How Russian Women Think about Their Work and Career?

2019.08.14 Global First

I have been working in Russia for over 5 years. While working with Russians, I feel a lot different from Japan. This time, I would like to introduce the features of Russian people I noticed and the tips for working with them. Way of thinking about work Unlike Japan, job hunting is not started from…

Difference of Culture and Perspectives in France – France is Such a Complicated Society with Multi-Cultures!!

2019.08.12 Global First

France is a country with many opportunities to work while interacting with people of various cultures and multinationals. In general, French people are individualistic, and some of them seem to have an egoist feeling, but this is a mistake. I have lived here in France for more than 10 years and their individualism is just…

Housewife of Italian Chef 1 – Italian Food and Its History

2019.08.07 Global First

Italy, a country of gastronomy. There are so many Italians who can’t talk about food. I’ve loved pasta and Italian food since I was a kid in Japan, but I met my husband who is an Italian chef and lived in Italy. There were many. Blessed with nature and ingredients, there are many recipes that…

Food Safety and Unbelievable Food in China

2019.08.05 Global First

Compared to Japan, where food safety standards are extremely strict, there are many surprises with regard to Chinese food. Many people who have traveled to China have experienced stomach upset. Because I live in China, I usually look at food in supermarkets and department stores from usual times, but it is a series of things…

Housewife of Italian Chef 2 – Breakfast and Babyfood

2019.08.05 Global First

In addition to the abundance of food, it is often in Italy that food concerns and eating habits are also different from those in Japan. Today I will introduce you to Italian breakfast and baby food. Sweet monotonous breakfast One of the surprises of coming to Italy is that Italians love sweets. It is the…

Daily Lives in Guatemala – You can Never Imagine What’s Going On There!!

2019.08.05 Global First

What life is living in Guatemala, which is located in Central America? Guatemala has a very different lifestyle and living standard in the capital and the countryside in the same country. Today I will introduce you to the daily life of Guatemala where I live. Rural residence Do you know the name of the capital…

Culture Shock about Food in Homestay

2019.08.03 Global First

Overseas travel and study abroad have become commonplace nowadays, and more people have experienced short-term homestays. In particular, you can experience a genuine cross-cultural experience when you stay home. I used to have homestay experience in the US, Canada, and Australia before, and I have also been an overseas homestay coordinator. The coordinator’s job was…

You Have to Care about What Foreigners Eat!? How to Deal with Vegetarians

2019.07.22 Global First

In Japan, people have high sensitivity for security and people care about security of food. Maybe you know somebody who prefer only made in Japan vegetables or meat, or try to limit the sugar they absorb. Is not only about Japanese but also some foreigners try to do that. Maybe some of them can’t eat…

Difference I learned between people from Japan and Guatemala

2019.07.07 Global First

What do you think about working with foreigners? Maybe some of you think that foreigners may not that punctual on time etc, so might be easier to work with them than Japanese. On the other hand, some of you may not want to work with them because you might feel it’s difficult to make them…

Chinese Respect Drinking Time for Business

2019.05.30 Global First

Some Japanese think that foreigners don’t like go for a drink with colleagues because they respect private lives, however, this is not necessarily true. Japanese respect going for a drink as if it’s one of the way to communicate each other. And as a matter of fact, Chinese also respect this drink. I’m going to…