Last Sunday felt like a nearly ‘normal’ day before the pandemic - for the first time since the end of the March, I caught a train 🚋 (!). Initially, I was slightly nervous 😰 about crowds on a train but as the coronavirus infection reported in Japan are mainly at bars where people are in a … Continue reading One more! Wanko soba experience near Tokyo
Working from home is now a norm in my life as I have been working from home twice as long than I have gone into the office this year (!). The change is work lifestyle and staying at home more due to coronavirus have made me extra conscious about my health. Not only the lack … Continue reading Health in Japan: say yes to seitai
I've mentioned in a couple of posts (last week about the number of single use plastic bottles at work and about so many short shelf life ready made food in the supermarket), but I am constantly astounded by the amount of waste created by living in Tokyo, Japan. Sure, it is Japanese おもてなし (omotenashi, an … Continue reading How to live green in Tokyo ♻️
This week marked my first year of working in Japan! 🎉 Fortunately, 2 months after moving back to Japan, I was able to secure a full time job at a startup where my colleagues are from all over the world. Although my current workplace is much more relaxed and closer to the Australian working culture … Continue reading The differences between Japanese 🇯🇵 and Australian 🇦🇺 workplaces
June 1 officially marks the start of summer and it's started to feel like it too. How can I tell? Here are the 5 signs that we've noticed that summer is approaching Japan: Rain 🌧 June was called "水無月" (Minaduki, characters meaning water, nothing, moon/month) and apparently it meant that it's a month of rain. Sure … Continue reading 5 Signs that summer is approaching Japan
Japan has now ended the state of emergency for every prefecture this week as the recorded coronavirus infection numbers are kept low. I found myself checking Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus world tally to see the ups and downs on a regularly basis but when I take a step back, I realise that these aren’t just numbers … Continue reading Holding hands with death
Most of Japanese prefectures are out of state of emergency as of this week except for a few including Tokyo. Tokyo may 'officially' come out of state of emergency next week (a lot companies have already gone back to work....) but I would still be staying at home more than pre-Covid19 era for the foreseeable … Continue reading 5 home items I bought in Japan that I love
State of Emergency has been extended around Japan (although many have ignored it and have started to go back into the office after Golden Week). Honestly, I haven't really gotten out anywhere to experience much of Japan lately. However, what I see often is the beautiful Tokyo Tower that is near my home and we … Continue reading 33 Facts about Tokyo Tower
Last week was Golden Week in Japan where we had Monday through to Wednesday off thanks to a number of public holidays.Saying that, due to state of emergency and with the current new normal, we stayed put in Tokyo🗼 by mainly staying at home and occasionally cycling on our bikes 🚲 when the sun came … Continue reading Arty Tennozu Isle with a restaurant with a view
Since Wednesday April 29, Japan is in what used to be one of the biggest holiday period of the year, Golden Week, where multiple public holidays are lined up to be enjoyed for a spring vacation. As Japan is in the midst of State of Emergency now, compared to last year's Golden Week, shinkansen or … Continue reading Is fabric “Abenomask” a fabrication? and how Japan is handling coronavirus
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