Exploring the Land of the Rising Sun

I had the chance to tour around Tokyo last year. I was intrigued by the usual tourist places, the ubiquitous vending machines, and the…

We were in Japan

A letter that I will never send…

Raw lessons of Japanese culture to a foreign intern.

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

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. Yes, I…

I grew up in the suburbs of Sweden’s second largest city (which, by global standards, is quite a tiny spectacle). This small town is in…

For the past 7 weeks, I have been working at an early-stage startup in Japan. Start-up work can be exciting as there is a lot of room for…

I was talking with a young Japanese professional who used to study abroad and is now occasionally on oversea business trips. As our…

They’re surprisingly ugly.

Seiko high school — one of the best high schools in Japan from my knowledge — greeted me with the warmest welcome. This business field trip…

Unwanted favors gain no gratitude.

As much as I enjoy the initial adventurous phase in being in a new place, I treasure the phase when you settle into a routine. When what…

I was having a pretty bad day.

The Story Continues 2017－

I have always had a mixed feeling of curiosity and distance towards Japan, even though this country is close to where I came from and not…

I hate rain.

After finishing my first-year study at Minerva Schools at KGI in San Francisco, I chose to spend my summer interning for a Japanese…

A glimpse into life in Tokyo through the smallest of moments.

Living in Japan means opening the door to a different world where limitation blurs and self-constraint fades. Every Japanese person has a…

I bought my ticket to Korea. I wrote. The sentence was almost an afterthought at the end of letter addressed to my friend, written with no…

I first learned about Japan when I watched a short film on cherry blossom (“sakura”), Japanese national flower. Different from other…