Jackie's Japan Journal

David left to start his career in the Japanese Army on Sunday.  His basic training camp is in the next prefecture, about an hour on the tra...

The biggest change for us is David. He is joining the Japanese Army.  He will leave on March 29th. He will do basic training for 3 months, t...

Last week the government recommended that all elementary, junior high and high schools close for at least 2 weeks to stop the spread of this...

And it's only Thursday! Everything started out okay. Monday was a national holiday, so Mikey, David and I went to my mother-in-laws hou...

We have had a very mild winter this year.  Last week the temperature was similar to mid March. Sunday saw a high of 18C, which is very warm...

I know I've written about our cats before but they are such a big part of our lives. A lot of my day is taken up with caring for them. ...

I am very confused about this coronavirus. The media hype seems to be rather too much.  Watching Sky News, from the UK,  the other day I wa...