Japan Scene 13: Nanban? Barbarian Chicken!

My friends are either annoyed or amused when listening to my many stories of me mixing up similar-sounding words/phrases in Ja

Japan Scene 12: Bento Battles

A bento is a single-portion meal that can range from food thrown into a sectionalized container at a takeout restaurant to edi

Why did I give up meat (and more) for a week?

Not long after arriving in Japan, I started to have digestive issues. I thought my changed diet was a shock to my system but a

Jerk Chicken for School lunch in Japan

Japanese people are usually not fond of spicy food. Japanese food is generally not the type that will make your taste buds jum

Adoring fans watch me use chopsticks

Living in Japan has it’s “charms” but sometimes an interaction or experience that might seem funny or cute t

Japan Scene 4: Attacked by Rice Worshipers

It was supposed to be a normal lunch session at my junior high school. I’m not someone who eats a lot of food at once; I

A Taste of Japan by Mike Arce

I really miss Japan. My short three week trip almost 3 years ago now (yes times flies) continues to be a treasure trove of mem

Japan Snippet – Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki literally means “what you like” or “what you want” and is basically a dish consisting of a

Eating Okonomiyaki in Kyoto

Just about every waking hour of my Japan experience was enjoyable and memorable in some way or another. Even when it became ti

Cooking Japanese in Jamaica – New Gleaner Lifestyle series

I was pleasantly surprised when reading the Jamaica Gleaner online today to discover the first entry in what is promised to be

Yakitori – Japanese-style Grilled Chicken on Sticks

Yakitori is one of those “regular” types of foods the (formerly) picky eater in me wanted to try when I arrived in

That delicious Japanese noodle dish called Ramen

Next in line in the long list of things I did for the first time while in Japan is eating that delicious Japanese noodle dish

Yoshinoya Fast Food – Cheap Beef Bowls for all

Yoshinoya is a well known Japanese fast food chain that has it’s root in Japan from as far back as 1899. Yoshinoya is fa

Gundam Cafe – A shrine for fans of the Gundam Franchise

Being the rabid Gundam fan I am I was disappointed that I was unable to see the Life-sized RX-78 Gundam in Tokyo or in Shizouk

Hitsumabushi – Barbecued Eel never tasted so good

I have babbled a lot about how Japan is crazy about food, and how pleasantly surprised I was when I arrived at the variety of

10 things I miss about Japan

While visiting Japan I did my best to immerse myself for the few weeks I was there, experiencing a little of everything and en

I feel Guilty after losing my Sushi Virginity

Before last Saturday I had never eaten any type of sushi. I had planned to lose my sushi virginity in March but saving for Jap

Jamaican Restaurant Opens in Harajuku

A new restaurant has opened in Japan offering authentic Jamaican cuisine in the Harajuku district of the capital Tokyo. JamRoc

I am a Sushi Virgin

Yes I know what you are thinking after reading that heading, how can you be a japan enthusiast and you never had sushi? ItR

Kingston Featured on AlJazeera – Street Food

A visitor of mine sent a Youtube link to an interesting video of another international program that features Jamaica. The Engl

Aalawi – Jamaican Jerk Restaurant in Japan

The Tokyo Food File feature in the Japan Times has a great new feature on a Jamaican Restaurant own by a Japanese man in Ebisu