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Earthquake, Fire drills in schools

The discipline of the Japanese starts at an early age.

As a teacher in school, we have first hand experience of this during the regular drills they have in school.

When the alarm goes off, it would say – ”Fire” or “Earthquake”….

Everyone would stop what they are doing.

Fire? Earthquake? And depending [...]

All about the Futon

Most Japanese sleep on Futons.

A Futon is basically a flat mattress stuffed with cotton, wool , synthetic fiber or a combination of these.

It is the Japanese “bed” . It is usually spread out on the tatami mat or floor.

In the past, people bought a Futon-set at a “Futon-ya”, or Futon store. [...]