In the first class, our teacher introduced the situation that Taiwanese feel uncomfortable when they are called Chinese. I know that Taiwan is different from China both culturally and poritically because my major is Chinese and I've learne…

I experienced "CCDL (Cross-Cultural Distance Learning)" with Tamkang university students for the first time in this class. We did skype meeting. In the skype conversation, there was no technical probrems, and we could talk a lot. As ice-br…

Do you like convinience store? I really love it because you can get anything within that small store. Someone says "コンビニ food" is halmful, but I actually don't have time to care about it because of the convinience. When I travel overse…

Tokyo has excellent trafic network (train,subway). At least, it's so much better than my hometown Saga. You don't need a car in Tokyo. The trafic network in Tokyo is excellent but so complicated. Therefore it is difficult even for the peop…

Taipei ー Taiwanese laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marrying violate their personal freedom and equal protection, the island's Constitutional Court ruled on May 24th, 2017. There is an annual event called "台灣同志遊行" which is a…

I came to Tokyo when I entered the university, and I have lived in Tokyo for 3 years. Actually, my home-town is Saga. Do you know where is Saga? Saga is a part of Kyushu（九州）. Because Saga is a very small prefecture, even Japanese don't…

When I was 16 years old, I studied abroad in Hereford, the UK. I had been to Korea and Shingapore, but it was the first time for me to go to Europe and stay there. The life in the UK was completelly different from the life in Japan. The mo…

When I was 16 years old, I studied abroad in Hereford, the UK. I had been to Korea and Shingapore, but it was the first time for me to go to Europe and stay there. The life in the UK was completelly different from the life in Japan. The th…

My name is Riko Ishibashi. I was originally born in Saga prefecture and now live in Tokyo. My major is Chinese and cultural anthropology. I like dancing, watching films, and eating delicious stuff. Do you know "Strengths Finder"? The "Stre…