The Zairyu Card Gamble – Do I get the Geb. ?

September last year I read an article on the Japan Times website titled “Mind the ‘geb’: Little word is a big problem for Japan’s German residents”. I was until then totally unaware of the strange implications that a change in the japanese immigration law had brought onto german passport holders. In short, the new law…

Hamster Cuteness

Last friday I read about the Puttito Hamster Gachapon series on rocketnews and thought them utterly adorable. There have been quite some gachapon that seem to be trying to climb into your drink, but none has been so cute as these hamsters. Not that they serve any other purpose than that they are cute… Though…

Word of the day: フワフワ (fuwafuwa)

フワフワ (ふわふわ) = fuwafuwa = fluffy, light, airy After looking through my pictures I felt that this is exactly what I need right now, a big fluffy pillow to cuddle with. My husband is away on a business trip and the weather has me so sleepy and with headache that there’s nothing I’d rather do…

Posts that never get published

Do you sometimes write blog posts that you know you won’t publish, even while you are writing them? I definitely do. Those are always rants, whiny complaining posts about something or someone that ticked me off. I’ll write them to get them off my chest, leave them as draft for a while and then delete…

Save money with a visit at the recycle shop

Making a trip to a recycle shop is probably not the first thing on your mind when you plan your trip to Japan. Yet it might be worth it to have a look around. Though you might not find your favourite Manga or Anime, or any kind of books for that matter (because they have…

Little changes to the Blog

I spent half a day in front of the computer to work at my blog yet there is little to see. When I moved to Japan I decided to write my blog posts in English as well as in German so my family and friends had it easier. Unfortunately this lead to inconveniently long posts…

Etsy Favorites: JJkun

Yesterday I was so excited about my first Mail in Japan and about the time and effort my penpal JJkun put into this awesome letter. So I thought I maybe should tell you a little more about her. One of the reasons I love penpaling are definitely the oh so adorable stickers and letter sets…