Culture, Lifestyle, Food and More… Useful Information about Japan

スポンサーリンク   Traditional Sport ‘SUMO’   Do you know what is Japanese national sport?   We do not have official national sport that declared by government.   However, Japanese believe that Budo (武道) or martial arts is Japanese national sport. …

スポンサーリンク When is Disney’s Halloween?   Have you been to Tokyo Disneyland? If you haven’t, you might want to visit during Halloween event. It is taken place between September 9th and October 31st in 2016.   There are a lot …

スポンサーリンク What is Maternity Leave?   Maternity leave is a benefit that mothers receive money from government while they take care of their babies. Specific terms vary depending on countries.   It usually requires that the same company has employed …

スポンサーリンク     Some say Japanese are polite. Others say they are fake. What do you think? Why are they considered polite?

スポンサーリンク   What do you cook when you go to BBQ? I’m sure you have certain items to cook.     Here are 10 popular menus you could try at outdoor BBQ. Potato with Butter  Put potatoes, salt and butter …

スポンサーリンク   Most of countries have right-hand traffic. That is, people drive cars and motorcycles on the right side of the road. Some countries, however, have left-hand traffic. Japan is one of them and others include England, Australia, Malaysia, South …

スポンサーリンク   One of the good things staying in Canada is there is not much earthquakes. Japan has millions of earthquakes every year but I rarely feel them in here. There are, of course, earthquakes in Canada but usually far …

スポンサーリンク   Hiking is popular in Canada and Japan. It is fun to go with friends or family. However, we have to remember that mountains are part of nature and weather could abruptly change. In order to enjoy hiking, I’m …

スポンサーリンク   Singles Party   Have you ever been to Singles Party? It’s been very popular in Japan and called Gokon (合コン).   Traditional Gokon usually is taken place in the evening. Thus people go there enjoy drinking and eating …

スポンサーリンク   Each country has different tradition in terms of marriage. Japanese marriage is mysterious to foreigners.   Here are 3 after-marriage facts that foreigners find difficult to understand.