by Venese | Last updated Jul 1, 2025 | Moving to Japan
A share house in Tokyo tends to be drastically different from the ones in “Terrace House”. Every start of the show brings the announcement, “Six strangers living together. All that is prepared is a beautiful house and automobiles. There is no script...
by Venese | Last updated May 17, 2024 | Learning Japanese
Studying the Japanese language can be really frustrating at times, especially when you’re faced with complex kanji characters, tricky pronunciation, and nuanced grammar rules. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and want to give up. However, these challenges...
by Venese | Last updated Jun 26, 2024 | Japan Pop Culture, Japanese Culture & Language
It’s not surprising that online gaming is widely popular in Japan. After all, it’s where some of the most legendary game companies were born: Nintendo, Square Enix, Sega, Konami—the list goes on. Chances are, at least once in your childhood, you’ve played a video game...
by Venese | Last updated Jun 26, 2024 | Japan Pop Culture, Japanese Culture & Language
Unless you’re familiar with Japanese pop culture, you may not know the terms ‘weeaboo’ or ‘otaku’. Perhaps you’ve heard of them but are unsure what they mean or how they differ. Or maybe you’ve lumped them into the same...
by Venese | Last updated Aug 27, 2025 | Japan Travel
Hello, I’m Ema, a Tokyo local who has spent most of my life in this vibrant city, with additional years in Malaysia, China, and the US. Thanks to my multicultural upbringing, I’ve always had an insatiable curiosity to explore different cultures and places around the...
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