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Interesting Statistics About Japan

This is by far not an exhaustive listing of statistics about Japan and the Japanese people. These are stats I find interesting. Most information taken from NationMaster.com and CIA World Factbook. Population: Japan is ranked #10 in population with 126,475,664. (China is #1 with 1,336,718,015) Japan has a negative growth rate. It is growing atContinue reading “Interesting Statistics About Japan”

And The World Keeps on Spinning

Knowing you are going to have a baby for nine and a half months in many ways seems like just the right amount of time. I don’t know about other parents out there, but when I first saw that pregnancy test come back as positive my heart stopped for a moment. It was like experiencingContinue reading “And The World Keeps on Spinning”

Ok, so what’s up with the middle name?

People always ask, “What’s your baby’s name?” “Micah,” I respond. “Awww…I love that name. So cute! What’s his middle name?” “Masato” I say, clearly. “Masa– what?” People quickly retort, with a sort of what kind of name is that glare. “Ma-sa-to” I reply. “It’s Japanese.” “Japanese!? Interesting. What does it mean?” “It can mean ‘righteous person.’”Continue reading “Ok, so what’s up with the middle name?”