Off to Japan !

After living most of my life in India, then going on to live & study in the US for over a year,I am now off to live in Osaka, Japan for 3 months – working on a project for Sharp Corporation(R&D),learning to read and write Japanese and researching on Japanese design philosophy.

Things I know about Japan (or things I THINK I know about Japan) -

1. It’s the land of the rising sun, manga, anime.
2. They have very small spaces to live in.
3. They have super fast bullet trains.
4. They have less food choices for vegetarians like me.
5. Its very expensive(Thank god I am sponsored).
6. Sayoonara means “good bye” in Japanese(every Indian knows this courtesy
a very popular bollywood song(Ironically good bye is not the only word you should know if you are visiting Japan).

Things I want to find out about Japan –

1. Their design philosophy.
2. How this Asian country has managed to become a technological giant.
3. And most important – Why do they find Hello Kitty so interesting ?
(I mean she is an expressionless cat after all! )