A Smith’s School of English Kawanishi student, who is in her sixties, told me that she was studying English for prevention of senility. I found this very interesting. There are many reasons why my students of English study English with me in Kawanishi. Some study it for their jobs, some for travel, some for English […]
A Great Day Out in Osaka with Family
On June 5, 2011 my wife Akemi, 10-month-old daughter Tina and I went to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in the Minato ward of Osaka, near Osaka Bay. My wife and I had been there before but not for a long time. We wanted to go again and especially to bring Tina there for the first time. […]
Japanese Soft Culture Around the World
As much as economists like to forecast doom and gloom in the world economies and the media worries about our aging society, Japanese society continues to dominate and grow in the soft culture sector. What is “soft culture” you ask? Soft culture are exported concepts, rather than exported goods. Soft culture is fashion, design, music, […]
