Ever been wrapped up in a really cosy blanket with the steam of a hot drink wafting past your face? Maybe you are hidden away on a mountain while the sound of a waterfall can be heard in the distance? Does that sound appealing to you? This is what a onsen is like!

I recently got asked "why do you always have a 5 yen coin in your back pocket?" My response? For luck.

It's finally here, I have reached the peak of my content or maybe I should say I have reached the bottom instead! Toilets, one of the few things that everyone has, from a hole in the ground to a suctioned powered one in a space shuttle!

There are many discussion points that always pop up on infosec Twitter every year: password managers, imposter syndrome, burnout, etc. But the one that I want to talk about today is burnout and why Japan is struggling to deal with it.

Christmas in Japan is something special to me as my first trip to Japan was Christmas of 2017. I remember wandering around Tokyo, surrounding by Christmas lights and meeting Colonel Sanders. Wait, Colonel Sanders? Yes, the founder of one of most known fast-food chains in the world.

The whole time I was reading those comments, all I thought was how lucky we are to have our justice system and our police force in Europe/UK. But how are we lucky? Am I saying you won't be lucky if you end up in the Japanese justice system?

I believe it is time to talk about one of the biggest mystery of Japan, why does Japan wrap everything in plastic? I bet everyone has seen the pictures of single pieces of food being wrapped in plastic. Like a single citrus fruit for example. But why?

One of the first things everyone notices when they visit Japan is how clean it is, then they notice how hard it is to find a rubbish bin! Then add the fact that Japan is known for having tons of vending machines everywhere you go. It begs the question why is it so hard to find rubbish bins in Japan?

If there is one thing that most people will guarantee about anywhere, is that red means stop, and green means go. It is a simple lesson that we all learn way before we sit behind the steering wheel. So, what happens when you see a blue light instead of green?