Japan

Gaman, I Can Take It

“Have we all become too soft?” I wonder about that. There is a Japanese word “Gaman” which is often translated […]

What role do you Play? This week it’s been so amazing and inspiring to watch the 2020 Tokyo Olympics! Five

culNowadays, it seems like everyone has an opinion. Which is fine. But, there are so many sides to every argument.

“Selling is a skill. And an important skill for business.” I never realized that my Japanese cultural habits affected my

This question is from one of my readers. It’s also a very common question that I get often. What is

Contribution from freelance writer Jocelyn Brown. For decades, Asian culture has shown an affinity for animation and computer games…

Omiyage, is the Japanese custom of gifting that is ingrained in our culture. When we are invited over to someone’s

My very limited knowledge of tattoos comes from my experience of growing up in Tokyo. In Japanese, the word for

The Japaneses Shichigosan festival celebrates children who are 7,5, and 3. The word, Shichigosan is literally a combination of three numbers

Seattle’s Sister City in Japan is Kobe, the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. To deepen the relationship between the two cities,