Becoming Muslim in Japan: The Story of a Japanese Muslimah
日本でムスリムとなる：日本人ムスリマの歩み A post shared by ありさ ???? اريسا (@nurarisamaryam) on Jul 30, 2017 at 4:34am PDT Today we have a special interview with Nur Arisa Maryam, …
Living in japan
Renting in Japan: How difficult is it for foreigners to get apartments?
In a nutshell: very. Our lease is up for renewal this month, which reminded me that it’s already been two years since we finally got …
Japan’s Annual Health Checks: The good, the bad and the problematic
“I got all A’s on my health check!” I called out to Hai as I opened my letter containing the results of this year’s medical …
My Failed Attempt at Getting Lasik Eye Surgery in Japan
I’d been thinking long and hard about getting Lasik for over a year now. It’s not that I absolutely hate wearing glasses, and actually a …
Life Update: We have coat hangers!
It might sound like a strange thing to get excited over but, seriously, after having lived out of a backpack for the past two and …
Goodbye apartment and hello uncertainty (again)
And just like that, we don’t have an apartment anymore. Those who follow us on Facebook may have seen our post last Thursday in which …