The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022 had just closed on February 20th after two weeks of fierce competitions. And we have opportunities to listen to the national songs of each country when we have international sports competitions such as the Olympic Games and the World Cups. The national anthems of most countries sound like…
Category: Society
Stressful Japanese Always Want to Be Healed by Animals
I can say that Japan is a unique country where has various kinds of animal cafes such as cats, owls, rabbits, and Shiba-dogs, etc. In rare cases, we can even find hedgehog and otter cafes in Tokyo, and they have become quite popular among people not only local Japanese but also foreign guests in recent…
Tokyo Housing Considerations from My Living History
I have spent more time at home since last year after COVID-19 emerged. I am currently living in a 2LDK (almost 55 sqm) apartment with my husband on the edge of Tokyo. 2LDK for two people is not too small, however, we feel a bit inconvenient when both have to work from home. Because we…
Unique and Incredible Toilet Renovation Project in Shibuya, Tokyo
How are you doing these days? It is December and 2020 will be over soon. This year was very unusual worldwide and a year of patience. All of us had to face hard times all year round. I belong to a volunteer guide association for foreign tourists in Japan, however, we had almost no activities…
Bittersweet of Our Lifestyle Changing by COVID-19
I never imagined COVID-19 was widespread all over the world very quickly in a short time and infected and killed a large number of innocent people. When the cluster infections of passengers in a cruise ship at Yokohama port were discovered in February, I just wondered that we could manage to converge the case without…
The Most Impressive Islamic Mosque in Tokyo – Tokyo Camii
I feel that Tokyo has been gradually changing to a mosaic city year by year. Of course, not as much as New York, it no longer rare to see various kinds of people in terms of race, language, and religion in the city. Not only for increasing the number of foreign visitors but also residents…
What Do You Think about the End of Your Life Journey?
Hi there! Well, I usually write about something fun, mainly travel and culture in Japan, however, I just want to pick up a bit controversial and shocking topic this time. It is about how to end your life journey in case you have suffered from incurable illnesses. One of the coping measures is euthanasia and…
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