2022 - Jamaipanese

The MOST addictive substance in Japan

No, it’s not alcohol, or drugs (I think). It’s a kind of liquid, a beverage that melts your stresses away and refuels

Capsule hotels in Japan are awesome. They are a kind of overnight accommodation that feature rows of sleeping capsules stacked

I do love a good tactical game. Drop it in a good setting with an interesting story and I just can’t help myself. I got Brok

If the original Black Panther film was the movie we needed that Black Panther Wakanda Forever takes everything good about the

After s long wait the first season of The Rings and Power has come and gone so quickly. The chatter on social media and elsewh

Monster Hunter Rise is a year and a half old at this point with its expansion Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak doing a lot to add

I did a 23andme DNA test recently to get a closer look into my ancestry and impatiently waited on the results. Being from the

I bought a new laptop recently; the ASUS Zenbook 13. I was in the market for a sleek, ultraportable laptop that I could do som

Adulting is a scam. The last 2+ years have been strange, to say the least. The last 6 weeks have been like riding a non-stop a

My renewed interest in programming and love of the python programming language has birthed another project that is sucking awa

It’s been a while since I made one of these adventures in nature. I went to a rural island nearby to enjoy cycling in Ja

The last 2+ years have been an unbelievable time to be alive. Lockdowns, mask mandates, limited movement, vaccines, work from

A long time ago in a galaxy far away I fancied myself a poet. Claude McKay was a name I was familiar with as someone who won m

Marvel’s Avengers STATION is an amazing interactive exhibition. The premise is that you are being “recruited” as an Aven

I have had a long history of hiring robot security guards for desk protection duties. I have found that chibi gunpla models ar

Japan has a lot of castles; remnants of a time when having a castle meant you controlled the surrounding lands. Imabari Castle

Before you expect Breath of the Wild comparisons let me start by saying that I might be one of the 10 Nintendo Switch owners w

The story of Nishida Gymnastics is amazing. I was happy to see NHK do a feature on their “Side by Side” program that focus

Akihabara station is one of the most popular stations in Tokyo. The surrounding areas are always buzzing with events and other

Elden Ring has been released now for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. After the dumpster fire that was Cyberpunk 2077, I was watchin

I have acquired a Gold Injection Color gunpla kit. The RX-78 is arguably the most easily identifiable and most popular Gundam

2021 was the year I tried to step out of my comfort zone and try my hand at making videos consistently for YouTube and a few o

I started playing Pokemon when I was 12 years old. Back then the Game Boy was king. It was a time when playground and aftersch

When I shared my internal ramblings related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 in early 2020 I didn’t dream that in 2022 we would s