It has come to my attention that we write a lot about food for this blog. This is a good...[ Click to read more ]
It is no surprise that the country of legendary and lasting film directors like Akira Kurosawa, Ishiro Honda and Yasujiro...[ Click to read more ]
I will open this with a confession: This article was painful to write. Not in the sense of finding the...[ Click to read more ]
As the years go by, old heads in the various foreign communities have noticed something: Halloween only seems to get...[ Click to read more ]
For me, the one particular meat that is done so differently here and yet done so right would have to be chicken. The...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya often stands out for it distinctive cuisine. The traditional favorites like miso katsu and hitsumabushi usually come to mind...[ Click to read more ]
When moving to a new country, some things come over and some stay behind. Spouse and kids? Probably coming along....[ Click to read more ]
Summers in Nagoya are hot. Hot and humid. Humid and miserable. Miserable an...you know what, let's stop there. While the...[ Click to read more ]
Bugs are usually at the bottom of the invited guests list for any residence. Japan is home to a rather...[ Click to read more ]
With summer comes summer vacation. What was once a strong, fond memory of days with no school or responsibility and...[ Click to read more ]