Show of hands, who has ever traveled with their family? Pretty much everybody? It’s different from traveling with friends, isn’t it? Whether you’re driving a few hours down the road or traveling around the world, each … [Read more...]
In this article, “half” refers to a person of mixed race who is half Japanese and half something else. Although for the past 20 years it has been suggested to use “mixed-race” instead of “half”, the word “half” is still … [Read more...]
It wasn’t too long ago that Tokyo was considered the most expensive city in the world. Not to mention that Japan as a whole was very expensive as well. Even today, that (mis)conception is still quite prevalent. The … [Read more...]
It’s finally happening. You pushed through the rigorous application process, sweated through the interviews, and finally have your acceptance letter. Your dream of teaching English in Japan has become a reality! What you … [Read more...]
This article first appeared in a truncated version at on the Komaba Times Website, the blog for the Journalistic Writing class at the University of Tokyo -- Anyone living in Japan can tell you that the words … [Read more...]
Ask just about anyone who's learning Japanese what their method for learning kanji is and you'll almost certainly get a disproportionately passionate / angry answer out of them, myself included. There's something about … [Read more...]