Calendar

December 2007
M T W T F S S
« Nov   Jan »
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  

Christmas 2007

For those of you, who pitied me for having to work on the 25th and 26th this month: don’t. Even though this great event does not exist as such in Japan, they created their own, distinctively Japanese version of it. Much more interesting in a way. So what is different? Christmas here is thought to be [...]

Japanese attitude towards working

A countless number of books has been written about the famous Japanese attitude towards working, their reliability, long working hours and dedication to the company. Just yesterday was just one such example and I thought it to be quite interesting for those of you who are new to this different world I call my home [...]

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test – JLPT

Last year I missed the opportunity but this year I was well prepared and took the test. Skipping level 4, I went straight for Level 3 (”sankyuu”). The exam was not too hard, but no real suprise here, as I am already studying the Kanji for Level 2 (”nikyuu”) for a few weeks. So apart [...]

Weihnachtsmarkt in Gotanda

As there are quite a few Germans living in Tokyo, there is a reasonable presence of churches. So, albeit they are hidden and hard to find for the regular tourist, every year all of us poor, homesick Germans are informed by the German Society, the Embassy or other means of the christmas markets and their locations. [...]