Have you ever wondered what it was like to try MICHELIN-star ramen? Now you can! Japanese Soba Noodles TSUTA is the first-ever MICHELIN-star ramen located in the heart of Tokyo.. Opened in 2012, Yuki Onishi had a simple dream. Go Beyond Yesterday’s Star. To keep striving and keep working harder each and every day. His hard work and efforts paid off when he received his first MICHELIN star in 2015. Today, Yuki’s ramen is loved around the world.

From student to teacher to an entrepreneur changing the world, one child at a time. Sasha Lee Seals, a Jamaican native, has been working and living in Japan for over twenty years! We here at Giving Tuesday Japan got the exclusive opportunity to interview her about her experience living in Japan, teaching and raising children here, and what her goals for the future are.

Mothers and mother figures are an important part of most of our journeys. Whether a birth mother, stepmother, or someone who you view in a maternal light, today is a perfect day to honor them. Today, in Japan, America, Canada, and other countries, we celebrate Mother’s Day. While we are all familiar with Mother’s Day, worldwide, we don’t celebrate it on the same day. Some countries celebrate it in March, while others, like us, celebrate it on the 2nd Sunday in May.

Giving people the courage to step out of their comfort zone. Medhi Fliss, a Tunisia native, has been interested in bridging the gap of social impact and travel experiences from a young age! We here at Giving Tuesday Japan got the exclusive opportunity to interview him about his experience coming to Japan, how the pandemic encouraged him to make a life here in Japan, and what his goals for the future are.

Blood is essential for all life.  It helps deliver oxygen and important nutrients to our cells, removes waste from our bodies, helps fight infections, and many more things that would drastically decrease your quality of life.  More than bodily functions, it connects families.  It saves lives.  Today, we celebrate World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant.

Ronald McDonald House Charities Japan is a nonprofit organization that funds accommodation facilities for families with children undergoing medical treatments.  Its concept is “A Home-Away-From-Home, a second place where people can feel at home. The Houses should be a place that families accompanying sick children can spend their time as comfortably as if they were at home.

雛祭りについて以前の記事を読んだ方は、3月3日が小さな女の子にとって大切な日であることを知っていると思います。雛祭りは、神道にも由来があるとされ、10歳未満の女の子の健康、繁栄、幸福を祈願する祝日です。5月5日は、男の子にとって大切な日でもあります。5月5日は、「こどもの日」としても知られています。名前からして、すべてのこどもの日だと思われるかもしれませんが、男の子に焦点を当てています。一緒に歴史を紐解いてみましょう。

If you read our earlier post about Hinamatsuri, you should know that March 5th is an important day for little girls.  Hinamatsuri, known as Girl’s Day, is a Shinto holiday that focuses on praying for the health, prosperity, and happiness of girls under the age of 10.  May 5th is an important holiday for little boys.  May 5th is Kodomo no Hi, also known as Children’s Day.  While the name may suggest it is for all children, it focuses on boys.  Let’s check out the history.