I have recently come across an interesting concept to keep me in books while I am in Japan. In preparation for my stay I have been hoarding books like crazy. Why? Because English books in Japan aren’t cheap. BookCrossing is a new site where you can leave your books in a […]

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Have you ever had a hard time locating an address in Japan? Japanese addresses can very confusing to foreigners and if you have ever tried to find one on a map it can be very frustrating. I have found a tool that allows you to map an address in Japan - it’s […]

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I recently read an article in The Japan Times titled “Canadian Garden of Unity and Reconciliation“. On its face it is a touching story of the dedication of a garden built on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada (my home province). Rumiko Kanesaka, a Japanese national, married a Canadian […]

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Nick Ramsay, the man behind LongCountdown and JapanSoc was kind enough to review my blog. He said some kind things and is looking forward to comparisons between our current stay in Japan and our stay from 1994-1998. Here is an excerpt from his review:
“…it will be very interesting to hear if Japan […]

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2008 Preview from the Daily Yomiuri is an interesting story about events that will be happening in Japan this year. Of particular interest to me is the listing of major art exhibitions that include several exhibits of national treasures and a retrospective of Renoir.
A video via Japan Probe showing you how to make spaghetti, […]

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First of all I wanted to show you all my finished elephant Amigurumi rattle:

Isn’t he just adorable? Well I think so and I hope my friends baby enjoys playing with it.
I also discovered an new item for my Japan to do list - I want to take part in a Stamp Rally which I […]

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A newly graduated train conductor in Japan opened the doors of the train after it had started to move. This was reported by the Mainichi Daily News and I must admit that I wondered on how this had made the newspaper since no one had been hurt. I then pondered the discipline […]

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This has been a busy week for me but I did come across some interesting items that I wanted to share.
An article fro the Japan Times noted an exhibition that I will not be able to see in person titled Culture Filters. The artist, Osorio Zapata created the fabulous work to the right and […]

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Some interesting stories came across my radar screen this week so here goes…
Here is an article from the Japan Times on how food additives destroy the taste buds. This article reminds me how great food can taste when we make it from scratch with quality ingredients and how the pace of life everywhere is […]

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This week I ran across a number of links that are more humorous than newsy and they are below, but first…
I pointed out in my post earlier this week all the things that Chiba has offer visitors. Adding to my list is Web-Japans recent article on trends in food in Chiba Prefecture. […]

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