Obon holiday
It’s Obon in Japan now and we enjoyed a long 4-day weekend. Obon is similar to Qingming, where people visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects (called…
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A summer day out
Hiiii! It’s been a while *darts eyes* but we’re all well and happy here! In fact, too well which is why I haven’t been writing, heh. But come…
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The cripple, the king, and the maid
Fu plays soccer with his coworkers every week and in this week’s match, he displayed brilliant play and scored a sliding goal! It was, in fact, so brilliant that…
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Closing out the first half of 2016
Half the year is gone! How has 2016 been to you so far? For me, days are happy and fulfilling and I’m constantly doing and learning new things.…
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May in Snapshots
Gosh, how are we on the last day of May?! It really flew by too quickly! There goes my favorite month, with an upcoming month of rain :/…
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Salaries in Japan
The other day when I was out with my Japanese friends, we touched on the topic of salaries in Japan. One of my friends works as a realtor,…
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Golden Week in Japan
Today marks the start of Golden Week in Japan! What is Golden Week? It’s a rare period of consecutive, extended holidays at the end of April and early May…
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