Category: Japan

This year the Golden Week in Japan was a 10 day stretch of holidays due to the New emperor ascending to the throne and the...

The dreaded day I feared has arrived. I was stopped, searched, probed and embarrassed in a crowded Shibuya 50 metres from the Hachiko statue with...

So you want to move to Japan but have no idea about living expenses or cost of living in Japan? Especially utilities and such. This...

So you want to attempt the Japanese Language proficiency test starting at the N5. Don’t let anyone troll you that its the lowest level and...

Six months ago I announced that I failed the N5 level of the Japanese Language proficiency test. I tried to be positive about it but...

Take a short train ride outside Tokyo to Saitama to the Railway Museum and enjoy hours of fun learning about railway technology over the years...

Tottori Prefecture and Western Jamaica’s relationship has been growing deeper and closer. Culture, sports, tourism, education and training partnerships have been mutually beneficial and the...

I played table tennis it high school, reluctantly at first as I wanted to do track and field but my asthma made me unable to manage...

Recently I went to a driving school in Japan to aid me in acquiring my driver’s license here. For most foreigners getting a driver’s license...

A few weeks ago I recognized that it has been one year since I have been living in Japan. I am amazed at how fast...