Great Teamwork Between the Japanese Government and People Hi, it’s Derek from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. I think the Japanese people have been very supportive of government efforts to contain coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan. During Japan’s states of emergency between April 7 and May 26, following voluntary stay-at-home and social distancing directives […]
Biwaichi: Cycling Around Japan’s Biggest Lake
Lake Biwa is Japan’s biggest lake- about 185km around, it is also one of the oldest lakes in the world (estimated to be at least 4 million years old). Located near the old capital of Kyoto, Lake Biwa is featured in many notable stories and in classic literature and as such is a popular destination […]
Invasive Species exhibition finally opens!
The exhibition of invasive species of the museum of Natural History in Osaka has finally opened! It was postponed for three month. My family and I were looking forward to this exhibition from the beginning of this year. But for the Corona virus the museum closed till now. As you can see on the posters […]


