Into the Land of the Rising Sun

Sometimes you set out on an adventure and at some juncture are tempted to turn back.  For me, that moment was as I was about to disembark a ...

Here's the lowdown on sugary confections in Japan: they are (predominantly) bland and expensive.  Unlike in the west where snacks, de...

I've never been much of one for playing dress up, and my Halloween costumes have been traditionally lackluster. The only exceptions were...

This totally dates me, but back in middle school, tamagotchis were all the rage.  Children were glued to these little devices the size of yo...

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...