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Expats sharing experiences of life in Japan

Pick Up

An excursion to Karuizawa resort town

on Oct 21

Missing Kawagoe more than ever

on Oct 14

October Theory's parallels to Japan's year-ending practices

on Oct 12

A Short Visit to Magome

on Aug 17

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

A day for bonito flakes

2 hours ago

A day for financiers

2 hours ago

Things I didn't try during my first years in Japan: branching out more with food

6 hours ago

White Choco Pie

647 Yen

Luxurious white chocolate choco pie

17 hours ago

The good and the bad of Takaichi's proposed food tax cut

on Jan 23

TtoE The world's largest citrus

on Jan 23

Dars Premium Hojun Ichigo

200 Yen

Creamy strawberry white chocolate

on Jan 23

Sweet Tirol Cup

647 Yen

A cup full of yummy chocolate

on Jan 22

Why Japanese shortcake is uniquely Japanese

on Jan 22

Kinoko no Yama and Takenoko no Sato McFlurry

370 Yen

A quintessentially Japanese McFlurry

on Jan 22

Run, don't walk, to McDonalds!

on Jan 22

A big day for curry

on Jan 22