Yokohama Living

Summer has come. People gravitate toward cold and light food naturally. Soba, the thin noodles made from buckwheat flour, is one of the most popular summertime foods in Japan, and a prime choice for a quick meal. Here is how to prepare cold soba at home.
What to buy:

A package [...]

The picture here is not the construction site for the Olympic Games in Beijin. It’s in front of the north side of Shin-Yokohama station. I don’t know what they are building. A huge dumpster for scrap metal??

Shin-Yokohama has been turned into a more passenger-friendly station recently. Although it is used by [...]

”Yokohama G30” is the slogan for the action plans of waste reduction launched by the municipal government five years ago. You probably have seen “G30” or this mascot called “Mee-Oh” on the right somewhere at least once.
What it stands for;
G : the first letter from Gomi =(garbage, trash) and Genryo (=reduction in volume)
30 : [...]

I came across this very useful web site for people who are unfortunate enough to get sick while in Japan and need to see a doctor or go to a hospital. Actually, many doctors in Japan speak English so it may not be a problem but just in case this website provides a bilingual questionnaire [...]

There are several ways to send money home from Japan but most of them are costly. One of the best deals that I have found is golloyds. There is 2000 yen charge (not including bank charges) to send money home and the service is available to most countries in various currencies. Check official site for [...]

Gone are the days of the extremely expensive 2-minute international telephone calls. We are now in the IP phone age. I often use Skype to call my friends and family and the reason is simple. It is cheap. If it were cheaper it would be almost free. Of course I have to call from my [...]