Translation Services in Japan
Japanese-English and English-Japanese translation services available from the KA community. Browse our list of reliable translators who run their small business and find one who su ...
Christmas Shopping Catalogue!
Welcome to our 2017 KA Christmas Shopping Guide! A fantastic collection of small shops and businesses offering a range of items to fill your Christmas shopping list! Click on the l ...
手作りBento bag
Ok, so the new school year is fast approaching and the lists of handmade school items can feel intimidating. My husband sewed everything for our two oldest sons, but I finally work ...
The KA Manhole Cover Project ｜ KOBE
A regular feature of the KA blog, the KA Manhole Cover Project brings you the unique cover Art of the manholes of Japan. This week it is Kobe. All photos are kindly contributed by ...
The KA Manhole Cover Project ｜HYOGO
The KA Manhole Cover Project is a group effort by the KA community of International Parents in Japan, to showcase some of the Manhole Covers of Japan. Today, we bring you some Man ...
World Family Map
World Family Map Using this printable map and world families cutouts, you can explore the world with your children and talk about the thing that unite us all, love! Helping childre ...
Summer SOS! What we love about Japan.
At this time of year, it’s really easy to get down on living in Japan. The weather is oppressively hot and fits of jealously abound when you see some of your foreign friends headin ...
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PET Bottle Straw Caps
PET Bottle Straw Caps KAMoms, especially those with smaller kids, promise that this will make life easier, esp. when you are out for the day or visiting relatives, taking trips, or during the hot summer months. A... Read more »
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Meet KA Mum…Stacey!
“I bet you $50 you’ll marry a Japanese bloke,” my friend Merc said to me at my farewell party before I left on a working holiday to Japan in 1999. Which was a ridiculous thing to say... Read more »
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You know you’ve been living in Japan too long when…
Bowing at toll booths or when crossing the road? Tiptoeing on the tatami like a criminal? These are signs that maybe you’ve been in Japan too long. Recently Jessie posed this very question on the KA Facebook page and... Read more »
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Coming Together – Some History
I doubt life rarely ends up how we had planned. So, my motto is taken from John Lennon: Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans. Aptly sums it up! My very first... Read more »
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Welcome and Who We Are!
Welcome to the KA International Mothers in Japan official blog! In all fairness we must acknowledge that there are some fathers helping in this effort, and we appreciate their input and viewpoints! But the majority of our... Read more »
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Utamaro Soap!
Utamaro Soap! Kids in school! Dirt on white shirts and socks! Sweaty husband…this magic soap gets it all (well, almost all…it does NOT work on that darn shuji ink…but we have a product for that!) This... Read more »
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Kamenoko Tawashi Scrubber
Kamenoko Tawashi Scrubber Pot scrubber Submitted by Sarah, owner of Pure Hearts Natural Soy Candles: Kamenoko tawashi, a natural fiber pot scrubber as well as their line of gentler ones for bodies, are much better than steel... Read more »
