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Category: Five Years in Japan

7 Things Japanese Men do not do for their Wives

November 18, 2019September 20, 2020
carolkubota
Five Years in Japan, Personal Stories

Japanese men do not open the car door for their wives. They open the car door for their mothers. The wives are left to open their own door. The Japanese man will help if his wife is carrying a baby.

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Five Years in Japan: The Arrival

April 18, 2019June 30, 2019
carolkubota
Five Years in Japan, Personal Stories

The plane lands with a thud on the Tokyo tarmac, fifteen hours after take-off from Phoenix, Arizona. I look out the window of row 38 seat C, the window, and see only darkness. It is 10:00 p.m. in Japan. I

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Five Years in Japan: The Cooking Lesson

April 7, 2019September 20, 2020
carolkubota
Five Years in Japan, Personal Stories

One hour after reciting our marriage vows my Japanese husband whispers in my ear, “Please, no more meatloaf, or mashed potatoes with gravy.”  Oh no! Now, what do I cook? We first started dating six months ago, he took me

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Five Years in Japan/ The Birth

March 31, 2019April 1, 2019
carolkubota
Five Years in Japan

       “Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child… There should be a song for women to sing at this moment, or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is

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