Monthly Archives: May 2016
Japanese etiquette at the office
Or rather: “Japanese etiquette at the office that ticks off Japanese office workers“. The Japanese website R25.jp has conducted a poll to find out which, out of the many Japanese business etiquette rules, annoy them the most. Two hundreds Japanese
About the Shiba-Sakura festival
Cherry blossom is now finished in most parts of Japan (you may still enjoy hanami in Hokkaido). But there are always beautiful sceneries to be seen in Japan, whatever the season may be. If you are nostalgic of Sakura, you may enjoy the
To the attention of manga lovers
If you love manga and happen to draw manga yourself (even just as a hobby – no need to have been published (yet)), whether you are an aspiring mangaka or not, make sure to send your works to the International
Less and less children in Japan
As yet another evidence that demography is Japan is in trouble, the Japanese government announced on May 4 – on the eve of “Kids’ day” – that the number of children aged 14 or under in Japan fell. Not only is