Inside Japan – Searching for a Job in Tokyo and Japan as a Foreigner

Hello my beloved followers! I hope you are doing fine. Here Sakura are already a distant memory, the rainy season is approaching, and we are still in state of emergency. As the title of the article suggests, this time I would like to talk about searching for a job in Tokyo and Japan as a […]

Japan Virtual Tours – Beautiful Snow and Castle in Nozawa Onsen and Matsumoto

Hello everyone! How are you? On my Instagram I promised that after our little “Kyoto tour” we would have started a new journey together, and here we go! We will take the Shinkansen from Tokyo and go up, towards Nagano prefecture, to see some beautiful snow and a castle! Are you ready? Trip preparation from […]

Inside Japan – Ume, Earthquakes, and Next Media Interviews

Hello everyone! Hope you are fine. Spring is here! And this is a quick update about some important events happening this and next month! “Ume” the beautiful plum flowers Before the arrival of the beloved Cherry Blossoms in March, called “Sakura” in Japanese, there is another flower that it is worth viewing: “Ume”, the plum […]

Inside Japan – Moving to a New Apartment in Tokyo, Part II

Hello! How are you? Hope everything is fine. In Tokyo the state of emergency was extended until March 7, so I will continue working from home for quite a long time. This article follows the one of last week about moving to a new apartment in Tokyo. While last time we talked about how to […]

Inside Japan – Moving to a New Apartment in Tokyo, Part I

Hello everyone! How are you? Probably in some sort of quarantine like me, because this 2021’s looks a lot like the past year! I started working from home on some days, and with Jack we stopped going out unless we need food or essential furniture for our new apartment. Yes, we finally moved to Shinjuku-ku! […]

Japan Virtual Tours – Kansai Mon Amour! A Different Osaka, Nara, and Kyoto

Hello everyone! How are you? In my last article I wrote about starting to work and my first trip near beautiful Mount Fuji. Many things happened after that: I went live on the Swiss radio, spent one great month working in my company, and found a new apartment where Jack and I will move next […]

Inside Japan – Setting Up Your Japanese Life as a Student or Employee

Hello everybody! How are you? I am still in quarantine with Jack in our cute Japanese apartment. It is going well, with its normal ups and downs. I put away the luggage, set my “home workstation”, then remotely managed to talk to my company, the city office, and opened a bank account by mail. So, […]

Inside Japan – Back to Tokyo: PCR Tests, Flights, and Quarantine

Hello everybody! Hope everything is fine. As I wished in my last article, I am writing from my Tokyo apartment, where I am currently in quarantine with Jack. If you are in Europe, please stay safe and wear a mask, getting Covid should not be a pleasant experience. I luckily tested negative, so I was […]

Inside Japan – Back to Tokyo: Working Visa and Other Procedures

Hi everyone! Hope you are fine and staying safe. Covid numbers out there do not seem great, and many European countries are taking more precautions again. I need to depart as soon as possible! At the beginning of my last article I told you I got my job confirmed and I started my visa’s procedures. […]

Amazing Stories – From Vladivostok to Fukuoka on a Boat

Hi my dear readers! How is life going? There are a few updates from my side: In one of my latest posts I talked about the possibility to go back to Japan, and now it is confirmed! I am in the middle of visa’s procedures, and I may be able to be back by November! […]