You have come all this way, why not learn the local language? Here are a few basic phrases to get...[ Click to read more ]
In his great comedic play Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare calls music the food of love. Now, I'm not in the...[ Click to read more ]
As we have perhaps made abundantly clear in these pages over the years, Japan is very much a nation of...[ Click to read more ]
For many people around the world, the month of March means St. Patrick’s Day and all of the fun celebrations...[ Click to read more ]
Russia has its caviar, Maine has its lobsters, and Kobe has its beef. There are no Kobe beef cows. They...[ Click to read more ]
As spring starts to raise its oh-so welcome head, it's time to abandon the confines of the indoors and embrace...[ Click to read more ]
While relocating to another country often turns out to be a wonderful, life-changing experience, there are always traumatic obstacles and...[ Click to read more ]
Living in Japan can be difficult, but the internet has many resources to make things a bit easier and an iPhone...[ Click to read more ]
As one of the three biggest Chinatowns in Japan, Kobe’s Nankinmachi Chinese New Year celebration is an experience you shouldn’t...[ Click to read more ]
It does not take long living in Japan to get the feeling you are in the presence of our new...[ Click to read more ]