If you have visited Tokyo or other cities of Japan in February – March period, you must have realized almost all people were wearing surgical masks. I am one of these people wearing a mask. Cedar pollens is the allergen floating in the air during February to early April, which affect about 1/4 of the […]

Six weeks have passed since the state of emergency declared over COVID-19 in populated areas in Japan such as Tokyo, Osaka and etc. Japan is in third wave of the Corona infection. The state of emergency was declared last year in April, when various facilities were closed or shorten business hours including restaurants and bars […]

Former president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, Mr. Mori, resigned last week after his comments that women talk too much during meetings.Although Japanese society is yet too far away from sexual equality, most of people are trying to approve women’s rights and positions in the society. Under such circumstance Mr. Mori’s comment and attitude […]