Month: October 2013

Or Icoca, Manaca, Toica, Kitaca, Sugoca, Nimoca, Pasmo, Hayakaken, or Pitapa. I once wrote that the difference between Singapore and Japan’s contactless cards for public transport is that

No, I’m not taking up Japanese citizenship. At least I have no intention to do so now. But I recently met a guy from China who is in

Japan has a very unique culture in viewing the departure of people. I don’t mean departure from this world, but anything else from people leaving a job to

Having moved five times to my sixth apartment in the span of 3.5 years, I’ve done up the moving checklist so many times, it’s getting a little tiring.

Throughout my 3.5 years here, I occasionally talk to Mum over Skype when Sis is home. This is because Mum is not very IT-savvy and that she was

If you’ve ever bought anything from the supermarket or convenience store, you would notice either of the above, though mostly 賞味期限. I used to think 賞味期限 is the

Over three years ago, when I was still studying and transferring money from my Singapore savings account to finance myself, Japanese yen was at its most expensive ever.

When I was a child, we were crazy over soccer. The whole nation was. It was always touching for me to see the Kallang Wave and I always

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