Blog Things you can do to avoid infection from Covid-19 when you take flights
As I am writing this, more and more countries seem to start thinking about closing their borders. However, some people, ...
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Blog 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...
Blog 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...
Blog 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 ...
Blog 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 cor...
Haiku A frozen forest — a Haiku
A frozen forest,
Only the hearts are warm of
wild animals
氷の森 なお熱き野生の 心の臓
Blog 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....
Blog What is Cryptocurrency?
"What is cryptocurrency?"
"Do you really understand it?"
One of our neighbours、"T" asked me the question the other d...
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...
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...