Jackie's Japan Journal

 From tomorrow, June 1st, prices on 3,165 products will rise.  Wheat products of course but also mayonnaise and cooking oil, frozen foods an...

 Usually May is a lovely month, not too hot or cold.  Average temperature is in the mid 20's celsius.  But yesterday and today have been...

 After last weeks shock at the electric bill and then noticing the rising prices at the supermarket I feel in to my stinking thinking.  This...

 Let me start with something positive before I get into my moaning session!   The face gel I bought works!  I went shopping this morning, of...

 I came across an old note book in which I had written a list of goals, learn Japanese, loose 3kgs,  clean bedrooms.  The date was July 2013...

 I saw on the news that many households in UK had volunteered to weigh how much plastic they use.  It is hoped that by showing how much one ...

 One local supermarket has a new campaign.  They have installed a machine that will accept your coins, you know the ones sitting around in j...