Into the Land of the Rising Sun

Socialism! High five! Every once in a while, you go on a trip that just doesn't resonate.  Maybe you were incapacitated by food pois...

I'm always intrigued by peoples' itineraries when they come to Japan.  Where they want to go, what they want to see, what they want ...

The buraku/dowa.  From kotaku.com.au Each week I cast about for a topic of discussion for my adult English conversation group (the gran...

Education can be surprisingly controversial.   What should be taught?    Did dinosaurs exist, or did life begin with the Word?  Is the ...

The Tokyo Marathon, which takes place in February, is as much a testament to fashion as it is to fitness.  In addition to those runners atti...

GOMEN And now for a scandal that has rocked the world of Japanese pop music.  Recently  a member of girls group AKB48 named Minami Mineg...

WaPo recently ran what amounted to a love letter to  school lunches in Japan .  The highlights: Japanese kids eat some of the most nutritiou...