What happens when the emperor passes away? Forgive me for my impudent remark.However, it is actually important for people in Japan. That's because the passing of our emperor has huge impact on our lives. You ask me how? How the passing of …

I woke up at 11 am.Though it's nearly noon, my mouth, throat or stomach wouldn't accept ordinary rice or even cereal despite my appetite from healthy body. Maybe it's because of the heat in the air, or the fatigue from last night. But I fo…

While I was organizing my room, I found some pictures.In these pictures, there are preteen kinds smiling, giggling ,or acting silly.The phrase from the movie 'Stand by Me' represents them well: "I never had any friends later on like the on…

" What did you just say!? " I burst into laughter." I didn't know it was that important !" my Chinese friend cried over the phone.Oh yeah...of course she didn't know just a stamp could be such an important thing here in Japan, and she lost…