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Every December in Japan, the Kanji of the Year offers a compact cultural snapshot: one character meant to distill twelve months of headli...

I took my daughter downtown to an audition for UniQlo yesterday. It seems strange to me she has to audition over and over when she has m...

Hi there. In this post I cover Pokemon Japan's Starter decks plus new cards. This post is long. Read what you want.   About Japan's 100 S...

Hello Hivers! The trip to Japan had been postponed for some time already so I’m glad I visited and quickly flew to another country right ...

Sketch by Maho Kagaya 日本語は↓ I wrote this one in Japanese originally so the feeling may be a little different from my usual writing ——- “...

This week held an unexpected surprise for me — and it was all in the spirit of the approaching holidays. A few days ago, I received a st...

Lately, our trips and excursions have mostly taken us to familiar places and destinations we have visited before. It's not that there ar...

Source Maybe the first thing that unsettled me about Terror in Resonance was not the bombs or the countdowns or the deliberate choreogr...

Our morning started early, we wanted to reach Ibaraki before noon time so here we were at the road, rented a car to a drive in another p...

風鈴と提灯　Furin and Chouchin Summer has gone for a while already but in my mind I am still passing the places why I spend those hot and swea...

Mt. Daimonji in Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵🇯🇵🇯🇵 🇺🇸 American English I’ve been a member of a hiking club since last year, but this summer’s ext...

No trip to Aizu-Wakamatsu is complete without a visit to Tsuruga-jo, the former samurai castle in the center of the city. Aizu itself is...

So now it's finally happened — winter has left its mark. It was just a first taste, but even that was accompanied by anxiety and hope. S...

Issa is often remembered for his warmth and humor, but he did have his dark days. This haiku comes from one of these dark periods. 酒呑まぬ吾身...

Care Package I got the care package the other day. I heard that there was another strike at Canada Post, but it wasn’t like the last on...

There are more Pokemon cards revealed from Japan's Champions League tournament in Aichi. These cards are for Japan's 100 Starter decks. I...

I was in Japan in August 2018 with four other visually impaired students, and we stayed at a hotel for two weeks. One afternoon, I needed...

There are beautiful parks everywhere — I was able to confirm that once again recently. During our short trip to Aizu, we took advantage ...

What you eat is what you are 🇺🇸 American English I try to avoid eating out as much as possible and have dinner with my mom instead...

A few days ago, we found a silent witness to the past in our relatives' garden. Something was hanging from a green leaf on the small man...

Back – with a head and heart full of memories Our little trip is already over – as always way too soon. But even though our suitcases ha...

Once again, it was time to let our gaze wander across the ground. We had seized the opportunity and followed the beautiful weather outsi...

💣 Japan Just PULLED THE TRIGGER—A $20T MELTDOWN is Imminent! https://youtu.be/uXRaO-cBwEA?si=70pDAve55skqIlfE 🚨BREAKING: Business Bankrup...

New episode of Ansatsutsa de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori #anime #manga #japan Posted via D.Buzz

Unfortunately things are going to come to an end, as the trees are becoming increasingly bare and the beautiful leaves will eventually e...

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The Fall, has become one of my favorite films 🇺🇸 American English I went to see the film The Fall, which was originally release...

Japan sends a signal to the world and shakes up the liquidity market again Japan has announced that it will revalue its non-interest-bear...

Source Viewing Harmony again with the intention of writing about it made me feel like I was walking through a corridor built to look saf...

The last time I was in Ibaraki, I've been curious of the big mentai on top of a building near the wharf. Last October when my partner an...