Friday, July 20, 2018

Japan Culture Series 20: Gaman and Mottainai

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Currently in Japan there has been a wave of potentially dangerous natural events with heavy rains and floods in the west to new heatwa...
Friday, June 22, 2018

Japan Culture Series 19: Saving Face

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Welcome to Japan. Avoid shame to your country, town, family, and self. The pride of your country, town, family, and self must be preser...
Friday, May 25, 2018

Japan Culture Series 18: Ikuji

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    After reading these Japan Culture Series blogs for quite awhile now you may have come to the realization that in almost every way...
Saturday, April 21, 2018

Japan Culture Series 17: Ninjō

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    In the social composition of the Japanese being exists the very real conflict between social obligation and personal feelings. T...
Friday, March 23, 2018

But a Faithful man, who can find?

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      In Matthew 9:37-38 , Jesus in a highly memorable moment for all future Christians, said: “Then saith he unto his disciples, Th...
Friday, February 23, 2018

Japan Culture Series 16: Nemawashi

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    In the Japanese group culture a unique way of decision making predominates which is distinct from Western style decision making....
Sunday, January 21, 2018

2017: Year in Review

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     Well, it is hard to believe, but we have been here living in Japan for about nine months now. April 2018 will mark our one year ann...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

Japan Culture Series 15: Kisetsu

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Given its balanced geographical location on the globe, Japan is a country that experiences four distinct seasons. (Some say more if r...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Japan Culture Series 14: Omiai

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     To those who closely follow trends that occur in Japan the talk of population decline will inevitably come up. As reported ma...
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Saturday, October 21, 2017

Pachinko

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     It was about 9:40 AM as I was biking my way to my morning language class when I noticed a long line of people outside of a massive ...