Christmas is now over, and some of you may feel as if festive season in winter came to an end, but our festive season is still on; remaining year end…

Yearend/new year is one of the busiest season for pubs and restaurants in Japan as all workers have either yearend or new year party or both!  Plus, it is not…

Time does fly so fast, and we are now heading toward the yearend!  I assume some of you may be desperately busy for the last minute Christmas shopping (very good…

  The word “konkatsu” has appeared in this blog a few times. It means “marriage hunting” and is a recent word born in 2007. Unlike traditional matchmaking, today’s konkatsu is…

  If you want an idea for a new party game, how about this one? The “mandrilu (mandrill) game” doesn’t need anything other than five or more people, and it’s…