Birthday Celebrations at Japanese Restaurant Cocoro

Ever since learning about Japanese restaurant Cocoro in late 2010 I’ve always wanted to visit. Billed as the best place

Dragon Ball Canned Drinks help raise your power level

Feeling that you are not strong enough lately? Are you being defeated by inferior adversaries? Not able to punch through steel

Today marks 7 Years of Blogging on Jamaipanese.com

Seven years go today I made my first post on Jamaipanese.com, young and bright-eyed, excited about studying a foreign language

Jamaipanese.com wins big at Jamaica Blog Awards

Today is a good day for Jamaipanese.com. At the 2012 staging of the Jamaica Blog Awards at  South Beach Cafe in Kingston I w

Jamaipanese.com Youtube Channel Updates

Since last October I have been going through the dozens of videos I recorded while in Japan and picking out of few that I seem

Best of Jamaipanese.com from 2012

2012 is now history but it was a very important year to me personally and as it relates to blogging. Following on from my trip

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2013

Another Christmas season is upon us, it is a good time to spend time with family and friends to reflect on the year that was a

Win a dream trip to Japan – Lonely Planet

Japan Enthusiasts worldwide are going bonkers for a chance to win a dream trip to Japan. I thought I’d share the details

Ikebana Floral Extravaganza in Jamaica

On Wednesday November 28th I was invited to attend a special event entitled “Ikebana Floral Extravaganza”. The hig

From the Jamaipanese.com Archives – November 2012

College life along with work has made it difficult for me to finish working on the post ideas I have brainstormed lately. I th

Japan Snippet – Japan Rail Pass

Right up there with airline tickets and a Japan visa, buying a Japan Rail Pass was a very important item for my trip to Japan

Jamaipanese.com hits 1000 Facebook Fans

There is a lot going on in my life right now. College life while still working full-time is starting to really stretch me an

One Year ago Today I Landed in Japan

A year ago today I landed in the land of the rising sun, when I landed the sun was setting, but after 20+ hours on 3 different

ANA – Is Japan Cool? Win a trip to Japan

I have been secretly battling “Japan Withdrawal Syndrome”, wishing, wanting and yearning to experience the feelin

Al Jazeera feature – Battling the Yakuza

The Yakuza are criminal groups and organizations based in Japan. Their origin can be traced back hundreds of years and there

Japan Snippet – Osaka Skyline from the Floating Garden

One of my few regrets related to my trip to Japan last year was that I didn’t get the opportunity to spend more time in

From the Jamaipanese.com Archives – June 2012

Jamaipanese.com is quite the old timer in blogging years. Since my first post in February 2006 – I have made hundreds of

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu the Shinto Shrine at the heart of Kamakura

In the final days of my time in Japan last September I visited Kamakura, the capital of Kanagawa prefecture just south of Toky

Jamaican Ambassador to Japan hoping to build closer ties – Jamaica Gleaner

The Jamaica Gleaner today features an article by Hasani Walters entitled “Jamaican Ambassador To Japan Dreams Of More.&

One Love Jamaica Festival 2012 – Photos + Video

Another year, another spring and Tokyo came alive over the weekend with the 2012 staging of the One Love Jamaica Festival in Y

Tokyo + Kamakura by Tan Hong Jiun

I surfed into another interested Japan related video that I found on Vimeo. This time time by Tan Hong Jiun who hails from Si

May the 4th be with you – Happy Star Wars Day

Today, May 4th is Star Wars day so May the 4th be with you. Get it? “May the 4th be with you” as in “May the

One Love Jamaica Festival 2012 Information

It is that time of year again when Yoyogi Park in Tokyo wakes up from its winter slumber and rings in the spring and summer wi

Japan Snippet – I have found a Dragon Ball

This post may fly over the head of readers who have never heard of, read or watched the Dragon Ball anime or manga. While shop