A while back, Netflix started airing a show from Japan that’s called “Hajimete no otsukai” (My first errand) that’s been renamed “Old Enough!” Apparently, and[…]

Life got in the way, and I’m only now just starting to watch this series on Disney+. I also kind of put it off because[…]

State of Matter just published a short story of mine called “The Bucket Fountain.” About a college kid coming to terms with his own death,[…]

I know I’m extremely late to the party, but after waiting for the rental fee to lower on Amazon Prime, I finally watched this movie[…]

I thought I’d give a small tour of some of my garden. Blueberry bushes I’ve been growing blueberry bushes for years now, and I have[…]

Many people in Japan choose to buy a condo for a variety of reasons. While it means sharing walls, floors and ceilings with neighbors, condos[…]

I’ve never bought a house in Japan, so I can’t give you all the details you’d need to actually buy one, but I can share[…]

Japan has a long history of living with natural disasters. The nation has to contend with typhoons, volcanic eruptions, tsunami and earthquakes way more than[…]

If you have plans on living in Japan long-term, there are a few things I think might be worth considering before making any solid plans.[…]

What’s happening in a nightmare in Ukraine. Rather than offering something akin to thoughts and prayers, I thought I’d offer links below to places where[…]