If someone were to say to me, “What’s a big thing happening in Japan and the area around it?” I would definitely say one thing right away. If someone were to say, “What thing is bothering you in your daily life in Japan, clogging up your head, prodding you all the time?” I would also… Read More The Virus (Part 1)
Happy New Year everyone! We’ve officially entered 2020, a new decade, and it’s already exciting, at least for me. My family has had countless new things happening already: a new computer arriving, my first opportunity to hold a copy of my own novel in my hands, a beginning of a new book… But with all… Read More How Japanese Spend New Years (Part 2)
Do you know the origin of the word “Christmas”? Well, if you break it up, of course you can tell it’s “Christ”, or the chosen One of God, Jesus Christ, who came to the earth to give us eternal life, and “mas” or “mass”, which means “festival”, or “gathering”. Hence, Christmas is a day we… Read More Christmas in Japan
Ministering in Japan The Good News that I believe in, is the news of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, coming down to the world to take the punishment for sins and to give us new life. Sharing this news with people is not easy. And it’s not easy to do in any country. If a person… Read More Ministering to Friends ~What I learned from sharing to Japanese people~
Now, I think all of you who have read my 3 Differences post, have been long awaiting a post to explain why Japanese people are polite and American people are friendly. Well, now I can finally tell you. So buckle your seatbelts and get ready for the reason Japanese people are so polite! To answer… Read More The Reason Japanese People are Polite
Every two years, my family and I fly to America to meet my dad’s family. Going there, I notice many differences in culture and in manners. Today I’d like to introduce three of them. Difference 1: Americans are friendly, Japanese are polite. (Culture) This difference in preference can be seen everywhere; from restaurants to inside… Read More 3 Differences
Life in Kyoto 