I've been in Hawaii the past week or so, a few days of which was spent with my host family from when I home-stayed in Japan in high school. Having them over here in America (though, Hawaii is about as Japanese as America … [Read more...]
Maybe it's time he commits seppuku, though, I don't know if I'd want to see a stomach full of hot dogs get disemboweled. It's been a year since the last "Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest" at Coney Island, when reigning … [Read more...]
Having taken (and nearly failed) more chemistry courses than I would like to remember, I'm usually not particularly enthusiastic about molecular engineering. However, a recent news story caught my eye this morning. … [Read more...]
December 27, 2007 - January 4, 2008 Every week (i.e. whenever time allows), I'll be doing a "Japan week in review." These segments will cover smaller news articles from throughout the week that we don't want to cover … [Read more...]
Unsurprisingly, we've recently gotten quite a few emails asking about Christmas (クリスマス or kurisumasu) in Japan. Though this might be a bit late, I thought I'd endeavor to answer those questions today, unwrapping my … [Read more...]
Come lunchtime sophomore year of high school, all the cool kids were eating Cup Noodles. I wasn't cool, unfortunately, but I loved them as well---with an instant ramen in my hands, I looked very much like that kid in the … [Read more...]