Into the Land of the Rising Sun

Previously on the blog we discussed the yakuza : how to spot them, how to avoid being beaten up by them.  There's some controversy over...

Let's begin with three questions. Have you ever been wondering how you look like as a female? Don't you want to become a lady of...

I'm not a big fan of game shows, especially those predicated on pranking people.  Wouldn't you automatically become suspicious if so...

There are a number of books that are must-reads if you're interested in Japan, and I'd argue that Jake Adelstein's Tokyo Vice  i...

A lot of people have asked what I'll miss most about Japan.  Topping the list is the sense of adventure.  My students are a close second...

Summertime in Japan is so overwhelmingly hot that normally rational people are driven to extremes to escape the miserable heat.  The lack of...

When I first moved to Japan, there were times where I would stop and my mind would boggle.   I live in Japan , I'd think.  It was both a...