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Between conference calls with Tokyo clients and partners and trips to Japan, growing and maintaining Japanese skills that are relevant to my business needs is invaluable. I’ve recently come across a web tool called Memrise.com that helps me gain efficiencies and relevancy in learning Japanese vocabulary that is highly relevant to my career.
Studying Japanese can [...]
- In: Cool Stuff| Tokyo
- Tags: business Japanese, Japanese learning, Japanese skills, memrise.com
Disc Golf in Tokyo: Closer than you May Think
7, Aug 2011A few weeks ago I was in Tokyo for business and had a free Sunday on my hands. I’m an avid disc golf player and manage to squeeze in a few rounds per week. I have heard that disc golf has a quite a small, loyal following in Japan. Additionally, I’ve heard that there are [...]
- In: Cool Stuff| Tokyo
- Tags: disc golf, Innova Condor, Tatsumi Park, Tokyo, Yurakucho line
Heading to Tokyo or a different part of Japan for a business trip? Heading there in the summer time? Get ready for some hot times. It’s going to be “jungle hot” or “swamp hot”. Can you say, “humid”? Actually, you should probably learn how to say that. It will be a great conversation started with [...]
- In: Tokyo
- Tags: business trip to Tokyo, heat island, japan, summer time
We all know the trauma associated with the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster (東北関東大震災) that occurred in Fukushima, Japan. We’ve seen the destruction on television and the Internet. What many people have not seen is what is referred to as the “Fly-jin” phenomenon. A spin-off of the term used for foreigners in Japan (Gaijin), this [...]
What most people don’t realize is that there is so much to see in Tokyo that does not revolve around the JR Yamanote line. Next to Shibuya and Meguro, this little gem is where you want to go to feel like you are in an odd hybrid of Japan + Paris. The area around Setagaya [...]
- In: Tokyo
- Tags: H Tokyo, JR yamanote, meguro, Nozy Coffee, olu olu cafe, setagaya park, setagaya-ku, shibuya, Tokyo, vegan restaurant Tokyo, 三宿交差点, 世田谷公園