-bye’. It is not wrong, but Sayonara is not really an ever...