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Japan has many earthquakes. Especially, great damage happened at The Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. It has been 9 years since then, but all Japanese people still clearly remember the earthquake. When the earthquake happened, I was in an office at that time. I was so scared. I seriously thought I was going...
I have some foreign friends which have different cultural backgrounds in the world. Personally. I enjoy learning about these different cultures. Knowing other countries’ cultures helps to know your country’s culture. Normally, we are not conscious of our own habits throughout our daily life. You are used to your society, which may be unnatural...
Fukuoka city is located in Kyushu which is the southern island of Japan. The city is famous for its food and liveability. It is one of the most favorite cities for me. There are some reasons why I like it. First, the food is tasty. Do you know Tonkotsu ramen? It is ramen whose...
The 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on 5 July 2020 to elect the Governor of Tokyo. Incumbent Yuriko Koike was re-elected by a wide margin. Her popularity is great in Japan. But it is skeptical that she would govern Tokyo properly. To be honest, I think she is a hypocrite. She gained great...
I have traveled to over 20 countries. For this reason I have been asked by my friends “Which country’s food was the best among the places you’ve been so far?” Then, I would answer that Japanese food is the best. One reason for this could be that I’m Japanese, but even after considering it,...
Akira is a 1988 Japanese anime film. I watched it when I was a small child. I was so impressed at that time. This anime is about young Japanese boys’ story in future Tokyo in 2019 which is called Neo-Tokyo. It’s like sci-fi. (Neo-Tokyo) I explained about Japanese anime in the previous article. My...
Japanese anime is very popular all over the world. I met many foreigners who love Japanese anime. Many people decide to come to Japan because of the preference to the anime. The anime and cartoons are the representative of Japanese cultures. Many of anime are based on cartoons. I read so much cartoons when...
When I was a Salaryman which means a Japanese white-collar worker, I had worked so hard. I was in the office until midnight almost every single day. All employees worked overtime usually. There were many meetings, tasks about writing documents, negotiations, reporting, etc. But the labor productivity of Japanese white-collars is lower than in...
Japan is a homogeneous society. There is only a little ethnic diversity. So, Japanese people are not used to communicate to foreign people. Typical Japanese companies don’t employ foreign people so much. It is difficult for foreigners to work at Japanese companies. Traditional Japanese companies have unique cultures in both a good and a...
Typical Japanese workers are entitled to take 20 days of paid vacation a year. But they only take 10 days on average. One reason for this phenomenon is tradition. They worry about how colleagues or bosses might think of them taking a vacation. Because it means extra work for their coworkers. Japanese people...
