Do you know Japanese train traffic jam? It is noisy, crowdy, conflict. It happens in big city, for example, Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Tokyo Yamanote line is famous in Japan. Why does Japan train traffic happen? Here we go. Many Japanese use train in Tokyo On big city in Japan, many Japanese use train because its fee is cheap. Especially worker. They go to office with train. Companies must ready train fee. The cheaper is the better. Another reason, car traffic jam in Tokyo is a little complex. We do not know arrival time if we use car. On the other hand, train is perfect timer. Almost completely well. For example, train arrival time schedule is 10:00 o'clock, we will almost all arrive in 10:00 o'clock. Traffic occur 7:00 – 9:00 Here is traffic jam time in Japan. First is 7:00 o'clock to 9:00 o'clock. Because company or University start from 8:00 o'clock to 10:00 o'clock. Many people use the train in this time zone. If you want to avoid train traffic jam, you will...

Hi there. Do you feel communication is difficult to talk with foreigner? I feel often so. It's language problem. I have not spoken English at all for 20 years. Not speak English at all for 20years I learned English since junior high school. It is 20 years before. 20 years! Well, it is enough time to master English. Why cannot I use? By the way, it's not only me. Many Japanese cannot use too. Our learning way may be not correct. Because kids learn language in natural if they use 20 years. Japanese people like vocabulary, grammar Japanese people like vocabulary and grammar. I was often taken vocabulary test in junior high school. Furthermore, I am still taken it in TOEIC. TOEIC is listening and reading test. Many Japanese are superior in reading part. Why Japanese school love vocabulary and grammar? School teacher in Japan cannot speak English. They need only bachelor's degree　but not necessary to speak. They can be teacher without speaking ability. First stage is listening R...

Did you use tinder in Japan? Unfortunately, it is not better choice. In my opinion, Japanese do not like tinder because it is known by hook up app. You must use another app if you want to date with Japanese. This article shows useful app instead of tinder. Here we go! Japanese tinder app 1. pairs First is pairs . Many honest people use it. Why? Much of then use it for marriage. Woman age is up to 39 years old. If you are high salary, you get many chances to date. Salary is important for marriage. Japanese tinder app 2. with with is more honest app. I heard it although I have not to use this app. This is supported by famous person “Daigo”, he is liked by many Japanese. So, this app impression safety. Generally dating app is a little bad impression. Japanese tinder app 3. tapple The last one is tapple . Relatively, youth use it. Woman age is up to 25 years old. They do not want to marriage immediately. They hope to just date with another country people. If you want to meet youth, you mu...

Hi there. Do you work now? If you want to work in Japan, you must ready Japanese resume format. Umm, what does it? It means Rirekisho and Shokumukeirekisho. Unfortunately, Japanese company ONLY read them. CV in English are useless. This article shows how to write them. Here we go! What does Japan resume format? First, Japanese resume format is 2 types. One is Rirekisho, the other is Shokumukeirekisho. If you want to be part time job, Shokumukeirekisho is not needed. If permanent job, you must ready both. The following link shows download page Rirekisho and Shokumukeirekisho. This page is Rikunabi next, it is safety page. Many Japanese job seeker use this site. Rikunabi page link : Rikunabi Rirekisho and Shokumukeirekisho link page Rirekisho direct link : Rirekisho format Shokumukeirekisho direct link : Shokumukeirekisho format Rirekisho - everyone needs it In Japan, JIS standard Rirekisho is always used. JIS is Japan Industrial standard. It is simple. You write your name, birth, age, s...

Hello. I am Japanese and sadly not working now. Currently I do not get income, my future is a little cloudy! However, I have worked for 10 years after graduate school. Do you want to know daily routine in Japan? If yes, I can show you it. First is employment version, and second is non-employment version. Here we go! Japanese daily routine: Employment I had saw worker routine in Japan by YouTube before. It is extremely hard life, like Chinese 996(9:00-21:00, 6days). In my opinion, many Japanese do not work like it. Maybe 985 or 975(9:00-20:00 or 19:00, 5days). The following is employment version routine. How does it compare with your country? 7:00 Wakeup, breakfast, wash my face, wash teeth, and fit clothes on. 7:30 Leave my home. 8:30 Get to office. Check and reply email. 9:00 Start working. 12:00 Lunch time 13:00 Start working. 18:00 End working. Leave office.  Sometimes I work additional, but it is up to 20:00. Even maximum is 22:00. 19:00 Get to home. Dinner, bathroom, watch TV,...

Hi there. Have you been to date Japanese? Yes, many foreign men date Japanese woman. But contrast, Japanese man and foreign woman pair is little. Why Japanese man do not date foreign woman? Is it possible to date foreign woman in Japan? I'm Japanese and I have been to date foreign woman in Japan. It is before 20 years. She is exchange student and she came in my school. This experience indicates Japanese man possible to dating foreign woman. But in real, many Japanese man have not been to date foreign woman. Although Japanese woman date for man. What difference? It seems to opportunity and confidence. Less opportunity to meet My daily life, foreign woman is not seen. Where they are? Sometimes they are seen by English school. But it is foreign man too. Therefor opportunity of meet is even. I think Japanese side mental is problem. It means how many Japanese go to English school. My thinking, Japanese woman more passion than Japanese man. Japanese woman can speak English than Japanese ...

Today, there are 1.66 million foreign workers in Japan. Why do the Japanese hire foreigners? What do the Japanese expect from foreign workers? Introduction I live in Tokyo, Japan, and I have seen many foreign workers in restaurants, shops, plants, and various companies. Japanese government material shows there are 1.66 million foreign workers as of October 2019. The Japanese government (Kousei Roudou Shou) material is here. Japanese companies hire foreigners although they cannot communicate fluently in Japanese. Why? What do the Japanese expect from foreign workers? Foreign Workers in Japan In my opinion, there are two types of foreign workers. First is the workforce type, and second is the English tutor type. Japan Needs Foreign Workers for Workforce Japanese companies always need the workforce because they cannot hire Japanese workers. Because Japanese workers do not prefer long hours and low wages. They seek other jobs. On the other hand, foreign workers are more vital than the Japa...

Hi, there. I work in Tokyo, Japan. Almost all is Japanese, but sometimes I see foreign worker. One day, I had opportunity to drink with him. Unfortunately, I was not to be friend with him… Japanese want to be friends with them Many Japanese want to be friend with foreigner. There are some reasons. First, they want to communicate with foreign language. It is simply fun. Second, they want to know other country culture. It is fascinating if foreign culture is not same in Japan. Japanese is likely to interested in foreign worker. Why does they come from oversea? Why does they want to work in Japan? Many questions for foreign worker. Foreign worker is not finding friends in office? But in my experience, it is difficult to be friend with foreign worker. Many case Japanese ask them like above question. But they answer our question with boring. It is not like fun. I heard foreigner separate between work time and not work time. Private time. Maybe they are not finding friends in office. Coworke...

Japanese want to use English. I sometimes see them with English tutor at café in Japan. What is English tutor? Do you need special skill? How much does English tutor salary? Introduction In Japan, English tutor is famous job (Foreign worker in Japan). Many foreigners work it. You do not need special skill. Necessary is using English. But good tutor or not is important for Japanese. Tutor quality. Bad tutor can not work full in Japan. Private English tutor in Japan If you are to be English tutor in Japan, you refer to the following step. Looking for student by site. For example, EnjoyLesson, SenseiNavi, fiverr, etc. Negotiate student for your salary, lesson place, lesson content, etc. Lesson! Place is often café. Take fee. I took lesson about 10times. My case, lesson time is 60minutes. About lesson place, café better than tutor or student home. Home is dangerous. And lesson contents are free conversation or to use material by tutor. Fee standard is 2,000 ~ 3,000 yen per hours. If you ge...

You cannot play the music in Japan if you do not know how to start it. I can show you how to start it in Japan! Where do foreigners play the music? My hobby is playing drums. Sometimes I play it in band activity, also I play it only myself for practice. Sadly, I do not have drums. I always go to music studio for practice. In music studio, I notice there are only Japanese. No foreigners are there. Why? I think many foreigners do not know the music studio. How to start the band activity in Japan I summarize how to start the band activity. I hope it will help foreigners (want to start the band activity or want to play the music). Search other part Band activity needs you and other parts. You can find other parts with band activity site. For example, mixi, Facebook, twitter, and oursounds. My recommend is oursounds. It is famous in japan. Notice, it is easy to join the band if you play drums or bass. Because these are a few players. Vocal and guitar part are famous in Japan. It is difficul...

Have you used Tinder in Tokyo? Tinder is a famous dating app. But Japanese prefer other app than Tinder. Why is it? Introduction Tinder is a famous dating app. I think it is simple and useful app. Put your GPS location on and woman appear your screen. Then your job is only swipe. Also, cost is not expensive. You can use free. I have used it before too. Using tinder in Japan, have you met Japanese? Have you met Japanese after your Tinder work? In my opinion, it is difficult. Several reasons are there. For example, language problem. Many Japanese can not communicate in English. Only Japanese communication. You must use google translation every time if you can not use Japanese. It gets to be tired. Also, Japanese are afraid of foreigner. It is nearly language problem. Japanese fear foreigner because Japanese can not know what thinking foreigner does. And difference lifestyle, culture, consideration, etc. Hard game is. But most big problem is Tinder app impression. Tinder is free app so th...