I have lived in Japan for a number of years, but I still can’t get used to how cold it gets INSIDE my house in the winter. I try all kinds of things to reproduce the warmth of a house in Canada, but all to no avail. Or, rather, I do know of [...] [ ... ]
In Japan, people have to get their cars inspected and approved for use every two years. This is known as “shaken” (車検, pronounced shah-ken). I believe the first inspection is scheduled for the third year after the car was manufactured and then it comes every two years after that. There [ ... ]
If you are anything like me, you have probably joined innumerable gyms, been a gung ho gym god/goddess for about a week, or possibly even a month, and then spent the rest of your annual membership feeling guilty for not going. This is not really surprising because there are a lot of things in [...] [ ... ]
I guess the privatization of the postal system in Japan has some benefits! As of January 1, 2009, it will become possible to transfer money (by furikomi) between bank accounts and postal bank accounts. See this article on TsukuBlog (a blog for residents of Tsukuba, Ibaraki) for more information. [ ... ]
Let’s face it, a night at the movies in Japan is usually a pretty expensive proposition. The tickets alone are usually Y1,800 per person. Add parking, food, and drinks, and you致e easily spent over Y5,000 on a night for two to see the latest flick. Plus, unless you can make it one of the beauti [ ... ]