Lifestyle

Well, it’s not like we need an excuse to drink but here is an reason to try out (or return to) a few bars in Yokohama. Here is some info about the Beers for Books events happening in Yokohama this year. At a Beers for Books event, the bar/restaurant owner agrees to donate 100 Yen for each drink (of any type, alcoholic or non-alcoholic) to the... [Read more of this review]

This is a bit of bad news for many people living in Yokohama and good news for a few people possibly. The Yokohama District Immigration Office moved from its central city location near Motomachi to Kanazawa on June 1st of this year. The new location: Kanagawa ken, Yokohama Shi, Kanazawa ku, Torihama cho 10-7 神奈川県横浜市金沢区鳥浜町10-7 Phone:... [Read more of this review]

The Mexican sail training ship, Cuautemoc, arrived in Yokohama this morning and was welcomed by the Japanese navy. A small greeting ceremony was held. Read more about Cuautemoc’s visit to Yokohama. ... [Read more of this review]

In New York’s Tribeca area there is a popular restaurant called Bubby’s Pie Company and soon this same restaurant will be here in Yokohama. In Sakuragicho, to be precise. It’s always good to have new restaurants to choose from and other places to get western style food. It will be opening on June 1st near Sakuragicho Station. It seems... [Read more of this review]

I think that there are many people who don’t need the extra incentive to go out for a drink but this is incentive to drink at a particular place, Benny’s Place. Benny’s Place is a lively American sports bar near Motomachi in Yokohama. On June 5th they are hosting Beers for Books event where 100 yen will be donated to create a treasured... [Read more of this review]

ARM Cuauhtémoc BE-01 Sail Mexican Training Ship *Updated May 26th, 2009 (Thanks Jose!) The “Cuauhtemoc” visit to Yokohama is to celebrate both the 400 anniversary of the first friendly contacts between Mexico and Japan, and to celebrate Y-150. Actually, Y-150 organizers invited her to take part in the celebrations and is part of the official Y-150... [Read more of this review]

Today, I received the Supplementary Payments Application forms and while I haven’t filled it out and sent it off yet I did have a quick look. Good news for English speakers is that some English instructions have been included. Not everything though as you can see in the images I have provided in the download link below. These images are scans... [Read more of this review]