http://www.seekjapan.jp/on-japan Hello, I am an international journalist and trainer and live in Melbourne, Australia. I travel around Japan for around 4 - 6 weeks each year. Also I have been visiting Japan for over 20 years and I write articles about Australian and Japanese plus other Asian businesses for Australian and Japanese publishers. I do editing and proofreading of Japanese company's and individual's written English too. I teach adults in Australia how to travel Japan on a budget and how to trade with Japanese and other cultures, plus worklife balance, recreation activities, how to lose weight and keep fit and healthy. My website is www.goldsmith-international.com and email is goldor8@iprimus.com.au Have fun, take time for you,work hard but do not be a workaholic and let work consume you. Enjoy every day and laugh every day. cheers Carole Goldsmith GMT en-us http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1675/Japanese+Journalist's+article+on+Karoshi+wins+global+media+prize http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1675/Japanese+Journalist's+article+on+Karoshi+wins+global+media+prize Wed,4 Jun 2008 GMT The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Asia and Pacific office advises that Japanese Journalist Misako Hida has won the ILO's international "Media for Labour Rights" prize. The competition was open to journalists and other media professionals who completed a programme at the ILO's Turin training centre. As part of her prize and to further her professional career,  Ms Hida (who writes for Newsweek Japan Magazine), will receive a fully-funded reporting ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1626/Battle+of+the+Wasabi+Loaded+Nori+Roll+ http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1626/Battle+of+the+Wasabi+Loaded+Nori+Roll+ Tue,6 May 2008 GMT Lined up in five teams of eight battlers each, it is a race to choose the team leader who has taken a bite of the wasabi loaded nori roll and can hold it their mouth for five minutes. As the five leaders consume their nori roll slowly, the teams have to choose who has taken the one and only nori roll with a half teaspoon of wasabi concealed inside.  The person with the wasabi loaded nori roll, whose mouth is probably ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1455/Roggi+OZ+Terrier+and+Kiko+Japanese+Frog+meet+a++green+monster+ http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1455/Roggi+OZ+Terrier+and+Kiko+Japanese+Frog+meet+a++green+monster+ Tue,22 Jan 2008 GMT Hi I am Roggi the OZ terrier dog and meet my new friend Kiko the Japanese frog. I want to tell you about the great adventure  we had when we met a two headed green monster. Walking for a long way and sniffing nearly every tree (if I am allowed) is one of my greatest pleasures and I really enjoy long walks with Carole and Serge. However what I like best is going on an adventure with my new friend Kiko who is a little green Japanese frog, and is now in OZ land for a holiday. One ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1451/Are+some+Japanese+Women+giving+marriage+the+flick? http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1451/Are+some+Japanese+Women+giving+marriage+the+flick? Tue,15 Jan 2008 GMT With the rate of marriages down and the divorce rate rising in Japan, some Japanese women are deciding that is may be better to buy a designer bag than become Mr Susuki’s wife. For some Japanese ladies , is the life of being married to a salary man who devotes all his time to his company, coming to an end? The National Institute of Population and Social Security, Ministry of Health and Welfare (Jinko tokei shiryoshu - latest demographic statistics, 1999) revealed, that the Japanese ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1443/Japanese+Whalers+must+stop+the+slaughter+of+whales+now http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1443/Japanese+Whalers+must+stop+the+slaughter+of+whales+now Mon,7 Jan 2008 GMT Japan must end the whaling now, before it is too late. I am writing this for the beautiful mammals of the sea, whales, who cannot speak for themselves. For the whales that are being slaughtered by Japanese Whalers supposedly in the cause of research science. These beautiful mammals of the sea must be left alone to swim in the oceans that are their homes. We must do everything that we can to stop the senseless slaughter before it is too late or there will be no more whales. According to the ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1415/Japan’s+workplace+fatalities+down+but+Karoshi+deaths+rising http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1415/Japan’s+workplace+fatalities+down+but+Karoshi+deaths+rising Thu,27 Dec 2007 GMT Karoshi and increasing mental health issues in Japan are emerging occupational safety and health (OSH) issues that the Japanese Government, employers and employees themselves need to tackle urgently. The Japanese Ministry of Labour statistics reveal that fatalities from occupational accidents have dropped from 5,552 in 1971 to 1,472 in 2006. However in the period 2005 and 2006, the number of compensated cases for Karoshi (death from overwork) and overwork-related diseases increased by 7.6 per ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1411/Constant+striving+for+success+may+lead+to+self+destruction http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1411/Constant+striving+for+success+may+lead+to+self+destruction Sun,23 Dec 2007 GMT The constant striving for success throughout one’s life may be one of the reasons for the high rate of suicide amongst middle aged older men in Japan. A Japanese woman, I met recently on a train, shared with me her thoughts on the cultural pressure on Japanese people to perform and succeed all their life and never experience failure. She felt that this could be a contributing reason to suicide in Japanese men. She advised that from early childhood, Japanese people strive to attend ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1405/Sushi+and+Wombat+Do’s+and+Don’ts+in+business. http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1405/Sushi+and+Wombat+Do’s+and+Don’ts+in+business. Thu,20 Dec 2007 GMT Doing Business in Sushi Land (Japan) and Wombat Land (Australia) is very different. Here are some tips to help you along the way: Shareholder Meetings: Wombat Land - if you are a share holder, DO go along to the Shareholder meeting (you will get an invitation to attend). If you do not like what the company is doing or if you think that the company board is paying their directors or Chief Executive Officer too much, stand up when you are asked to comment and say what you think. Really voice ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1397/See+the+robots+in+action+at+the+Mazda+Museum,+Hiroshima http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1397/See+the+robots+in+action+at+the+Mazda+Museum,+Hiroshima Thu,13 Dec 2007 GMT The Mazda Museum was one of the highlights of my trip to Hiroshima. I had a great time seeing all the old cars, the rotary engines, the latest sporty autos and my favourite of all, the robots in action in the Mazda assembly line. How did I find out  about the Mazda Museum? - When I was staying at the very friendly Hiroshima Youth Hostel, a couple of years ago, I saw a note on the local attractions board about the Mazda Museum located in Hiroshima. That really got me very excited as I ... http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1392/Attractions+in+Japan+for+Free+and+budget+travel http://www.seekjapan.jp/article/1392/Attractions+in+Japan+for+Free+and+budget+travel Fri,7 Dec 2007 GMT There are many attractions to visit in Japan that are free of charge. The Japan National Tourist Organisation (JNTO) has published this really cool guide on line titled Japan for Free. The web address is http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/rtg/pdf/pg-813.pdf and it lists some of the many attractions you can visit in Japan free of charge..  Japan is really not that expensive as everyone who has never been there thinks it is. See also http://www.jnto.go.jp/affordable/ In ...