After few years in Japan working for a Japanese computer cony, I was sent back to he the US to open its subsidiary in Seattle. I arrived in Seattle an...

People like this are disqualified for salesIn a nutshell, a salesperson is someone who listens to the customer. It is your job to find out what the cu...

When I graduated and came back from the US, I bought a used Fairly Z 2x2 2000cc in Japan. This car is different from the ones sold in the US. It has b...

By Ryuji TakahashiAs nationwide restrictions imposed on events, etc., throughout Japan due to the Coronavirus pandemic relaxed in November, we covered the “Nippon National Products Exhibition 2020,” held over two days inside the Sunshine City Shopping Mall in Ikebukuro district, Tokyo. The event was...

By Ryuji TakahashiI am a Japanese sake expert and owner of a sake shop in Tokyo. However, that doesn’t mean I enjoy only sake. In fact, I’m a fan of I...

By Ryuji TakahashiI write a monthly column for a publication specializing in Japanese sake. One day, I received a phone call from the owner of Shiokawa Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. in Niigata prefecture, who read my column and invited me to their brewery to sample their sake products. Simply put, my colum...

By Ryuji Takahashi　 This report is a continuation of our trip to Niigata prefecture since the issue before last. Our final destination was Hakuro Shuzo Brewery in Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture. To touch on the history of the sake industry, the four-step preparation of fermentation mash was popula...

This is what rush hour in Tokyo looks like.From this moment, I stoned down the stairs and got on the train the left.

I arrived in Tokyo three nights ago.To day is my last full day in Tokyo.I have a few appointments.

It looks like another beautiful day in Tokyo.I can see Mt. Fuji in the distance from my room.