Wagyu 101: Ranks of Japanese Beef

I consider Beef as a boring ingredient.

The Peculiarities of Tokyo and Japan

Raw lessons of Japanese culture to a foreign intern.

Have you really bento Japan?

I am, as I assume many of you are, no stranger to Japanese cuisine prior to setting foot on the country’s…

How two months in the Japanese countryside changed my perspective on cities

What I learnt from the girls of Japan

While working on a project focussed on gender empowerment in the public education system, I ended up interviewing over 30 females, with ages ranging from 9–24.

A Chinese Observation of Japan

I had the chance to tour around Tokyo last year. I was intrigued by the usual tourist places, the ubiquitous vending machines, and the overwhelming politeness. This year, thanks to Mistletoe, I interned in Tokyo for two months at LPixel, a medical imaging AI startup based in…

Farewell Japan

We arrived in early June, just in time for the summer heat that rolled over the two months in a heavy wave of humidity and sweat…

Standing at the edge to challenge the edge

A letter that I will never send…

Rappu For You

We were in Japan

Me and my Minerva clan

Introspection

3 months in Japan speaking no Japanese

My internship in Japan was the first time I had been in a non-English speaking country for an extended period. With this, came a unique set of challenges, but also the benefit of introspection.