
Mamachari – commuting Japan style
Everywhere you go in Tokyo are people on bicycles, riding on the streets and sidewalks, with kids strapped in the front and back, on their way
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Everywhere you go in Tokyo are people on bicycles, riding on the streets and sidewalks, with kids strapped in the front and back, on their way
Hello. I’m Katie. I have officially started my Japanese language lessons. I am in the process of learning the Katakana characters first then the Hiragana
First impressions I have never experienced the gender divide in terms of roles as acutely as I have in the past three weeks. 95% of
Rules are not made to be broken I had been cautioned prior to my arrival that the Japanese are very firm rule followers. Tonight was
Mistake-proofing and visual systems Before this move, I had a preconceived notion that mistake-proofing (poka-yoke) and obvious visual controls would be commonplace in Japan. However,
We have arrived in Japan! We arrived to Tokyo from San Francisco in the wee hours of this morning! While my husband and older son
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