The modern music industry is well and truly established in the digital world. Most people access their favorite artists now...[ Click to read more ]
For those of us who arrived in Japan in the previous decade or before, the country's fastidious adherence to its...[ Click to read more ]
Summertime in the Metropolis gets really hot and humid, bordering what you’d find in many subtropical locations. While it’s easy...[ Click to read more ]
It's getting to be that time of year again, when the thermostat rockets, the humidity intensifies, and all Japanese conversation...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya has a deep and dark secret… Well a deep, but pretty well-lit secret, actually. Did you know that it...[ Click to read more ]
Even though Nagoya and the greater Chubu region of central Japan comprise the country’s third-biggest metropolitan area, it isn’t the...[ Click to read more ]
Kobe has a vibrant summer culture with many family-friendly activities and a few annual events and festivals that draw the...[ Click to read more ]
Whereas many years ago, fireflies were everywhere in Kansai throughout the summer months, you now need to head to specific...[ Click to read more ]
Even if you’ve visited Japan as a tourist before, you may not be prepared for what it’s like to live...[ Click to read more ]
A good many visitors to Japan have been known to utter out loud, “there sure are a lot of trains...[ Click to read more ]