I moved to Japan for what I thought was going to be one year of teaching English. I met a Japanese man, got married, had kids, and have stayed here. I quickly realized my American parenting style was ...
As an American, I made several travel mistakes during my first trip to Japan. There was train etiquette I wasn't aware of, and I often felt underdressed in Tokyo. I didn't realize I couldn't wear my ...
In Japan, I saw how the local culture and etiquette are different from what I'm used to in the US. With self-cleaning toilets and an absence of trash, Japan models an impressive level of cleanliness.
My mom is from Portland, Oregon, and my dad is from Nagano prefecture in rural Japan. I'm what's called "hafu" in Japan: children of parents from different cultures. I'm grateful they raised me ...
It's good to know that even though Japan, like a Geocities website, is constantly under construction, they have yet to remove the road that leads to the Shinjuku Vintage hotel. If you've played Sega's ...
This story originally appeared on xoJane.com. I’ve always been the one who feels a knee-jerk need to apologize for everything. Very often I mean it. When you’ve had a bad day, when something sad or ...
Group S.E.S. member Shoe had a conflict with her husband Im Hyoseong during a trip to Japan. Shoe on the 12th released new content on her YouTube channel "Human That's Shoe" titled "What happens when ...