Tokyo Life “Why are You Still in Japan?”

It can feel to some international residents like there are more reasons to leave than to stay in Japan. Thinking about your life here, why is it that you have chosen to stay?

Paying for Dental Procedures

Dealing with price shock from American to Japan

The Problem with Pet Names

愛称で呼んだらダメかしら？

American Hamburgers vs. Japanese Hambāgu

ハンバーガーvs.ハンバーグ

Colorful Language

多彩な言語

Different strokes for different folks

十人十色

Let’s learn some American Idioms!

The oddities of English expressions

The “Fitness Lifestyle” in Japan

Intentional vs. accidental excercise

Overreaching New Year’s Resolutions

Annual goals are tricky regardless of culture

Different Cultures, Different Celebrations

Ushering in oshogatsu

The Case of the Christmas Chicken

A first “real American Christmas”

Christmas Gift-giving

Japan: The land of year-round presents