Essay Language and Identity
Two days ago I received a comment on one of my Japanese blogs (not Medium) from a Japanese lady who has lived for more t...
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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...
Blog Sleeping in trains
I read an article about Japan which said that Japanese people don’t have enough sleep compared with other countries.
Blog Japan Airline’s Children Seat Icon causes Some Discussion Overseas
Today, I read about Japan Airlines who have added a feature to their seat maps which tell you that when a seat is reserv...
Blog Why aren’t Medium and Patreon popular among Japanese? What is the most powerful social media in Japan?
I started writing on Medium in both English and Japanese in March 2019.
Blog What picture would you draw in the Japan’s new era
It has been two weeks since we started the new era in Japan, "Reiwa". Changing the era name means that we have a new emp...
Blog Is it easy to be a politician in Japan?
In Japan, there is a nation-wide local government election going on right now. Because of the population decline in town...
Blog Why do the Japanese say “Sorry” so often?
I read a blog article of a Japanese lady who lives in Vancouver. She said that she often says "sorry" when it is not rea...
Blog Are Japanese special people in Asia?
Last night, my boyfriend and I watched a film, called “Transsiberian “, which is an American film released in 2008. An A...
Blog Why do Japanese people say, “I can’t speak English,” even when they can understand basic English?
When I used to recruit people in Hong Kong, I always used to ask them if they could speak English, in Cantonese. 40% of ...
Blog Are things Expensive in Japan?
At the end of the 1980s, the growth of the Japanese economy reached its peak. Executive golf courses, luxury brand shops...
Blog Who are the most British-like people in Japan?
Have you ever found that it is not straightforward to understand what Japanese people really are saying? It sometimes is...
Blog You had better not make the same mistake twice in Japan
Marriage is one of the biggest events in life for Japanese people. So is divorcing. It didn't use to be that easy, but n...
Blog What does “long life” mean to Japanese people?
When my boyfriend, who is British, and I went to Indonesia, one guy asked us;
"Why can British and Japanese people li...
Blog Extra revenue generating activities are officially allowed in Japan since 2018
Recently the Japanese government encouraged companies to allow their employees to make money on the side. Most of them h...
Blog Are Japanese people nice? : Two Japanese men arrested in Cambodia for murder of a taxi driver
March 17th in 2019, two young Japanese men were arrested in Siem Reap province. When I read this news, I thought that Ja...
Blog Attention! You mustn’t talk on your Phone in Public Transport in Japan!
When I was waiting for a bus to get to my hometown after I arrived at Kansai airport in Japan, I got a phone call from o...
Blog Does everyone have a sharp knife in Japan?
“I understand your frustration, it’s because we came from the country of Samurai !” said Saori, one of my Japanese frien...