Gaijinhan

Working in Taiwan, I had to have a bank account in order to receive my salary. When I first got here, time was tight and my Alien Registration

Every member of my family is a free thinker even though we offer incense to Taoist deities and pray to the Buddha. As a kid, I had always

Are you still there? It’s been some 5 months since I wrote anything and understandably, readers would’ve stopped coming in by now but I’ll just write as I

I haven’t been updating much because of a lot of administrative matters that had to be done for our move to Taiwan but I’m grateful for everyone’s concern

Hi, this is D, I’m back. I know, it’s been such a long while! I kinda feel like G and I have been busily entertaining each other, we

Some years ago, I got a surprise when I saw that my Facebook feed had content I didn’t understand. My Malay friends were sharing a lot of Malay

I’ve been swimming quite often recently at the Yokohama International Swimming Pool. The system of the pool is so good, I wish we have it in Singapore (and

33 people died today in a fire at Kyoto Animation (affectionately known as Kyoani), the production house responsible for many big hits such as A Silent Voice, K-On, and The Melancholy

Johnny’s Entertainment received a warning from Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) under suspicion of putting pressure on TV programs and forcing TV stations to not use any of

A ramen shop in Ishigakijima, Okinawa, run by a Japanese owner has a notice outside its shop that reads, “No Japanese.” This is an oversimplified translation of the