Japan Life Guide    by Sio Finding a job in Japan isn’t easy. If you plan to work here but don’t know where to start, this quick guide is for you.    1️⃣ Japanese Level No or little Japanese：IT, English teaching, ski resorts, foreign firms N3 ：Mostly labor jobs, part-time N2 ：Accepted by dispatch agencies, possible office or CS roles N1 ：Standard requirements for full-time in Japanese firms & pro fields 2️⃣ Visa Overseas job seekers without a visa: industries most likely to

Another Life at 40s    by Sio In my 20s, I left a good life in UK to chase creativity back home. Time felt endless, missing out never mattered.     In my 30s, I left comfort again, wandering the world. Time felt short, yet I believed I could catch up. In my 40s, I came to Japan with no plan, only to see half my life was gone. Recent years raced like 16x fast-forward, a year feels like a month, a month like a week. Days busy yet hollow, too fast to even dream what’s left. 3 pa

Into The Japanese Mind   by Sio In Japan, dates are usually scheduled several days in advance. With Japanese people, even a month is not unusual.   Outside Japan, this kind of planning feels rare. In many places, men mention meeting but never set a time, often cancelling late, or simply ghosting.   In Portugal, I dated a man who was always 20–30 mins late. I’d finish my first coffee before he strolled in with Olá. But Southern Europe wasn’t the most extreme. When I lived in