EkiTag: Gamify Your Japan Rail Travels with Digital Stamps

Japan has a deeply rooted culture of collecting. Whether it’s limited-edition anime merchandise or traditional shrine stamps

Gundam Plastic Models and My Gunpla Kits

Since its debut in 1980, the world of Gunpla (Gundam Plastic Model) has undergone an incredible evolution. What started as sim

Pragmata: A Lone Wolf and Cub Story in Deep Space

Capcom has finally released the sci-fi action game Pragmata, and after spending significant time in its hauntingly beautiful w

Saturday Reading: Tadoku Book Club in Shinjuku

While living here in Tokyo, I’m always on the hunt for local spots that make practicing Japanese feel less like a chore and

Mission Start: Tackling the JLPT N3 this Summer

My relationship with Japanese study has been a bit of a rollercoaster. I’ve recently been posting a weirdly named vlog s

Pikmin Terrarium Collection

If you’ve been following my journey here on Jamaipanese.com, you know that I went from a Pikmin newbie to a full-blown f

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

My 1st game in the MH Stories series. I am a not-so-casual mainline Monster Hunter fan. I tried MH Stories 1 and 2, but the ch

Studying Japanese with Games: MH Stories 3 Cutscene Breakdown

Recently I have been trying to start studying Japanese with video games again. Some would say I lack discipline, but I find st

20 Years of Blogging at Jamaipanese.com

When I started this blog in February 2006, it was intended to be an online journal where I keep track of my Japanese studies a

2025 Year in Review

2025 has come and gone, and what a year it was. Writing my 2025 Year in Review is a bit difficult (and late) this time around,