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Mariko Nishimura wears many hats: programmer, marketer, media creator, businesswoman and entrepreneur. She makes them all look good, combining a high-energy, outgoing personality with a deep-seated curiosity about the world. After coming up through corporate giants like IBM and Adobe, Mariko Nishimura has been running a two-person creative consulting firm Heart Catch for nearly a decade, looping in willing players from her vast network to dream big and realize large-scale projects. Her newest venture is the startup Naro, which produces on-demand streaming courses about Japanese culture. They’v...
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Understanding your Japanese partner’s work culture is the first step to building a stronger relationship with them. According to my Japanese husband, Japanese people have a strong work ethic. Seeing how hard he works at his job makes me believe him. As someone who worked in one of the most successful Indian digital startups, I can relate to the intricate work culture in Japan. Working on tight deadlines and in a high-pressure environment, it is natural to get consumed by work. I also realized that this type of relationship might not be ideal for every foreigner. You may have to learn more abou...
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Working from home can be a real pain in the — back! Try some of these tips and tricks to help prevent and relieve back pain. Working from home has become the new normal for so many people in Tokyo, and we’re all aware of the pros and cons (unlimited snack breaks fall into both categories). For the last few years, many of us have found ourselves reluctantly leading a more sedentary lifestyle, and without the walk to the station or the quick errands around the office, many people are starting to feel the effects physically. Considering that very few people have a home office, or perhaps even own...
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Savvy Tokyo is now recruiting experienced freelance writers to join our growing team of contributors. From knowing what beauty products to buy to changing your career path to finding the right school for your child, Savvy Tokyo is about providing the most reliable and up-to-date information that international women living in Japan need. Our TopicsLifestyle — Easy Japanese, Japanese etiquette, living in a Japanese apartment, anything to do with general life in TokyoHealth & Beauty — Beauty products and cosmetics, doctors, hair and nail salons, fitness and spasFashion — Shops, trends and events,...
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A dedication to tradition melds business, community and nature into a tasty spirit. In Nichinan, Miyazaki, on a little spit of land pinched between the Hosoda River and the Pacific Ocean, stands historic Furusawa Distillery. They make honkaku or “genuine” shochu, which must be single-distilled to retain the flavors of the raw materials. The current owner and toji (master brewer-distiller) is Masako Furusawa, the fifth generation in her family to head the business. She has been immersed in the world of shochu literally since birth since the family home abuts the distillery’s traditional mud-wal...
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What’s it like to work as a nanny for an expat family in a big city? When I arrived in Tokyo eight months after quitting my publishing job and traveling around the world, I had one objective — to do something I hadn’t done before. But I didn’t expect to learn as much as I did. When I started hunting for part-time jobs in Tokyo upon my arrival — on Craigslist, at recruitment agencies and through word-of-mouth tips — I stumbled across nannying. With plenty of experience looking after my dozen nieces and nephews, it sounded like a breeze. “Famous last words,” I hear you all say. But I thought it ...
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Saving money while dealing with a full-time job can seem tough, but tiny changes can reap big rewards. Japan is a land of temptations and pricey convenience. With all the 24-hour conbini, incredible department store food courts and easy public transportation, it is easy to overspend without realizing it. But getting serious about saving (and hopefully investing!) your hard-won cash doesn’t have to be difficult. I have cut costs and improved my savings rate with a few simple changes, none of which have left me feeling deprived or overly frugal. Here are five tips to help you save some extra cas...
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For Sarah Bull, people are at the heart and soul of any business, and engaging with them effectively and empathically is her secret to success. The Saitama-based Australian is chief relationship officer (and director of legal services) at Translation Business Systems Japan (TBSJ), a role that encompasses the management and care of the company’s internal and external relationships. With team members in all major time zones and a growing client portfolio, she has key responsibilities and says that empowering people to shine while fostering ties with clients, collaborators and the wider business ...
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Hitomi Nomura was a Tokyo-based office worker until a dream vacation lit a passion within her for Scotland. Of particular interest was tartan, the patterned cloth of crisscrossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors most associated with the kilt. When opportunity knocked, Hitomi Nomura embarked on a two-year journey to become skilled in the traditional art of kilt-making, in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, before returning to her native Gifu to launch her business, Handmadekilts.com. Today, she is a handmade kilt and tartan skirt maker, driven by a desire to bring a piece of Sco...
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Climbing the corporate ladder while dealing with a sexist office culture is, unfortunately, all in a day’s work for ladies in Japan. We show you some tactics to effect change at your workplace — even if it’s only baby steps. It was 10 p.m. and my boss and I had just walked out of our last meeting for the day. I was lightheaded with hunger, tired and fantasizing about the moment I could take off my high heels. As we walked to the closest station together, out of the blue he turned to me and asked: “So, do you make dinner for your husband every night?” My eyes narrowed and my neocortex went on r...
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