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Don't be fooled by the pretty flowers: Temperatures in Sapporo are still winterish. 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。

I recently read an article in Shunkan magazine about housewives competing for jobs with recent university graduates. The article caught my attention because it reflects the situation here in Sapporo. Through my students I know quite a few housewives who are looking for jobs and have been going to interview after interview with no positive outcome. Salaries these days are getting lower and the husband's income is usually not enough to support the family, especially when there are kids. These women have no choice but look for jobs even if that means working at a restaurant or supermarket for 650 yen per hour. Fewer and fewer companies hire full-time employees and if they do, they usually hire men (that's Japanese culture). The few lucky women who have found full-time work in offices usually hold on to their jobs at all cost, sacrificing family life for work. If they get pregnant they usually can't go back to their company after childbirth. This just happened to a student of mine whose wife gave birth last year and who desperately wants to work but has been declined by her previous company. You would think that after decades of economic prosperity, the sexism in Japan has changed, but this is not the case. Japanese women, and I think especially Hokkaido women, are among the hardest-working in the world, and it's about time that companies change their sexist policies. Check out the full article below: Housewives seeking part-time work squeezed out by surge in jobless Shunkan Post May. 15, 2012 TOKYO — Sawako Yoshimura (a pseudonym, like all the names in this story) is a 37-year-old housewife in Okayama Prefecture who, last year, decided to take a part-time job to help pay off the family’s home loan. Anything would do, as long as working hours could be structured around the times she’d need to be available for her two young children. She thought it would be easy. It used to be. It no longer is, reports Josei Jishin (May 22). Because now it’s no longer just mothers looking for part-time, unskilled, low-paid work. Applicants come from all sectors of the population, victims of a chronically sputtering economy in which full-time “regular” employment is increasingly scarce. Yoshimura combed the job-listing magazines and sent out 20-odd applications. That netted her 10 interviews – not bad, but the interviews were dead ends. She’d go to find herself up against a dozen applicants for a single opening, not mothers like herself but young women and middle-aged men free to work all hours. She didn’t have a chance. A drugstore, a cleaning establishment and a supermarket food court all turned her down. A mother with kids is not, in their eyes, a fully committed employee. The government’s Cabinet Office in February released a survey showing how tight the part-time labor market has become. As of October-December 2011, 18.34 million people – up 360,000 from the previous year – were employed either on time-specific contracts or as temp workers sent to companies by labor dispatch firms. They are crowding out the part-time working housewife-mother of yesteryear. Eiko Kato, 44, was laid off late last year by a food processing plant near her home in Ibaraki Prefecture. She’d been working on the assembly line four days a week. She and others were displaced, she says, by 30 trainees from Pakistan and Bangladesh – people willing or forced to work longer hours for less pay than the locals. Kato has three children in school. She can’t afford to be unemployed. She frequented the government employment agency Hello Work, and pressed acquaintances who might have connections. Luckily – or so she thought – one came through for her, and got her a job at a restaurant in a neighboring town. The trouble was the 20-km commute. Soaring gas prices cut into her wages to such an extent that the job is hardly worthwhile. But out of consideration for her connection, she feels she can’t quit. Kazumi Yamazaki, 50, worked for a machine parts manufacturer until two years ago, when, under pressure from the high yen, the company shifted production to Thailand. Yamazaki and more than 100 others lost their jobs. The company offered to place them with an affiliated factory – two hours away, an impossible distance for a working mother. The best Yamazaki has been able to find since is occasional work weeding vacant lots, which pays, when there is work, 6,000 yen a day. Such is the nature of creeping poverty in the world’s third largest economy and, by most commonly accepted measures, one of its richest countries. 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。

Summer is near, at least on the main island of Honshu, and, new this summer, a possible looming power shortage due to the shutting down of all nuclear reactors in Japan. On May 5 it was announced with much fanfare hat the last operating reactor in Tomari, Hokkaido, had been switched off. But now, only ten days later and due to a possible power shortage, the mayor of Oi town on Japan's west coast is making it clear that he is lobbying for a fast resumption of the nuclear plant located in his town. According to a poll, the Japanese are currently divided about nuclear energy: 45% favor it and 45% oppose it. The remaining 10% are indecisive. As a future mother, thinking about the generations to come, I am basically against nuclear energy. The accident in Fukushima has once again made it clear that nuclear power is not safe. The consequences that people in affected areas suffer are too severe, and we should therefore come up with alternative sources of energy as soon as possible. Thinktanks in Japan and all over the world - put your brains to work! 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。

Here are some pix from Momi-san's wedding. It was by far the nicest wedding I've attended in Japan so far, for there was music ... ... unique characters ... ... women in kimono ...... and friends! There was also a nostalgic wedding cake with pink sugar roses. Reminded me of my childhood when I attended my aunts' and uncles' weddings! I ate the piece that had "happy" on it. And the wedding did have a very happy end for me: I caught the bouquet!!! Best Wishes to Miwako-san ... ... and Momi-san ... May their marriage be a very happy one! 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。 IF YOU ASK FOR LITTLE YOU DESERVE NOTHING

Di Savoy is a classic in Sapporo's soup curry scene, and it is particularly popular among businessmen as I realized when I had lunch there recently. I had a chicken-vegetable curry with large chunks of veggies, it was delicious. The soup is neither thin nor thick, and they use spices that are pleasant for the taste buds. Crowded at lunchtime. Curry Di Savoy, S1, W5. 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。

What Sapporoites enjoy most during the Golden Week holidays is viewing cherry blossoms in the many parks around the city. This year, however, the weather conditions made this plan fall through: It was raining for most of GW, and the blossoms that had just started to appear got mostly washed away. Everybody looks perfect in Korean dramas. What do you do on a cold, rainy day? I opted for watching television! It's a good way to improve one's language skills, in my case Japanese lol. What's funny though is that, except for that horrible bus accident on the first day of GW, most reporting was about ... the weather! I got bored at times but felt peace at the same time, thinking "If there are no other 'news' to report then that means that we live in a really peaceful society!" I came across some Korean dramas as well, and watched a few just so to know why in the world they are so popular. I believe I figured it out: 1. All actors and actresses have perfect faces (and probably perfect bodies for Asian tastes). The power of plastic surgery! 2. Korean dramas are colorful, yet stylish. A nice escape from the sometimes dull reality. 3. They are dramatic and heartwarming, a welcome change from the kind of glum Japanese dramas. Let me know if you agree! Another day I was driving around Hokkaido a bit, going north, and I realized to my astonishment that there is still snow in shadowy valleys and steep hills. It is not an exaggeration to say that winter in Hokkaido lasts for 6 months - a deterrent for setting up house here for quite a few foreigners except skiers & snowboarders.It also happened to be Atomo's birthday during Golden Week - he's 6! - and I got him a special gift: a microchip! The vet pushed it under his skin with a pistol-shaped tool, and Atomo didn't complain at all so I figure it didn't hurt at all (thank God). The reason why I wanted a microchip for my cat is that sooner or later I'll be moving again, just to make sure he's traceable in case he gets lost. Better safe than sorry! I wasn't able to take both cats this time but Luisa's next. Oh btw turns out Atomo is too heavy ... 6.35 kg as compared to 6 kg a year ago. Which means, I'll be feeding him diet cat food from now on lol. Atomo's birthday coincides with Boys' Day in Japan - well, not exactly, but it's near - so on the way to the vet I told him, look they put up all these decorations for your special day lol. Neat tradition, Japanese families with boys hang out colorful carp banners in front of their homes so that the boys will be strong and successful. These days Japanese people have fewer children though so the decorations for Boys' Day have also decreased. However, there are still plenty to see in residential neighborhoods. 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。

Salted rice malt, or "shiokoji" in Japanese, is currently hot in Tokyo. Apparently it tastes good on seaweed salad, tofu and many other Japanese dishes. The reason for this food fad is that it is part of the popular enzyme diet, and I bet it'll be trendy here in Sapporo soon! 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。

Getting a haircut is a great way to start something new, and I decided to get a haircut today to celebrate the beginning of spring in Sapporo! I also got highlights, and while two stylists worked on my head (efficient), one of them chattered away about travel, food and the start of the new season. She seemed very interested in American culture so we started comparing the two. Turns out she dislikes sour foods and fresh coriander (very Japanese), and I can't stand natto and intestines (very American). So much for cliches! I also realize that doing small talk with customers in Japan is part of the job, something most stylists are trained to do. In the US, most stylists will focus on the hair throughout the procedure, unless you get the really talkative type. My trip to the salon turned out to be a lesson in culture - or a confirmation of stereotypes, lol. Oh and in case you were wondering about my hair, turned out great ;) Pix will follow soon. 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。

Voyage is not in my top 5 but it is soo convenient (long opening hours) so I keep going there from time to time. The thing is that the soup changes every day so unless you know the menu in detail and go on your favorite day, it's a lottery. I've had really good food at Voyage and really bad food. Last time I ordered chicken soup curry with an asari base and it was a bit oily for my taste but generally pretty good. I had additional toppings of avocado and a half-boiled egg. I chose spicy level 5 and it was just right for me, and I'm really into the taste of the spices & chili they use! Oh and the yuzu lassi was out of this world, nice & sour. (Don't order mango unless you want something really sweet). The interior at Voyage is ethnic & colorful, and so is the food (see pic), so this is a great choice on a rainy or cloudy day (we've been having too many in Sapporo). Voyage in the Soup Curry Triangle, North 22, West 5. 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。

I got this exquisite bottle of olive oil for my birthday, and even though I use olive oil every day in my cooking, this one is special: It is flavored with lemon and tastes best in salads, with raw foods or on top of baguette bread. Here's a favorite recipe, fast & easy to make. Give it a try: Ingredients for Tomato Avocado Salad (for 2) 2 large tomatoes, chopped 2 avocados - peeled, pitted and diced 1 red onion, finely chopped a dash of ground black pepper 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar Directions In a medium bowl, toss together the tomatoes, avocados and red onion. Dust lightly with black pepper, and pour oil and vinegar over. Pour the oil first so that it blends with the vinegar more easily. (Oil has a tendency to stay on top). Mix thoroughly. Cover and chill for at least one hour before serving to blend flavors. For salads and other raw dishes you should always use extra virgin olive oil for it is the purest and has been extracted without the use of heat or chemicals. It contains all the essential flavor and nutrients that make olive oil so special. Some might argue that olive oil is still fat, therefore fattening. Yes, but - the fats contained in olive oil are the unsaturated kind which actually lower cholesterol levels. And here's the good news for dieters: Research suggests that olive oil may help burn fat faster! 私は英語とスペイン語の先生です。