One week, five things. Listing five things I've enjoyed or appreciated during the past seven days. Welcome to Five Things!

Oh happy day-and happier heart! The cherry blossoms have joined the ume and are in bloom. These are special cherry blossoms, though....

Busy bee? Yep, that's me! Mahjong's been on a slight hold, but with Monday morning onigiri making and weekly outings to less occupied...

One of the great joys in living in Japan is being able to observe their holidays and festivals-and there are a lot. Some are a little...

When I think of the businesses hit hard by COVID, my mind tends to go to a few of the obvious places: small businesses, the performing...