"Really? Another heavy J-rock band? C'mon, John, mix it up a bit here!" Yes, I know I just wrote a post about Fear, And Loathing in Las Vegas last weekend, but writing that post made me remember the band -OZ- another one … [Read more...]
Say you go to Japan for the first time, and you're introducing yourself to some people. You learned how to say your name in Japanese and how old you are, but then you're asked where you're from. You freeze and realize that … [Read more...]
For first time visitors to Japan, seeing people out and about in surgical masks can be a bit confusing. Are they germaphobes? Do they have really bad allergies? Do they have some sort of awful incurable disease that … [Read more...]
There are two words in the English language that can stop you dead in your tracks: burn out. No matter how much you love something, there's always the risk of doing too much too quickly and getting sick and tired of it. … [Read more...]
If you're going to learn the Japanese language, it's always going to be a better experience if you can have some interaction with Japanese people. Language just isn't the same without culture, and culture just isn't the … [Read more...]
On the whole, Japan is viewed as a very polite society. I'm sure part of this is due to how most Japanese people conduct themselves in public, especially while walking around on the streets. There are a handful of things … [Read more...]