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BOKS Awards '22
How time flies! There's only one week left this year. How are you all doing? I would like to wish everyone a great day on the family...


Yahoo! JAPAN services are no longer available in the Netherlands
Yahoo! JAPAN services are no longer available in the Netherlands


Our first municipal voting experience in the Netherlands
If you are a permanent resident in the Netherlands for at least 5 years, you automatically become eligible to vote. Since my eldest son...


The first heavy snowfall of the year
When I woke up this morning and opened the curtains, a pure white world welcomed my sight. My two younger sons were crazy about the first...


New Year 2021
Happy New Year everyone, wishing you and your family good health, joy, and prosperity throughout 2021! I received a "care package" from...


Natto / 納豆
オランダに来て以来、納豆は手作りしている。アジア食品店や宅配サービスなどで納豆を買うことができるが、日本の10倍以上の値段がする上に冷凍製品だ。大豆は有機製品が500gあたり1.7ユーロほどで近くのスーパーやオンラインショップで手に入る。黒豆は500gあたり2ユーロ程度。大...


Christmas 2019
日本で仕事と義母の介護をしている連れ合いが、2ヶ月ぶりにオランダに到着。例年通り家族みんなで新しい年を迎えたいと思っていましたが、義母の容体が悪化し、すでに連れ合いは日本に帰国しました。 改めて思いますが、家族みんなで美味しいもの食べて、遊んで、笑ってって、これ以上の幸せ...


First Gozan no Okuribi/五山の送り火 after 5 years
Our family was able to watch and admire the first "Gozan no Okuribi" (Mountain Bonfire) in Kyoto Matsugasaki after being away for 5...


The Unexpected Visitor
Last Sunday, my sons found a hedgehog in front of our house. It was the first time we saw a wild hedgehog. We had to transfer the...


Fijne Moederdag Gewenst!/ Happy Mother's Day!
Today is Mother's Day. I got a lot of presents from my three sons. I'm very happy to experience this as a mother, and at the same time,...
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