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  Many words can be found in English that have Japanese origins, such as tsunami, otaku, sake and so on. Most of these borrowed words are used correctly, but here…

Nowadays, marriage ring is one of things groom should never forget to prepare for his wedding ceremony in Japan, but as you can easily guess, wearing marriage ring is not…

The winter holidays are over and we have at last returned to the rhythms of normal daily life. This year, I didn’t return to my hometown (Sapporo, Japan) because it’s…

Have you made your new year’s resolution for 2014?  Be healthier?  Spend more time with you family or quit smoking?  Mine is to do more exercise on a daily basis…

  According to a recent survey, 26% of Japanese married couples sleep in separate bedrooms. For couples over sixty years of age, that percentage goes up to 40%. What’s more,…

  It doesn’t feel to me like it’s new year’s eve already, but still I would like to have a quick look back over my experiences in 2013. My main…

According to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, over one million Japanese people currently reside abroad. The various cultures and the ways of living might be unfamiliar and hard to get…

Japan is approaching to its coldest season now, and people less sweat in this season, but nervousness or shock sometimes make you sweat even in this season.  But there is…

Do you know Zazen practice of Buddhist?  I assume some of you have seen Buddhist monk sitting on the floor folding their legs, and occasionally being hit by a wooden stick…

  At the year draws to a close in Japan, a buzzwords-of-the-year contest is held, and the most popular/widely used word for the past year is chosen. This year boasts many strong…