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 of 2008 lives up to her memories from the early ’90s. Shane has promised some exciting things for her blog, and I will be following along, anxious to hear her stories of fingerprinting at immigration and the demise of 100 yen shops in the wake of China’s bustling economy.”

Nick’s full review can be read here and I will try not to disappoint him and all of the other Japan bloggers out there who put such effort into helping us all understand Japan better.

LongCountdown covers many aspects of life in Japan from annual predictions to bicycle bells. You never know what he’ll be blogging about but it’s usually a good read. JapanSoc is a budding social networking site which I am enjoying a lot. I have found a lot of well thought out content and a couple of sites that I hadn’t seen before - if you are interested in what’s going on in Japan you really should check it out!

Thanks Nick!