BusinessCultureEssayEuropean countriesJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 20, 2016Jan 07, 2024 beckoning cat, come here, Europe, gestures, international sales, Japan, maneki neko, palm down, palm up, US Beckoning Gestures Today, I will talk about gestures meaning “come here.” 手招きのジェスチャー In Japan, when we want to express “come here,” we Read More
BusinessCultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 19, 2016Jan 07, 2024 barber shops, electric perms, Electricity Outage Day, electricity shortage, Japanese beauty salons Regular Holidays of Beauty Salons Japanese beauty salons (and barber shops) are closed every Tuesday in the Kanto region, and every Monday in the other Read More
BusinessCultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 16, 2016Jan 07, 2024 colleagues, congratulations, farewell, greeting, Japanese expression, Otsukaresama desu, phrase, project, work Otsukaresama Desu Today, I will talk about an useful Japanese expression “Otsukaresama desu.” お疲れ様です Otsukaresama desu is a phrase that rewards someone Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEuropean countriesHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 11, 2016Jan 07, 2024 average income, De Beers, diamond, engagement ring, income levels, Japan, promotion, salary, yen exchange rates An Engagement Ring In Japan, a phrase something like “you should spend three months’ salary on an engagement ring” has spread. 婚約指輪 I Read More
BusinessCultureEssayJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru May 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 future tense, grammar, Japan, language, national identity, savings, savings rate, study, Yale University A Relationship between Languages and Savings It is said that Japanese like to save money, and the average amount is more than 10 million yen (about Read More
BusinessDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 01, 2016Jan 07, 2024 boss, dinner, drunk, friends, mountains, Nagano Prefecture, number, post, sentences, time The 500th Post This post is my 500th post. 500回目の投稿 When I posted my 400th post, I forgot the number of my posts, Read More
BusinessEssayScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 26, 2016Jan 07, 2024 assets, British psychologists, business managers, divorce rates, first sex ages, height, high income, higher education, higher wages, incomes, low voice, money, New York University, rich, small tits, successful men, Texas University Features of Successful Men Today, I will talk about features of successful men. 出世する男の特徴 According to the study of Texas University, business managers who Read More
BusinessDiaryJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Apr 25, 2016Jan 07, 2024 ATM, computer, dinner, gift, Golden Week holidays, iPad, mentor, money, passbook balance, payday, university My First Paycheck Today was a long-awaited payday for the first time in my life. 初給料 I checked my passbook balance at an Read More
BusinessConstructionDiaryHardware storeUncorrected Toru Apr 24, 2016Jan 07, 2024 caliper, desk, diameter, measurement, screws Wrong Screws Today, I tried to assemble a desk, but I missed eight screws. 間違ったねじ Therefore, I went to a hardware store Read More