Today is Keirou no Hi in Japan. It´s a day you care about elderly people starting with your grandparents even more than usual day.

Yesterday was the night of Chushu no Meigetsu (中秋の名月). Japanese people have been having a special admiration for the moon since ancient times.

One of the Japanese summer custom is Uchimizu. Ancient Japanese people sprinkled water on the street to cool themselves down. But how does it work? Is it just a belief?

Today is Doyo no Ushi no Hi in Japan. It´s the day Japanese people consume eels the most during the year to beat the summer heat. Why eels? And what does Doyo no ushi no hi means?

I was totally addicted to this TV drama, SUIKA. Not only the location was where I grew up but also I just wanted to have those friends in my life who help me to think how to live happily.

Japan has no team work. Now I know the difference between team work and collectivity. Two books of William Hiroyuki Saito helped me to understand Japanese society and the weakness of Japanese people.

A German filmmaker, Fritz Schumman focuses on Japan´s serious problem, Kasoka (depopulation) and made a documentary, “Valley of Dolls” captured a village where more dolls than the habitants.

Some how many people get a little bit depressed in May. This is an actual illness called Gogatsu-byo in Japan. Why this happens and does it happen to only Japanese people?

A new project from iromegane, Japanese in the World. The first episode is two Japanese illustrators who recently start their new life in Berlin, Germany.

The second Sunday of May is Haha no Hi (Mother´s Day) in Japan. How do Japanese people celebrate it?