All posts by Miki Hall

  • Family squabbles over how to spend the 100,000 yen cash benefit.

    A cash relief of 100,000 per household member (regardless of age) is on its way to reach many households in Japan as part of the Japanese government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The total amount covering all...

    • Posted May 22, 2020
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  • The delicious Georgian dish everyone is talking about on social media.

    It created a stir on social media when Matsuya announced in December 2019 that Sukumerli would only be offered in selected stores and that it would gradually be discontinued. Japan went mad and so did our son,...

    • Posted March 4, 2020
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  • Lola’s will be baking Christmas cupcakes everyday in December

    One of my favourite things to do in Tokyo at this time of year is shopping for delicious treats! But I’m sometimes put off by the time it takes to get from one point to the other. ...

    • Posted November 26, 2019
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  • Why is Forever 21 closing its stores?

    American fast fashion company Forever 21 is considering applying for bankruptcy. Media reports the company has been looking for additional financing to reduce its debt, but negotiations seem unfavorable. Rumor has it the once successful fashion brand...

    • Posted September 22, 2019
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  • Being good at saving money is because of genes not parenting, says study

    photo by magnolia Good financial habits has always been perceived as something instilled by parents in their kids. But a study on The Origins of Savings Behavior by behavioral finance researchers Henrik Cronqvist and Stephan Siegel says...

    • Posted April 23, 2017
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  • Do you have a retirement plan?

    One in four of the working Japanese population are approaching or now past the age of mandatory retirement. The major sticky issue confronting Japan now is its graying society and increasing difficulty of the government to meet...

    • Posted August 30, 2012
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