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Mar 22. 2024 Medical Hay Fever in Japan: What You Need to Know It's hay fever season in Japan, and with many people reporting worse allergy symptoms earlier in the year every year, it seems like hay fever is becoming more and more of a nuisance for residents in Japan. If you suffer from hay fever in your home country, you may be worried about whether you'll still have allergies when you come to Japan. And som...
Mar 15. 2024 Topics Funeral Etiquette in Japan: What You Need to Know If you are living in Japan, there may come a time when you are invited to a funeral or someone in your family passes. This can be a stressful, painful time, especially if you are not sure what you should do to pay your respects. Funeral culture and etiquette in Japan may be quite different from that of your home country, so it can be hard to know...
Mar 08. 2024 Topics All About Cherry Blossom Season in Japan Spring is almost here, and with it comes Japan's world-famous cherry blossom season. In late March or early April, depending on where in the country you are, you'll see everyone flocking to parks, shrines, gardens, rivers, or wherever else you can sit under the beautiful cherry blossoms to enjoy hanami, or cherry blossom viewing in English. If yo...
Mar 01. 2024 Life Support How to Get a Smartphone in Japan If you've moved to Japan, you're probably going to need some way to communicate with people. Whether you bring your own phone from your home country and get a new sim card to use it in Japan or buy a new one here, you'll want to make a contract with a mobile carrier so that you can start using your phone in the country. But coming to a new countr...
Feb 23. 2024 Housing How to Set Up Electricity, Gas, and Water in Japan So you've obtained your Japanese visa, packed your bags, and finally made the big move to Japan. While the most time-consuming parts of moving may be over, you will be faced with another important task: setting up gas, electricity, and water in your new apartment or home. While this can seem daunting when you've just arrived in a new country, as lo...
Feb 16. 2024 Topics Amazing Vegan Restaurant Options in Tokyo! Depending on where you are from, being vegan may be a mainstream practice, which means that finding restaurants that serve vegan food may be quite easy. If you are planning on visiting or moving to Japan, one of your biggest concerns may be whether it will be easy to continue being vegan or not in the country. Generally speaking, veganism is not ...
Feb 09. 2024 Life Support Moving to Japan This Spring? Here's What You Need to Know! In Japan, spring is a time of new beginnings for people of all ages. In April students start the new school year, and recent graduates begin the next stage of their lives by starting new jobs and becoming part of Japan's workforce. Many people already in the workforce are transferred to new branches to work, and some people simply decide to take u...
Feb 02. 2024 Topics All About Valentine's Day and White Day in Japan How is Valentine's Day celebrated in your home country? Do men buy roses and chocolates for their partners? Do couples go out on dates and share romantic dinners? Do children give Valentine's Day cards to all of their classmates? Is it a day when you can truly feel the love in the air? If all of this sounds like Valentine's Day to you, then you'l...
Jan 26. 2024 Life Support How and Where to Do Laundry in Japan! If you're living in Japan, visiting the country on business, or taking an extended vacation, eventually you'll need to do laundry. But doing the laundry in a country where you may not be able to speak or read the language can be a daunting task, especially if you have delicate clothes that need to be washed or dry cleaned properly in order to avoi...
Jan 19. 2024 Topics The Best Products at 100 Yen Shops in Japan! What comes to mind when you think about dollar stores? Cheap, low-quality products that will break after being used one time? Chaotic stores with no organization that make it difficult to find what you are looking for? If so, you'll be happy to know that 100 yen shops, the Japanese equivalent of an American dollar store, are popular with Japanese...

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