The yen continued to weaken this morning against the dollar at 122.34 yen per dollar.Last month it was ¥115, which means that the value of the yen has dropped b...

It is said that "hot and cold lasts until the end of the spring equinox," but yesterday it suddenly turned cold and snowed.It was cold and snowy yesterday. In T...

Russia has invaded Ukraine, and the Japanese government, in cooperation with Western countries, has imposed economic sanctions against Russia.In response to the...

At first I thought I was dreaming of an earthquake.When I woke up, the room was really shaking. After noticing the shaking, when the shaking started in earnest,...

The weather has suddenly warmed up since last weekend.A week ago the highest temperature was 6 degrees Celsius, but yesterday it was 19 degrees Celsius, a diffe...

Manila Airport seems to be coming alive as the Philippines begins to welcome tourists. Since the quarantine period on my return to Japan has been eased, the tri...

The season when plum blossoms are blooming is also the time to file income tax returns. Last year, I submitted a paper tax return to the tax office.This year, I...

March 8 is my wife and I's wedding anniversary.I had thought about making reservations at some fancy restaurant to celebrate, but my wife insisted that we go to...

In Ibaraki Prefecture, where I live, as in the Tokyo metropolitan area (Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama), the "period for preventing the spread of the disease,"...

Asahi Breweries announced on February 15 that it will close its Kanagawa (Minami-Ashigara City) and Shikoku (Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture) breweries next year i...