
Japanese public restrooms – Lean in action
Today I decided to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city, and I went on an excursion to a small rice farming town in near Mount Fuji.
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Today I decided to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city, and I went on an excursion to a small rice farming town in near Mount Fuji.

I love living in Japan, but when it comes to cigarette smoking, I feel like I’m in a time warp. I hate that people can light up next to me

At the same two-day overview about Japan living that I wrote about in a previous post, I learned about the concept of Washoku, or the Japanese culinary mindset of “the harmony

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 to school, shopping or work. But
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 characters, as well as focusing
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 the women I have met

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 a prime example, though I’ve

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, my first day in Japan

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 are at the apartment to
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