A lot of expats want Japanese friends. Even if you are a fluent Japanese speaker, the easiest way to make Japanese friends is by joining expat groups and attending expat events. The simple fact of the matter is that Japanese people join these groups and attend these events in hopes of meeting people from other…

Living for one’s self is a universal struggle. Every culture and group has its norms; that is to say, what’s considered to be normal. Sadly, these norms are often regarded as what it means to be happy, and that is rarely the case. The pursuit of normal and fitting-in becomes a never-ending race to keep…

Sharing a native language can lead to the assumption that there is a shared culture, even when there is not. There are many English speaking countries in both hemispheres, and the people who come from these countries are just a varied as the regions they hail from. Speaking the same native tongue does not guaranty…