According to a survey of male white-collar workers in their mid-twenties to mid-fifties (=”salarymen” in Japanese), monthly pocket money now averages ¥36500 (US$450). This amount is ¥4100 (US$50) lower…

  In Japan, manga are read by many people in all ages. Popular manga’s circulations are ridiculously large, and they are even translated and shipped to all over the world….

Japanese people love coin banks! You can find all kinds of them here, even 100,000 yen (US$1,200) banks. This coin bank has unique feature that you can experience virtual romance…

  Japan Railway (JR) East issues a prepaid e-money card, called a Suica card, for fare use on trains, subways, and buses around the Tokyo area. You just touch the card…

    There are all kinds of part-time job in the world but there must be some job that you never want to do again. The discussion on “the part-time…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “What’s the truth of this mystery?” Today’s story teller is an essayist, Yoko Hiramatsu. She talked about her strange experience when she was…

The issue amount of electronic money in Japan is 130,000,000, which is little more than Japanese population. 70 % of Electronic Money is used at supermarkets and convenience stores. It’s…

  Osaifu-Keitai literally means “wallet cell phone”, which are used as prepaid electronic cash, train or bus tickets, house keys, members’ cards, and so on. It’s very convenient!! Since it…