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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 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 ...
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 ...
From NB: Just wanted to share this little miracle worker for those with hard water stains you can’t get off your shower room mirror. I had tried everything.. All natural remedies , lemon etc but this took... Read more »
Happy New Year! Enjoy this collection of photos portraying some of the ways we celebrate the start of the year in Japan! Whether with our in-laws, our friends, family or even in the hospital, somehow a touch... Read more »
Hopefully butter isn’t too high on your list of holiday ingredients. If so, you should prepare yourself to find empty shelves and a note of apology where the butter used to be sold; the government’s plan to... Read more »
Pop-up cards! Yeah! These can be adapted to any holiday or celebration and once you have the basic technique down, the options are endless. Supplies: card stock paper, decorative or color paper (if available) scissors, markers or... Read more »
KA Moms weighed in on their favorite ‘Pearls of Wisdom’ for the pregnant mother, resulting in a fun time of reminiscing and many laughs and guffaws. Enjoy some of the tidbits we gleaned: Pearls of Wisdom for... Read more »
You don’t need a reason to dress up as a superhero! Using felt to make your own mask keeps the project cheap and the result very comfortable and very super! For this blog, I kept the mask... Read more »
This month’s KA cuisine is a macrobiotic dinner for autumn. Taking advantage of in-season Japanese sweet potatoes (satsumaimo) and taro root (satoimo), this menu is sure to please. Two of the recipes call for shio kōji (a fermented... Read more »
As if they’re not busy enough raising a family, cleaning the house, cooking, working or doing any of the 100 things required daily by mothers to keep a family in motion, several KA Moms also have their... Read more »