Our son has really started to show an interest in learning new words, and he understands more and more – when I ask him if…

I wonder if Japanese houses are built with cherry blossom in mind. Cherry blossom, sakura, one of the quintessential symbols of Japan, capturing the frailty…

The vacuum cleaner is a powerful home appliance. Not only does it clean floors, carpets, air cleaner filters and camera bags with cereal from a…

Sakura season is here. The cherry blossoms are celebrating life just as the state of emergency for the Tokyo area came to an end this…

I like to call myself a photographer. Before moving to Japan I worked with photography, and apart from my art photography, I still manage to…

Lagom is a very useful Swedish word. It means something like “just right” – not too much, not too little, actually not too anything, simply…

My stomach is always cold. My wife’s hand is always warm. My wife is always quick to fall asleep. I am more of a slow-sleeper.…

I was in the bath wondering what I should write about this week when suddenly the song Four Season In One Day started to play…

Between the hostile winter winds and the full bloom allergy chock, there are usually a few weeks every spring to really enjoy. Those weeks the…

Living in Tokyo with views of Mount Fuji just a few minutes away, I have become, what I can closest describe as, addicted to looking…

Learning Japanese has become somewhat of a lifestyle for me. Given the amount of care and attention a little baby needs, I have tried to…

Facial tissues are really a thing in Japan. When in Sweden I would use kitchen paper we here use facial tissues. When in Sweden I…