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I recently found out about a woman in Tokyo who has a company that helps people take care of their elderly parents overseas, so I thought I would post some information on the IWN site for future reference. Marcia Johnson launched Binocular Vision Advisors in 2003 to connect grown children caring for older parents from [...]
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The following groups may be of interest to women in Tsukuba who are trying to buy or sell things, trying get things for free or give them away for free, or trying to live within their budgets. Instructions for how to join the groups are given on the respective websites. =================== FreeStuff Japan Give things [...]
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Tsukuba Mom Website
All mothers in Tsukuba should definitely know about the Tsukuba Mom website. This site is maintained by Kumi, a Japanese mom who lived in the US for two years. Her son was born in the US and so she experienced how difficult it could be to raise a child in a foreign country. Her website [...]
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Tsukuba International Forum
Tsukuba International Forum is a place for you to find out what you need to know about our city. You can read TAIRA posts to find out about sales and events and the join the forum to ask questions about your life here. This site was only started a few months ago, but it already [...]
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Blomster Anna
Blomster Anna is a flower shop that is run by the family of Anna Hamakoji, a long-term member of the International Women’s Network. The Hamakojis pride themselves on selling high quality flowers at a reasonable price. In addition to flowers, indoor and outdoor potted plants, and seasonal arrangements, Blomster Anna also has a Swedish corner [...]
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Being a Broad
One resource that women in Tsukuba should know about is “Being-A-Broad” (BAB). BAB is “a support and information network for foreign women living in Japan. Established by Caroline Pover in 1997, Being A Broad has supported thousands of women during their lives overseas, through a magazine, a best-selling book, events, seminars, speeches, and the BAB [...]
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Hello and welcome to our new site. We hope to store information here that will be helpful to women who are living in Tsukuba or thinking of moving here. If you have any ideas for our site, please contact us.
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