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  • Conbini Living
    August 28th, 2009By Erika Scott
    I’m coming up on my second week in Tokyo.  During the day I’m a marketing intern and weekend nights I work at a bar.   I feel like I’m running around in circles hopping from one train to the next as I switch lines and try to catch an express.  I haven’t » Continue Reading
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  • The Reluctant Housewife
    April 13th, 2009By shufuinjapan
    photo credit: elbragon For various reasons, I find myself in Japan and a “Home-life Quality Technician”. Ok, so I am a housewife… with no children. In my own country, this is called being “unemployed”. In Japan being a housewife or shufu is a profession in itself, which requires years of practice and » Continue Reading
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