EDITORIAL
Japonica’s Most Read Articles Vol 2
Your favorite articles published in April 2022
Hello, Japonica readers and writers!
Thank you for your continued support🥰
いつも読んでくださっているそこのあなた！本当にありがとうございます！
How was your Golden Week? Did you miss it living outside of Japan? That’s too bad, but don’t worry! We’re expecting a lot of travel articles for summer vacation planning—and we expect borders will be reopen for Japonica family members soon🚀
Now let us introduce our most-read articles published in April!
The Most Popular Article of April 2022 goes to…
Alvin T.!!! Last month, Alvin’s article got over 10k views and broke the record of Japonica! Congratulations, Alvin!
🥇Why So Many Foreigners Who Move to Japan End Up Hating It Alvin T.
Along with the growth of Japonica, more and more articles are getting a large number of views. Here are the most popular articles of April🌸
🥈10 Surprising — or Not — Things You Must Never Do in Japan Diane Neill Tincher
🥉The 3 Ultimate Key Factors to a Successful Side Hustle Yuko Tamura
Japanese Companies Lack Two Success Factors to Win in the Global Age Alvin T.
This Japanese Restaurant Challenges Your Definition of Success Yuko Tamura
Eating Up Japan: Domburi bakagaijin
Kikubari — Japan’s Key to Exceptional Customer Service Timothy Sullivan
This Little-Known Japanese Corporate Ritual Might Surprise You Alvin T.
Delving Into The 5 Main Styles Of Shochu Jamie Ryder
Pixar Respects Japanese Anime―the Power of the Sailor Moon Generation Around the Globe Yuko Tamura
Men Without Women Book Review Jamie Ryder
10 Essential Japanese Phrases to Learn Today Diane Neill Tincher
The Five Things to Buy Before Your Trip to Japan rebecca copeland
The Ideal Japanese Date: Achievable for Foreign Ladies? Olivia F
The Baseball Widow — a Novel by Suzanne Kamata DC Palter
My Run-Ins With Fastidious Japanese Officialdom DC Palter
Author Chats: An Interview with Suzanne Kamata DC Palter
Editors’ Favorites
These are the personal favorite articles of the Japonica editors. Each story brought us smiles and inspiration!
DC Palter’s pick: My Experience of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Ren Oyama
Alvin T.’s pick: Shukubō-Temple-stay on Mount Kōya Diane Neill Tincher
Yuko Tamura’s pick: Charting the History of Japan’s Deadly Women Warriors Jamie Ryder
To all our writers, we’re looking forward to reading your next story about Japan. Thank you again for supporting Japonica!
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