I thought that the act of making postcards being popular in Japan was so cute! Christmas cards are popular here, but they feel less personal because they’re not handmade. I’d like it if printers here were also made for postcards so that it would be easy for me to make and send things to my family and friends. I think sending things through the mail is an underused form of communication here. I’d like to start sending postcards through the mail because I think it’s special to receive something handwritten and hand decorated. I also love Japanese stationery! I’d like to get my hands on more products that I can use for letters and postcards. On this new years nengajo, my name is written on the left side of the card in katakana. Then the Japanese way to 2024 is written to the right of it with new years written under it. The kanji for dragon is written in the sun and to the right of that happy new years is written in hiragana. I included a dragon because it is the Chinese new year of ...
This Japanese student's daily life seems really similar to that of a college student here. I’m sure it varies from person to person as it does here but waking up and attending classes and then going to work a restaurant job before bed is very familiar to me. I’ve heard school is more difficult for them there but the video didn’t mention much about the actual classes so I’m still not too sure. I wonder if the same kinds of jobs are seen more as student jobs like they are here. Such as restaurant jobs, like she had in the video, or retail. Or maybe they have other jobs there for things we don’t have here. I don’t think that I’d like to work for a Japanese company for very long because I know that they have to work long hours, but it would be interesting to learn how it works I think. If I do end up studying there I don’t plan on working while I’m there, but I guess I will find out how much harder it is compared to here. I’ve seen some vlogs of people studying abroad there and they ...
It was difficult to understand the Ted talk given about this topic because they did not silence the Japanese when they dubbed over the speaker with English so I couldn’t glean much information. But I know that she started off talking about the declining birth rate in Japan and I am aware of some of the problems with that. I think the work culture in Japan is often cited as part of the problem. Because people are so intensely worked, it does not leave them much free time to meet people outside of work and develop relationships that could lead to marriage, nor does it leave much room for time with kids. I’m not sure what the parental leave looks like in Japan but I imagine that it isn’t very good given the emphasis on working long hours in everyday life. I do know that when you have a baby, they Japanese government assists much more than the American government does. I’ve seen the care package given to new parents and it is extremely useful. Also, I know the hospital bills for havi...
Comments
Post a Comment