
Perhaps it's climate change. Perhaps it was the particularly hot summer and the lack of acorns. Perhaps it's because of habitat loss... who knows. All I know is Japanese bear attacks have hit a sharp rise, and that's no … [Read more...]

Perhaps it's climate change. Perhaps it was the particularly hot summer and the lack of acorns. Perhaps it's because of habitat loss... who knows. All I know is Japanese bear attacks have hit a sharp rise, and that's no … [Read more...]
by Koichi

So last year on November 11 (that's Pocky Day) I thought I was pretty clear in my explanation on what Pocky Day is. Apparently not clear enough, though. This year, it's time to help you to make sense of this crazy, … [Read more...]
by Koichi

(Be sure to stick around to the end, where you can win some goodies from FlutterScape) In the past, I've written about a few ways you can buy things from Japan. Most of them have been so-so at best. Finally (seriously, … [Read more...]
by Koichi

Unicef just scared every little child into not washing their hands by coming out with this dance video with "renowned Japanese dancer Kaiji Moriyama" who "choreographed a dance for a public service announcement designed to … [Read more...]
by Koichi

I'm not sure why, but the city of Obama (Japan) is celebrating for some reason...did something happen recently that I'm not aware of? Who the heck is this guy in the picture anyways? I kid, I kid. It's no secret that … [Read more...]
by Koichi

Today when driving around my local area (in Oregon, USA), I saw a gas station that was selling gas for $2.99 a gallon. It's been a while since I've seen it under $3, which is great in some resepcts, but not so great in … [Read more...]