There is absolutely no necessity to use English in daily life in Japan. However, I strongly believe that more Japanese (indeed, any non-native speakers) should use English and increase their exposure to the world outside of Japan (their ow…

I noticed 23andMe shortly after they first launched their gene testing business four years ago, and since then I have been interested in using their product to test my genome. However, if the product is ordered from Japan, several exciting…

When I was in junior high and high school, English was my favorite and strongest subject. My English level perhaps owes to my background (I grew up in a multi-lingual environment), however, I distinctly remember studying extremely hard to …

As scientists, we typically write our scientific papers in English for global accessibility. That got me thinking, why not write my blog in English as well? Today, I am posting my first English blog. This new challenge has two objectives. …