Sometimes a company can find consumer gold in that suggestion box put out in the lunch room for employees to...[ Click to read more ]
Bicycles have long been a staple in Japanese life. Many of the roadways are built with designated bike lanes. Bicycle...[ Click to read more ]
Even before I came to Japan, I’d heard stories about tattoos being a no-go if you wanted to go to...[ Click to read more ]
So the weather is cooling down (okay, seriously, who am I kidding?) but with the days still sunny and fine...[ Click to read more ]
Summer may nearly be over, but it’s still hot outside and even though you want to go somewhere and do...[ Click to read more ]
With all that is happening in the world today I think we can all agree that a summit is needed....[ Click to read more ]
Hiroshima is the kind of place that you cannot visit or live in without being influenced by its history and...[ Click to read more ]
When rainy season finally ends and the nights are hot and steamy, there is nothing better to do on a...[ Click to read more ]
The idea of international "sister cities" began in 1947 as a way to promote friendship and cross-cultural understanding after World...[ Click to read more ]
There has always been something seductive about waterfalls. There is the metronomic sound of the water tumbling into basin pools...[ Click to read more ]