I believe it is well known that Japan is one of the safest countries in the world, but just how safe is it? Let me relate one of my own personal stories to give you an idea. First of all I live in Daito-shi, a suburb of Osaka, home to nearly 9 million people. My [...]
Since I first came to Japan I have enjoyed reading the works of several Japanese writers inclucing Yasunari Kawabata, Yukio Mishima, Banana Yoshimoto and Miyuki Miyabe to name a few. However, until last year I hadn’t gotten around to reading any books by Japan’s best-selling writer Haruki Murakami. I had often seen his books in [...]
It’s springtime again, which means a time of great opportunity for those of us in the Eikaiwa industry. For most of us in the Smith’s system that means setting our Short-Term Achievable Goals to get the ball rolling and drum up some business. My S.T.A.G. for the spring is a pretty simple one. I intend [...]
One of the great things about being a Smith’s franchisee is the fact that you can make your own schedule. The school has regularly scheduled long holidays at Golden Week, Obon and X-mas/New Year’s, but recently I was also able to take an additional holiday to Australia for a little sun, fun and scuba diving [...]
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