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Expats sharing experiences of life in Japan

Popular

Avoiding Heat Stroke in Japan: Salt Charge Tablets

on Jul 23

The Illness Born from Husbands: Japan’s Fugenbyō

on Jul 26

Japan's Graveyard of Graves

on Jul 25

The cultural luck of living in Japan

on Jul 26

How to

How to spring clean your body in Japan

Getting around Japan as a Newbie

How to listen in to Japan in English

Features

Monthly okozukai "pocket money" down among Japan's company workers

Authorities eye taking back control of Mt. Fuji, from top to bottom

Foreign ministry survey finds 45% of Japanese expats feeling lonely

How much

Avg. household savings in Japan up for 5th consecutive year

How much does it cost to travel in Japan? Around 44,000 yen per trip, gov’t data

How much does it cost to live in Japan? Avg. household spending in 2023

Work

Normal Week Eikaiwa Triptych

A Newcomer ALT in Japan

A shout out to bus drivers

Family Life

Undokai Apprehension

No way, baby?

Golden Week Stroll in the Park

Health

Pit Pads for Puberty

The therapeutic effects of flowers

Walkable Japanese cities for well-being

Food

10 Useful Japanese Terms for Chopstick Actions to Avoid

12 hours ago

Crepe with Vanilla Cream & Biscuit

227 Yen

Lovely Vanilla Crepe!

12 hours ago

Cheese Bacon Potato Pie

190 Yen

A savory pie option at McDonalds

15 hours ago

Tartar demi-glace double-cut beef burger

840 Yen

Mega-sized for mega hunger, but the price is gourmet burger-feeling

15 hours ago

From Bees to Tradition: The Meaning of Honey Day

on Aug 3

Lemon Sponge Cake with Lemon Diplomat Cream & Lemon Chocolate Coating

281 Yen

Lemon and white chocolate cream cake mash-up

on Aug 1

Minions Goomi Mini Sundae

879 Yen

Cute if you want a treat and some merch

on Jul 31

Another fun Minions collab

on Jul 31

Croquette and Egg Sandwich

198 Yen

Yaoko Sandwich with Croquette on one side, egg on the other

on Jul 30

Hand-flaked Salmon Rice Ball

198 Yen

Handmade Salmon Rice Bally from Yaoko

on Jul 30

Wakame Seaweed Rice Ball (with Salmon)

198 Yen

Salmon and Seaweed Onigiri, freshly made at Yaoko

on Jul 30

Yaoko PINO Bakery Tonkatsu Sandwich

200 Yen

A tiny tonkatsu sandwich from Yaoko

on Jul 30