Jamaican Blogger on life, gaming, learning 日本語 📚
Japan’s unusual humour strikes again in the form of Unko Kanji Drill books. “Unko” means “poop”
Japan has a lot of elderly people. About a quarter of the population is 65 and over and with a declining birthrate there is a
Japan is famous for its myriad of characters. Characters like Anpanman, Doraemon and Pikachu generate billions of dollars year
Ever since first visiting Japan in 2011 I have always wanted to get a Goshuincho or “honourable stamp/seal book” used by p
Arakura Fuji Sengen Shrine is the poster child for scenic views of Mount Fuji and a landscape that changes drastically with th
I don’t claim to stay in touch with all the racial and identity battles raging in Japan for a while now. However, I can&
Mount Fuji is a huge draw for tourists and so on all kinds of the mountain, there are various attractions competing for their
I have now travelled to more than half of Japan’s 47 prefectures. I don’t really have a goal to visit them all but
Ten years ago I uploaded my first video to YouTube. Like any YouTuber that has ever YouTubed, it is of course… an embarr
I am still very much on my journey to learn Japanese – a journey that will never end. A recent success was passing The f
My Skirt, Where Did It Go? or Ore no Sukato, Doko Itta? is a Japanese drama about a cross-dressing gay teacher who starts work
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 cha
The dreaded day I feared has arrived. I was stopped, searched, probed and embarrassed in a crowded Shibuya 50 metres from the
So you want to move to Japan but have no idea about living expenses or cost of living in Japan? Especially utilities and such.
So you want to attempt the Japanese Language proficiency test starting at the N5. Don’t let anyone troll you that its th
Six months ago I announced that I failed the N5 level of the Japanese Language proficiency test. I tried to be positive about
Take a short train ride outside Tokyo to Saitama to the Railway Museum and enjoy hours of fun learning about railway technolog
Tottori Prefecture and Western Jamaica’s relationship has been growing deeper and closer. Culture, sports, tourism, educ
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
Recently I went to a driving school in Japan to aid me in acquiring my driver’s license here. For most foreigners gettin
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 the time has
I recently went to Tokyo. Travelling from my rural island via ferry and overnight bus. I really enjoyed myself in Tokyo but th
It’s now officially one year since I plopped off that plane in Tokyo excited about moving to Japan. I have blogged and s
Kanji are characters adopted from Chinese for writing Japanese. Together with Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana make up the Japanes