Corona, terminology and translation
Recently, due to the sudden outburst of the Novel Coronavirus Japan has learned new terminology such as “cluster”, “overshoot” and “lockdown”. They all came from the English language epidemiologic...
Grad school in Japan. 3 things to consider
If someone told me about this in advance, I might have had a chance to run away. Who am I kidding? I would still fall...
Deposit-free IC card: tourist in Japan
On February 15th JR announced a release of an IC card that targets foreigners in Japan. This commuter card is dedicated to those who use...
My rent contracts in Japan
One of my colleagues moved into the new apartment the other day. She said that she had to read the contract together with the owner...
What Japanese do you like?
When you speak Japanese with your Japanese friends you can’t avoid this question: “What Japanese do you like most?” or as they say it 好きな日本語はなんですか？...