Reflecting on Sustainable Living in Japan
Sakura cherry blossom is a symbol of Japan. Each year, many tourists visit Japan to see the cities, embellished with the beautiful pink flowers. Japanese people are also fond of beautiful Sakura flowers. When the flower starts to bloom, it’s…
I have utmost respect for farmers. It is one of the most important jobs without which human beings cannot survive. Living in the current system, we, consumers, don’t see how hard it is to grow food and keep food production…
Valentine’s day is a special celebration for love, romantic love in particular. We still live in a society where romantic love is prioritized as an essential part of a happy life. So much so that even if we are successful…
Each year, I struggle to set New Year’s resolutions. I want to aim for far-reaching resolutions, like making this world a better and sustainable place for all of us or having more professional and personal freedom, knowing that it is…
I am strangely fascinated by hoarders. When YouTube recommends clean-up videos, I am clicking them without giving much thought. Those videos show the room filled with garbage and trash before professional cleaners help hoarders to clean up their cluttered houses.…
I loved going to my grand-mother’s house in winter, because she would set up her kotatsu and I could just sit there and watch TV with her in a warm blanket. I know that dinner is ready so I have…
The summer is getting hotter every year. It’s hard to go outside and enjoy the day without running the risk of heat strokes. Yet we still want to enjoy the sunny day as much as we can. In Japan, there…
Do you find yourself busy and can’t find time to relax? When we are too busy and tired, it’s hard to do little things that can make the quality of your life better, like cleaning your room or making a…
Ever since I have learnt the huge environmental impact that the fashion industry creates, I am being very careful what to buy. I mostly buy second hand and discovered that there are so many choices in second hand and vintage…
The first time I became minimalist was when I was living in a small apartment in Paris. I was living in a 11m2 student studio, but like most people living in an over-consuming society, I had so much stuff. The…
