Moving to Japan Is Not as Hard as You Think

Moving to Japan Is Not as Hard as You Think

Aren’t you afraid to be going somewhere where you don’t know anyone? How can you eat raw fish? Aren’t you afraid you’ll get sick? Aren’t you worried about going so far away? How can you leave your family? What if something happens to you? How can you afford it? I...
Why Japan?

Why Japan?

I’ve lived in Japan for the last ten years. I had originally intended to come only for one—one year on the other side of the planet and then back home again to Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. If you’d told me that I’d still be here more than ten years later, I’d have walked...