I’m ridiculously new to trying to keep a bonsai alive, but I now have three of the poor trees under my care. I’m in love[…]

For whenever Japan finally allows tourists from abroad back into the nation again, I thought I’d put a few tips I’ve accumulated for how to[…]

Over the over 12 years I’ve spent in Japan, I’ve realized a few points about bad English that you can find here: You won’t find[…]

Japan has a problem with English, that much I’m aware. They have two mentalities, I think, going against them here. First, this is a culture[…]

Every time I visit the grocery store, I love perusing the bottled drinks section because I’ll usually run into a drink I’ve never seen before.[…]

To native English-speaking people, Japanese poses several challenges. In fact, the Foreign Service Institute put it in the top-four hardest languages for us to learn[…]

I am a huge fan of so many of the TV dramas Japan has produced over the years. I’m a huge sucker for romantic gestures[…]

Based on my experiences working here, I’ve realized that many Japanese in the office don’t just say “No” to you or say “You’re doing a[…]

I’ve lived in Japan for over 12 years, and all of that has been spent working. As such, I thought I’d spend the next few[…]

After much waiting and sheer paranoia just going outside to buy groceries, I finally got the second dose of the vaccine. Since I heard about[…]