(1 January 2022, Postscript) I found out much later that the strict measures had been lifted after JUST two days. For the latest information, click here. www.mofa.go.jp I leave this post as a log️In response to the unprecedented spread of …

As for what arrives in Postcrossing, it's not a lot, but what concerns me is pen cancellation. I know that the primary purpose of a postmark is to prevent reuse, so it does its job, but it's just not pretty! I donate used stamps to charity…

This is a continuation of the story of the bottomless pit on 26 November.I took care of my grandmother because I felt that I had to continue my mother's role uninterruptedly. I was the only one who had to change my life because of my mothe…

Recently I've had the opportunity to see a few stories about very active Postcrossers.One of them can request more than a hundred postcards at a time, and he says that if he requests just a couple of postcards, it will be skewed towards co…

It's about my grandmother and I recently found out that she has been telling her son - my uncle, disgraceful lies about me. I was angry, but I felt more disappointing and demotivated. I talked to her care manager and decided to keep my dis…

Some time ago I came across an article on the internet with an interesting title. The title is: 'Unrequited love, murderous intent... secrets in lockdown on hundreds of postcards' 11 April 2021, 17:00 London/UK (The article is in Japanese.…

I am running low on small sum stamps and have decided to order some unused old stamps. They are priced below the postage indicated. I bought 10,000 JPY ($88) worth of stamps for 8,500 JPY ($75). It costs 70 JPY ($0.61) to send one postcard…

I read on the internet that people in trouble or trapped hate the lack of charity of those who reach out to them more than those who don't even see them.One person responded to this by saying If you put your hand out to take a wounded stra…

Here are a few sentences that made me want to underline them.'... It was not in her nature, however, to increase her vexations by dwelling on them. She was confident of having performed her duty, and to fret over unavoidable evils, or augm…

There are two expired cards as of today, one of which I have already sent a follow-up card once, but it will probably never arrive as the country does not currently accept mail from Japan. The newly expired card may simply have been the re…

The book I took with me on my trip was 'Pride and Prejudice' in Japanese, a book that had been eating dust on my bookshelf, and I had never read this famous piece of literature, only knowing the title. As soon as I started reading I realis…

I was off to a hot spring in the mountains. There are no shops around, there is nothing to do there but relax and enjoy the hot spring. It was a blessing for me that I had the time to empty my head. With the Corona I had almost forgotten t…

I feel like dying before my period and everything seems to be a serious problem. It's also the time when someone's casual words tend to get me into trouble. Some of my friends say that I have a long temperament, but I don't know which temp…

The Animal Protection Act has become stricter in recent years and it can be said that animal welfare is making progress, but things like public discipline classes that people living with animals can attend at any time are not common.The ci…

One of the calendars that is still used in Japan is 六曜, the Roku-yo, which is a calendar of fortune based on the five elements of yin, yang and the Chinese zodiac, and is a calendar of fortune, good and bad times and directions for each …

I've been thinking about it, and I think the best present for me is that I was created in this world. It's not all fun and games, there are times when I get mad and despair, but I manage to keep one eye on the bad things. Today, thankfully…