After I came to Japan my experiences with talking to Japanese people obviously got a lot more and even though in general the conversations were (and are) really pleasant, I did find myself occasionally in odd situations.
I don’t know if you have them in your country as well (I certainly don’t know any in Germany), but here in Japan some of the yogurts have motivational messages and quotes on their underside. So when you eat your yogurt in the morning you might get an motivational “Today will be a great day!”…
I have to admit I barely have any concerns about our move to Japan. Of course it will be different and it will take some time to adjust, of course I will miss my family and friends and not knowing where I will work makes me a bit uneasy, but I’m confident I will find…
First seen on Sumikai: Since the big earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown catastrophy in March 2011 some time has passed, yet there still is so much confusion and fear about the current condition in Japan. (As I have mentioned before) My husband and I were/are thinking about moving to Japan, Tokyo to be exact, and…
I’ll admit, that is definitely some weirder news from Japan, yet it shows an asymmetry that I find more disturbing than anything Megumi Igarashi could mold. I am sure that Japan is by far not the only country where public displays of a vagina would cause commotion, but especially in a country where festivals rank…
Originally posted on The Limping Philosopher:
Otaku seek value in fictionality of itself, but they are also extremely sensitive to different levels of fictionality. From within our increasingly mediatised environment, it is already difficult to draw a clear distinction between reality and fiction. It is longer a matter of deciding whether we are seeing one…
“For better or for worse, this is so typically Japanese.” –> exactly what I was thinking… On the other hand I am not only impressed (and am already considering if I need one for all the matcha recipes I want to try) but also was wondering why it took so long for a Matcha Maker…
Originally posted on A Light to Look to:
I’m fascinated by the subject of homosexuality in Japan. That being said, I’m still navigating my way around the issues and history of homosexuality in Japan, so I’m not really an authority on the subject in any way. I’ve only spoken to a handful of Japanese people who identify as queer (the all-encompassing…
A difficult topic. Reading those criteria that make the featured employees “monster” employees, one might wonder what makes the described acts so horrible that the other people on the net are outraged about it. Not going to the nomikai and the dynamics at such a nomikai are a very complex topic and I see the…
This is the best Post about those surgical masks I have read so far. When I came to Japan for the first time I really wondered what this might be about and felt obliged to purchase one when I was feeling sick. I just couldn’t bring myself to wear it the whole day as I…
I lost my heart in Japan 