I'm not sure if you've ever seen a Japanese address written down somewhere before, but if you have, you'll know that they're about as long as writing an essay, and perhaps take an equal amount of analytical thinking. If … [Read more...]
Show them a trailer park: You want culture shock? This is how you do it. Use Yelp: Will help you find all the really interesting stuff, hopefully Go hiking: You can never go wrong with hiking Take them to your … [Read more...]
Michael over at Gakuranman.com is hosting this month's "Japan Blog Matsuri" - to be honest, I've never taken part in one of these (kudos to Michael for all the reminder e-mails and Tweets), and I'm already breaking every … [Read more...]
This article was written by Caitlin O'Mara, who has worked for three years in the Tohoku revion of Japan as an assistant English Teacher. She studies Japanese in her free time and works as a contract web geek, providing … [Read more...]
This is a request. No, it's a plea. Consider this the voice of all the Japanese who wish they had a nice Westerner to practice their English with, but can't. I've been talking to a lot of Japanese people about finding … [Read more...]
[yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvKoonGVRhk'] Deas lives on and blogs from Hakatajima, halfway between Honshu and Shikoku. He's a fellow wonky culture lover who tends to write about his personal struggle to … [Read more...]