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  • Tell presents “Together with TELL” this holiday season

    In a year that none of us could have ever anticipated, TELL has been there every single day without fail providing support, resources, and connections as many struggled with the economic and social impact of COVID-19. Ten...

    • Posted December 15, 2020
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  • It’s not the virus that poses a risk to Japan’s food supply. It’s the panic-buying.

    Rumors of a lockdown after the fiscal year ends on March 31st, are driving shoppers to hoard food. The dramatic shift to frantic shopping resulting in empty store shelves has sparked another rumor that Japan’s food supply...

    • Posted April 3, 2020
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  • How to make a mask out of kitchen paper towels.

    As Japan enters a new phase of coronavirus outbreak, not having masks for protection is a major disruption to our daily life. Most convenience stores in the city replenish their stocks everyday. But due to the high...

    • Posted February 26, 2020
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  • Support Tokyo’s important literary resource

    The sharp increase of people buying and selling books online has had an impact on the number of traditional bookstores catering to the needs of the expat community in Japan. It wasn’t long ago when Good Day...

    • Posted September 4, 2019
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  • Mental health: NPO raises funds for crisis Lifeline serving Japan’s international community

      TELL, an NPO that has championed mental health and well-being in Japan for over 45 years, will host the second annual fund-raising event, TELL Tokyo Tower Climb, on Sunday, September 9 as part of its global...

    • Posted August 21, 2018
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  • Fighting Hay Fever in Japan

    This time of year, the pharmacies are rubbing their hands together whilst we are rubbing our eyes, that is if you are one of the 20 million plus sufferers of hay fever here in Japan. For families...

    • Posted February 13, 2018
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  • School lunch harassment at Japanese schools

    In Japan, there’s a reason children are not allowed to bring lunch box to school - eating lunch together provided by the school is part of their education and cultivation. Japanese school lunches are generally balanced with...

    • Posted December 17, 2017
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  • A look at a Japanese Daycare Center

    There are many things that work in Japan that won’t work in other countries. One of them is the ability of children to be independent and go about their day-to-day tasks with no parent or guardian in...

    • Posted March 4, 2017
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  • Danseur and Teacher James Amar gives ballet lessons to children.

      Tokyo families catches up with James.   What brought you to Japan? The wish to always come back! I came to Japan for the first time in 1981 (at age 11) with the Paris Opera Ballet...

    • Posted August 17, 2016
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  • Mommy-friendly Nail and Beauty Salons in Tokyo with kids playroom

    Moms - we listened, we searched and we found! If your hands are aching for some TLC and you are looking for a place where kids can come too, we got you covered. Hop on the train...

    • Posted August 12, 2016
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  • Arigato Japan wants families to try its newly launched cooking classes and food tours.

    From finding good food off the beaten track to teaching how to cook an authentic Japanese dish, this resourceful Tokyoite turned her love of Japan into a business. Tokyo families catches up with Arigato Japan’s founder, Anne...

    • Posted April 19, 2016
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  • What foreign residents say about quality of family life in Yokohama

    What inspires feelings about a city is the people that make up its community. There are 3.7 million residents (1.6M households) including 75,297 foreigners who live and work in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city. What many people...

    • Posted April 7, 2016
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  • Could you be jailed in Japan if you homeschooled your kids?

    There are many resources about homeschooling in the United States to which some 2 million students have access. Here in Japan, I am surprised by how little information there is about education options for children in non-traditional...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • Consumer Protection in Japan

    Q Recently we bought a ¥70,000 stroller online. When it arrived, we found out the features were somewhat different from the details on the vendor’s website so we decided to return the stroller and demand a refund....

    • Posted October 10, 2015
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  • Japan welfare program plans to aid moms and dads

    As women’s participation in the work force becomes increasingly important to Japan’s economic future, the Japanese government will introduce subsidies to companies that will allow dads to take time off to care for their children and promote...

    • Posted October 3, 2015
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  • Star Kids International Preschool

    Tokyo mum makes room for early learners in Minato-ku. Because this is Tokyo, there’s always a new restaurant to try, an entertaining event to watch and loads of stuff to do. Parents - this month, you have...

    • Posted September 7, 2015
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  • An interview with Leza Lowitz

    The journey to self-discovery through Yoga by American expat, Yoga studio owner and book author, Leza Lowitz, changed her approach to love and motherhood. Leza has penned 18 books including HERE COMES THE SUN: A journey to...

    • Posted September 7, 2015
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  • Cooking with Tao

    At age 18, Spain-born Tao Romera Martinez left his hometown Murcia to attend the INSA university in Rennes, France. Ten years ago, he came to Tokyo to do a six-month internship at the Tokyo Institute of Technology...

    • Posted August 14, 2015
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  • HOMELESSNESS in Japan

    ccording to the 2014 statistics by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, there are 7,508 homeless people in Japan of which up to 6,929 are men. It’s hard to believe that in our prosperous host country,...

    • Posted July 10, 2015
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  • Meet Priscilla

    While mulling over our scheduling issues and who’s lined up next to interview, I met by chance an interesting kindergartner who virtually grabbed my attention. Priscilla or “P”, as she is fondly called by people close to...

    • Posted July 8, 2015
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  • Are our kids in Tokyo safe from sexual predators? Statistics tell us.

    For many years, Japan has been a society where kids’ independence is supported. In Tokyo, most kids of elementary school age commute daily to and from school, alone, with a very small chance of being kidnapped or...

    • Posted June 14, 2015
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  • Meet Tracy Slater

    “Different social styles, similar family values” Even with a great divide among religions and races across the world, love works in wonderful ways. American freelance writer Tracy Slater, found love in Japan with a Japanese husband. But...

    • Posted May 11, 2015
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  • Little Pizzaiolas in training

    “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Believing in empowering kids by teaching them how to cook, Domino’s Kids Pizza...

    • Posted May 11, 2015
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  • Fast vs functional fashion

    Fashion stylist mum shares practical tips on finding affordable, durable and stylish clothes for children in the city. Walking through the kids section of a ‘fast fashion’ shop such as Uniqlo, Zara, Forever 21 and H&M feels...

    • Posted April 9, 2015
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  • Your dining guidebook in Japan

    If all you can handle at Japanese restaurants is omizu kudasai or arigatou gozaimasu and don’t know what to say next at different situations while out and about in Japan, arm yourself with Situational Japanese: Dining in...

    • Posted April 9, 2015
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  • Frizzy, damaged hair? What’s the cure?

    Brazilian Blowout! Going to curl-focused stylists every couple of weeks is nearly impossible for moms whose parenting and work duties keep them too busy. Indeed, there are tons of quick-fix styling products in the market but those...

    • Posted March 11, 2015
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  • She quits her day job to start Japanese homestyle cookery classes

    Four years ago Mayuko Okada was a sub manager for a cosmetic company. At work, she met a Japanophile couple touring Japan from Finland with whom a friendship blossomed. Because of the couple’s love for Japanese culture...

    • Posted February 16, 2015
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  • Mumpreneur turns hobby into business

    Has it ever occurred to you that you could run a business in Tokyo by doing what you love while raising a family? 32-year old mum Seema Bardia found her passion in baking and did just that....

    • Posted February 16, 2015
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  • The Truscott family : “Do as much research as possible before coming over. “

    With two small kids in tow (Thomas, 3 years old, and Harrison 15 months), Bree and husband left home to live in Japan. Being new to the country, we asked Bree how she is getting on with...

    • Posted October 3, 2014
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  • Minato city prepares families for major earthquakes

    In 2012, Scientists in Japan had predicted that Tokyo will experience another shake in the 7 magnitude range by or around 2016 which could put 8.9 million people’s safety under threat. When the March 11, 2011 earthquake...

    • Posted October 3, 2014
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