While on the phone today, I was speaking with my friend about utility bills and the process for payment. I was reminded that in Japan, you could take all of your utility bills to the local convenience store and pay them at the store.
In fact, on more than one occasion, I went on a [...]
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When I lived in Japan, I was lucky enough to be present for the 2006 World Cup. Having met Japan’s goalie, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, in 2005, I was a huge fan of the team and enjoyed many Jubilo Iwata soccer games during the regular season. During the 2006 World Cup, met up with my J-friends and [...]
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A quick note today to wrap up the World Cup coverage on Japan. I watched the game last night and bit my nails watching Japan suffer a heartbreaking loss to Paraguay, loosing by penalty kicks. It was Komano’s kick that missed the goal, and I just hope this talented player is not holding the responsibility [...]
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I love the World Cup. It might be evident that I have a fondness for Japan’s national team after posting news about their wins against Denmark and Cameroon and advancing to the top 16. Having lived in Japan for five years, and on the heels of my recent vacation, I am a little partial to [...]
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You all know I’m a huge soccer fan and particularly enjoyed watching the World Cup in Japan in 2006. I’ve been just as enthusiastic to catch all the action here in Hanoi, as well as cheer for my Samurai Blue. The games in 2006 were often broadcast late at night or 4am. Since I was [...]
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The group of friends in this picture is the group I used to teach on Wednesday nights. I only taught them for one year, but we became so close and traveled often. It was with this group that I took a lot of road trips in Japan. They even teased me on this visit how [...]
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My group of friends in Fukuroi are super special to me. I taught at their school only for two terms, but created such a close bond with them. They are such a fun group, and it was because of them that I became such a devoted soccer fan (we went to many games together). It [...]
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Masayo was THE first Japanese person I met, outside of work, who really spoke English. My Scottish friend Eilidh knew her and planned an enkai at the beginning of December of 2002 with a great group of Japanese people who were learning English from Masayo. Masayo is completely fluent, having lived in Canada for a [...]
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Of course it was wonderful to see everyone and get caught up, but I was particularly delighted to meet Haruka. She is the four-month-old daughter of my friends Tamaki and Aze-kun. And they are two of the first friends I met in Japan. They are also the friends I enjoyed Hatsuhinode with, and [...]
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One of my favorite things about life in Japan is enkai. Enkai is roughly translated to mean a party. Work enkai are very common. There is always an end-of-the-year party and sometimes even one at the start of the year. In the field of education, there are two in the spring; one for [...]
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