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Share House Nagoya 30000Yen/month
May 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
Cozy bright individual rooms available in this new modern 3 floor house. air-conditioned western style rooms with big closet. 30,000yen -35,000 monthly. only 10 mins by bike to Sakae and easy access to Nagoya station. very clean bathrooms, kitchen, and living room. washing machine, fridge, micro … [Read more...]
Nagoya Walkathon 2012
May 4, 2012 Leave a Comment
21st Annual Nagoya Walkathon Charity Festival takes place on May 20th, 2012 (Sunday) from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park (Moricoro Park) Tickets Special: 5,000 yen (includes raffle to a luxury resort package) Regular: 2,000 yen Student: 1,000 … [Read more...]
H & M Opens in Nagoya
April 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
With currently with 15 stores already in Japan, Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H & M) opened their 16th in Nagoya this morning. The new Nagoya store opened in the 'Matsuzakaya' department store in Sakae, Nagoya's busiest shopping district, covers 2 floors (Ground floor and 1st … [Read more...]
Example Classfied Ad!
April 14, 2012
This is an example of what your classified would look like once displayed on the site. In this case we show an example of a bicycle for sale. Talk about the product you are selling and make sure to add details so that people know as much about the product as possible. Don't worry about having to … [Read more...]
HOPE Night Monthly
March 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
HOPE Night HOPE Night is a regular event put on by HOPE International Development Agency Japan once each month at "Shooters Sports Bar & Grill" on a Tuesday night. The event is informative and social and a great chance to get involved with the volunteer and charity community in Nagoya. They … [Read more...]
One Year on – Remembering the events of March 11th
March 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
Exactly a year has passed by since the North-Eastern coast of Japan was left shattered by one of the most powerful and destructive tsunamis the modern world has even seen. Over 15000 people lost their lives, around 4000 are to this day still missing and unaccounted for, and in total over 110000 … [Read more...]
The New Residency Management System
March 8, 2012 2 Comments
It's not breaking news but many of you would have already heard about the change in "residency management" from July 9th this year. We try to simplify the changes for you here. Who is affected? Anybody currently residing legally in Japan for the mid to long-term, more specifically; (1) … [Read more...]
Sakura around Nagoya 2012
March 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
As the long harsh winter is draws to an end, thoughts of laying back with beer under the beautifully lit cherry blossoms start to enter our minds. It's been forecast that the very of end March (30th to be exact) is the when the trees will be in blossom this year, although dates announced this … [Read more...]
Getting a credit card in Japan
February 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
Is really not an easy thing to do...... So why is so much to effort to get your hands on a credit card in Japan when they are practically throwing them at you back home? The difficulty in getting hold of a credit card stems from the idea that a foreigner with a credit card in Japan is a liability, … [Read more...]
Work Life Balance
February 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
The term "work-life balance" has being mentioned more and more in the Japanese office over recent years. However, the idea of having a healthy work and home life is seemingly difficult to get across to many in Japan. The way of work up until now, has meant a commitment to your company, so great, … [Read more...]
