Now that April 15th has come and gone, U.S. JETs, do you know where your taxes are? Last year, taxes were a total nightmare for me. I filed for an extension, but I filed too late, and even got a note from the IRS saying…
Living in Japan brings a whole new perspective of the country that living outside Japan does not usually afford. Yes, Japanese do drive cars; yes, there are Japanese who do not eat fish; and yes, there is crime in Japan. While still comparatively low, the feeling amongst most Japanese seems to be that the crime rate has been on the rise in recent years. Many foreigners are surprised to learn that Japan does have and enforce capital punishment…
I had to run down to the Osaka the other day to get some stuff done, and after spending hours in the US Consulate followed by shopping in Daimaru, I decided to run over to America Mura to grab lunch…
Here’s something I wish I knew when I was an ALT, especially when I was trying to get my students to learn 16 items of Aussie lingo…
Pushing the noren curtain aside and sliding the wooden doors, you step into a whole new world that you cannot imagine from the indiscernible entrance…
You cannot write for the Japanese culture and arts section and not address food. I’ve said this countless times, and as many of us who live in Japan know, food is such an important part of Japanese culture, both seasonally and traditionally.
Welcome to Kagawa! We’re Japan’s smallest prefecture, home to less than a million people. But just because we’re small, don’t think “little” of us. Our small size is actually a great advantage because it means all of Kagawa’s treasures are well within reach!
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