PinnedKate Alekseeva3 Notes on JapanIt has been a while since I live in Tokyo. To be precise: 5 years and 19 days. Here are 3 things I noticed about people of the Land of the…·4 min read·Oct 25, 2020----
Kate AlekseevaClean countryThe first thing you get really quickly used to in Japan is how clean is everything. And probably not because there are many janitors (you…·2 min read·Nov 26, 2020----
Kate AlekseevaClean and/or beautiful?Interestingly, Japanese word きれい (kirei) has two meanings: beautiful and clean. So when a Japanese mom tells to “make your room beautiful”…·2 min read·Nov 26, 2020----