It’s incredible how angry people seem to be while surfing the internet, and the lengths they’ll go just to vent their rage.
Someone in Israel recently sent me a rather angry email calling me everything from a Nazi to a Taliban-worshipping neophyte … whatever that’s supposed to mean. In this same email the phrase “anti-semite” was [...]
March is in full swing here in Central Japan and the weather report is already talking about when we can expect to see the next season of gorgeous cherry blossoms blooming from their buds as an incredible precursor to the fast-approaching warmer weather. For many, spring is their favorite time of year. We [...]
03.12.09 | Living in Japan | Jason
Food. Arguably one of the most enjoyable things on the planet. People often travel to distant lands on holiday with plans to attend specific restaurants. Many have an idea of what local foods they wish to try. Some people even go so far as to plan their entire vacations around food. In Japan, there [...]
03.9.09 | Living in Japan | Jason
It seems like only yesterday that the International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a planet, instead dubbing the tiny rock a “Dwarf Planet.” However, here we are a little more than two years later and the American state of Illinois has returned the previous title of “planet” to the world discovered by [...]
Spring is almost here, which means the summer heat is soon upon us. What does this mean in Japan? It means the 2009 Tacky Car Contest is about to begin!
While shopping at Apita with the Mrs. today, we caught this fruity number. It’s a Nissan Crown, circa 1994, painted up to look bad ass. You [...]
A few days ago, while telling me how stupid I was for saying that I wanted a notebook computer to last at least 15 years...
The countdown is almost up on this year's winter Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and thousands of people residing bo...
Do you ever wonder about your neighbours? I wrote a few months ago about how one of my neighbours has the same camouflag...
Believe it or not, I had a terrible habit back in Canada. It wasn't one with drugs, alcohol, women, or even excessive ...
Over the last decade or so I've been battling a bunch of minor problems such as insomnia, headaches, chest pain, and blo...