For the last month or so I’ve been regularly watching a particular YouTube channel about living in Japan as a foreigner. Welcome to the channel. My name is Paul and I make videos about Japanese society, life, and culture from the viewpoint of a long-term foreign resident. I’ve been here for going on 20 years… Continue reading Exjapter YouTube
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Past Photos from Japan Nº 2
Here are some old photos I took in Japan in 2017.
Conbini Wars | Map of Convenience Store Territories
In Minnesota we have Walgreens or CVS for national chain convenience stores, sometimes literally across the street from each other. In Japan, there is FamilyMart, 7/11, Lawson, Ministop, or SeicoMart. These are called conbini (コンビニ), pronounced like “cone bee nee “, a shortened form of convenience store. Conbini are like a Walgreens with the hot… Continue reading Conbini Wars | Map of Convenience Store Territories
Past Photos from Japan Nº 1
I have some (okay, many) photos of Japan that I can share leading up to our move there, so I’m going to post a few times up to when we leave. This are just picked out of a very large heap without much rhyme or reason. Kamakura Kamakura is a suburb of Yokohama, which itself… Continue reading Past Photos from Japan Nº 1
The True Size of…
When talking about our move to Japan I frequently fall short in explaining what the distances are like. How big is Kanazawa? How long does it take to get from Tokyo to Nanao? Are we going to visit Fukuoka every weekend, once a month, or once a year? How big? Here is a website that… Continue reading The True Size of…