In Tokyo, the season of heater is coming. I have started using my oil heater. To use it I bought 10 liters of heating oil at a gas station. The price was 944 yen ($7.67 €7.15). I do not have a car, so I went the gas station by bicyle.

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare reported the number of demographic data in 2014. According to it, top 10 causes of death in 2014 are the below. Rank Cause Cause Number of death 1 悪性新生物 Malignant neoplasm Cancer 368103 2 心疾患 …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of school lunch monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of school lunch between 1975 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eating out at a restaurant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of drinking beer at a restaurant between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is …

Here is the annual change of the main causes of death in Okinawa. Cancer and heart disease are increasing. Unit is the mortality rate per 100,000. Year Cancer Heart disease Brain vessal disease Pneumonia Accident Suicide 1992 141.6 93.8 52…

In last August I visited National Museum of Japanese History with my son. It is located in Sakura city, Chiba prefecture. It took 2 hours from the central Tokyo to the museum. The museum itself is huge. It takes 3 or 4 hours to see all exh…

I visited the Yokohama History Museum with my son today. The Yokohama History Museum is located near Center-Kita station of Yokohama Municipal Subway. It takes 5 minutes walk from the station to the museum. You can learn the entire history…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eating out at a restaurant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of drinking coffee at a cafe between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is take…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eating out at a restaurant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of eating sandwiches at a restaurant between 1975 and 2014, if the price in 2010…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eating out at a restaurant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of eating Japanese curry at a restaurant between 1970 and 2014, if the price in …

Oyako-don is Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced onions, and other ingredients are all simmered together and then served on top of a large bowl of rice. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eating out at a restaurant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of eating sushi out at a sushi restaurant between 1970 and 2014, if the price in…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eating out at a restaurant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of eating spaghetti out at a restaurant between 1980 and 2014, if the price in 2…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eating out at a restaurant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of eating ramen noodle out at a noodle restaurant between 1970 and 2014, if the …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of eating out at a restaurant monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of eating udon noodle out at a noodle restaurant between 1970 and 2014, if the p…

Japanese government monitors the price of wine every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of wine between 1980 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 720 ml (yen) 1980 11…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of whisky monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of whisky between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price…

I bought a new umbrella for my son at Nankado for 700 yen. Unfortunately that umbrella was stolen at his school, on the day when he brought it to the school for the first time. Probably someone took it. So he never used it. He used his spa…

My daughter joined a tennis school. The entrance fee of it was 11,340 yen ($92.20 €85.91), including the lesson fee of the first month. My son used to go to that tennis school, but he gave up it, after 6 months training.

Japanese government monitors the price of beer every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of beer between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 2.1L beer (yen) 1970…

Shochu is distilled spirits. It is distilled from barley, sweet potatoes, or buckwheat. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of Shochu monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of Shochu be…

Japanese government monitors the price of Japanese sake every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of Japanese sake between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 2L…

Calpis is fermented lactic drink sold in Japan. Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of Calpis monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of Calpis between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 201…

Japanese government monitors the price of cola every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of cola between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 500ml cola (yen) 197…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of juice (beverages which contains juice) monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of juice between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has checked the price of coffee beans for 30 years. The following data show the trend of the price indexes of coffee beans between 1985 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year In…

Japanese government monitors the price of instant coffee every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of instant coffee between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of …

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of tea (tea bag) monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of tea bag between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 10…

Japanese government monitors the price of green tea (leaves) every month. The following data show the changes in the price indexes of green tea between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100) Price of 1…

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications monitors the price of croquette monthly. The data below show the changes in the price indexes of croquette between 1970 and 2014, if the price in 2010 is taken as 100. Year Index (2010 = 100)…