A timeline of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Tokyo, Japan: from the first case to the end of the state of emergency.
Posts Tagged‘japan’
LWIF EP136: Why Japan Isn’t Cutting Down Enough of its Trees
Visit https://teamtrees.org and lets get some trees planted! #teamtrees I started off making this nice video about how Japan got its forests back through afforestation. Then I did too much researching on the Internet and came to the conclusion that Japan should be chopping down some of its trees. Trust me, it’ll all make sense once you watch the video… I hope.
LWIF EP130: Japanese Green Tea: From Farm to Table
If you’re like me and had no clue that most of the world’s tea, including Japanese green tea, comes from the same plant, then come along for a tea learning journey!
LWIF EP124: What a Family-Owned Ryokan is Like (Traditional Japanese Inn and Hot Spring)
Japan is famous for it’s ryokan’s (traditional Japanese inn and hot springs). A large part of that is the omotenashi, or the hospitality, that you receive. We go to Northern Ibaraki to visit Toshimaya Tsukihama No Yu, a family-owned ryokan that’s been in operation for 113 years and is being passed on to the sixth generation.
LWIF X EP41: Christmas & New Year’s in Japan | Q+A v9
In this Q+A video my Japanese teacher and I answer questions about Christmas and New Year’s in Japan.
LWIF X EP30: Working in Japan | Interviews
What is it like to work in Japan? I interviewed eight people who have worked in Japan to find out.
LWIF EP98: What it’s Like Working In Japan
I’ve never worked in Japan. I mean I work in Japan, but I work from my home and have never needed Japanese language or workplace skills. But I do know people who have, so I set up interviews with eight of them to see what their experiences were like.
LWIF EP87: Elementary School Rules in Japan
These are what the rules are like in Aiko and Shin’s elementary school in Japan. There are some rules the kids forgot to talk about, like no wearing outdoor shoes in school or everyone has to eat the same lunch (which is made fresh everyday at school). What are school rules like where you’re from?
LWIF X EP18: My Trouble With Stats a.k.a. I got the Median Household Income Wrong
In my latest housing video I got the statistics wrong for the median household income in the U.S. and Canada. In this video I explain how I got it wrong.
LWIF EP48: What a Japanese Summer BBQ is Like
We were invited to a summer BBQ in Japan and this is what it was like. Charcoal grills (which aren’t hibachis) were used to cook the assortment of beef, pork, seafood, noodles, and veggies. Since this wasn’t in Tokyo, there was actually a slice of a front yard, which was entirely taken up by the inflatable pool! What’s a summer BBQ like where you’re from?