Konnichiwa! Today I want to talk about another interesting aspect of Japanese society: Talking machines. Let me start with some examples: Elevators: Besides the usual ‘ting’ sound of an elevator when it stops at a particular floor, I noticed that sometimes the elevators spits out proper Japanese phrases: e.g. after…

Recently, this has got me thinking quite a lot. When something goes wrong I am used to seeing myself and my Indian friends blaming others for it. “I forgot to bring my underwear to the trip. It is because you made me hurry so much”, or, “We missed the last…

It’s been more than 3 years since I am living in Japan and I have always been curious to know the secret behind Japanese people’s long and healthy life. Food and lifestyle are two main ways one can keep themselves healthy. Amongst the healthy foods Japanese people eat, soybean is…

One of the best things I love about Japan is the high level of trust that exists in the society. I realised in my college that, the more one tries to exploit/misuse the existing system, the more rules, in other words, restrictions, are put onto the use of system. My…

Japan has such a unique culture and a lot of it is embedded in the language. …

Last year, on my way to office, when I saw a school kid wearing a surgical mask I thought that she might have some severe disease or is sensitive of catching disease from surroundings. But I was surpised to know later that Japanese wear these masks even when they have…

I have following options while crossing roads in India, when there is no traffic signal to guide me: If there is a good chance that I can cross road before vehicle approaching near me, I walk as fast as I can and cross the road and feel a sense of…

Last year I lived in Tokyo for 2 months and now I am living in one of the adjacent cities. The garbage recycling system here is just amazing! Japanese have not just understood the importance of recycling garbage they are ACTUALLY doing it! If garbage is to be recycled, then…

Konnichiwa! I intend to write a series of blogs about my life in Japan as an ordinary “Salaryman” working in Tokyo particularly from the point of view of an Indian. I just graduated from an Indian engineering college and joined a company in Tokyo. I did a 2 month internship here last year summer and it was an amazing experience. I am particularly interested in how Japan is so ahead in many aspects like infrastructure, about Japanese culture and similarities and differences between India and Japan.