Category Archives: Others

Night Person Climbs to the Top Level Faster than Day Person?

The 30s is the time you’ll start to see a clear division between those who can go on the career ladder and those who struggle to have a promotion.  But…

A Big Challenge of the King

  Do you know Four Heavenly Kings? According to Wikipedia, they are four gods, each of whom watches over one cardinal direction of the world, and they are protectors of the world…

Sky-Rocketing Popularity of Spouse Hunting Bus Tour!

As some of you remember, I previously covered several ’spouse hunting activities’ in Japan.  Today, I’m introducing new type of spouse hunting going on in Japan now!     This…

Let’s Go to Kyoto to Burn Business Cards

  Most of the business people keep a lot of “business cards” which they have on their own or exchanged each other before, and the number of those would be…

How Much Does Marriage Celebration Dinner Cost in Japan?

I have covered several Japanese marriage-related stories in the past, but I would like to introduce another article about Japanese marriage from a different aspect.     Nowadays, more Japanese…

“Kappa” Appears in Tono Village

   Do you know “Kappa”?   “Kappa” is a kind of legendary creature, a type of water sprite found in Japanese folklore. A number of stories about Kappa have been told…

Best 10 Place to See Autumn Tints in Japan

It is getting slightly cooler in the morning and the evening here in Japan, which means that autumn has come for sure!  I found a very seasonal article to introduce…

Trip by Ferry at a Bargain Price

  When you go for a domestic traveling, probably a few transportation come up to your mind, such as airplane, train, or your car. Ferry does not appear in your mind…

Love Sweets? Prefecture at High Risk of Becoming Obese

Here is another prefecture-specific article; today, I’d like to introduce an article about Akita, a prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan! According to a study of Tsukuba University in 2000,…

Money, Freedom or Time? The Most Important Element when Changing Job

When you choose a job for life, you have to prioritise something over other; money, time or whether work itself  being challenging /satisfying or not… Me?  Well, I would like to add…

Right-Handed in Japan is about 88%?

Nowadays, you can see quite wide variety of left-handed products in the market such as stationaries and kitchen tools. You can even find office layout specifically designed for the left-handed….

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