Meishi"Meishi" [名刺] is the Japanese word for a name/business card and is a fundamental item of Japanese business.
Thought we'd take a look at my latest meishi design and while we're at it have a gander at meishi from my previous positions.
Japan Work BenefitsIn a previous article I spoke about looking for work in Japan and today thought I should talk about the typical work benefits by taking the current opening position at Good Smile Company and my past experience as examples.
Good Smile Company ar...
Health Care in Japan"Kenko Shindan" [健康診断[けんこうしんだん]] is the word for "Health Checkup" and I've been having them since my times at Amazon. Many companies in Japan provide annual health checkups for employees. Depending on what your company decides to pay, som...
Tokyo ApartmentsSo what sort of rates can you be expecting to pay for rent in Tokyo and what sort of apartments are available?
Prices depends on which part of Tokyo you are looking at, size of apartment, distance from the nearest train station, how much daylight...
Japan ProprietorshipWhy is it that time seems to pass quickly the older one gets?
A philosopher called Paul Janet many moons ago came up with Janets Law which basically says that young folks feel that time passes slowly and old farts (like me) feel time passes quicker...
Japanese Car NavigationAfter many years of living in Japan, I never thought that I would have a need for a car because there are train stations absolutely everywhere. How wrong I could be. Now that we have been driving for nearly a year - we could not possibly live without...
Learn JapaneseSo why did I choose Japanese?
Back in the UK, I remember watching a children’s program called Blue Peter where the presenters came to Japan to cover Tokyo culture. Cant remember what age I was but I swore to myself that I would live and work in Ja...
Work in JapanThe MSN/Windows Live team in Japan moved to Akasaka this May. While the office is miles away from the metro, I do have much better view from my workspace when compared to my previous office at Amazon *but*! I get less space for figures ToT.
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Tokyo Property PurchaseI wrote an article on buying a house in Tokyo a while ago and have been getting mail re the subject ever since. Rather can continue to copy and paste my replies, I thought I would write up something with more beef answering many of the frequently ask...
