The rays of the afternoon sun showered onto the bespectacled crowd of otakus keeping the largest gathering of their kind warm during this coldest season of the year. As we stepped
Having been in Japan for almost 2 years now, my sole source of news from back home has been the Internet (and of course Facebook statuses). In the limelight this
When I left the Board of Education for a regular Japanese firm in October this year, many people asked me if the notorious overtime work Japanese salarymen are
Scammed! Maybe. Well, I’m not writing about work visa visa but credit card VISA. As a foreigner, it’s actually a little difficult to get yourself a VISA or
When I was still teaching, I had the chance to read a speech prepared by a pretty outstanding student. The title was The Power of Names. Although she actually
I’m watching Neptune’s サタネプ☆ベストテン (Saturday Neptune Best 10) on TBS which is a program that ranks celebrities on practically anything, with a new topic every week. This week’s
I’ve read on a number of sites and heard from a number of people about their thoughts to moving abroad. Family members aside, one common factor always seem to unsettle
Along with its music, K-pop brought its culture, food, language and most things else Korean to the world. While widespread craze over all things Korean can be seen across lands swept