Loot Crate – March 2014 – “Titan”

After a few months hiatus after being disappointed by my August 2013 Loot Crate I took the dive again an acquired the March 20

Attack on Titan heading to Toonami

Attack on Titan; the super popular anime where giant humanoid creatures called Titans appeared out of nowhere and almost wipe

New Phone! Moto G

My Birthday was Friday March 8th (spent part of it at the Japan Festival). I managed to acquire a an awesome birthday gift a c

The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible

— Joel Brown

Honda’s NM4 Vultus – the bike that makes me want a bike

I’m not a fan of bikes, never rode one myself and didn’t think I’d ever want one… until I saw the Hond

Discovery Channel feature: Super Japan

I surfed into a video about why Japanese trains are so punctual and discovered a multi-part series aired on Discovery Channel

Samurai Flamenco – First Impressions

After some digging I’ve compiled a decent list of anime I have been checking out over the past week. One of the anime th

Japan Festival a big hit with Jamaicans

The Japan Festival or Nihon Matsuri held yesterday at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St Andrew was well attended b

Transformers: Age of Extinction Teaser Trailer

The Transformers franchise is getting a 4th movie. It is the start of a second trilogy following up on the first trilogy all o

Japan Matsuri/Festival Jamaica set for March 8th

Japan and Jamaica will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations and friendship in March .As part of the celebrations, the Em

Godzilla! – Movie Trailer

Godzilla is one of those classic popular culture icons that gave me a eureka moment so many years ago when I found out it orig

Playstation 4 finally released in Japan

Why did the Playstation 4, a gaming console from a Japanese company not launch in Japan like every gaming related product the

Lynxx is the new Kitten in town

Longtime readers should remember when I got my first kitten I named ‘Polar’ last summer and how her tragic acciden

Japan Snippet – Narita Express

The Narita Express was the first trained I took when I arrived in Japan after a 20+ hour 2 plane trip from Kingston to Tokyo.

Japanese Language Study comes full circle

I recently celebrated the the 8th anniversary of Jamaipanese.com. Way back in 2006 I started this blog to document my study of

Jamaipanese.com Turns 8 Today!

Eight is a big number in internet years, and as of today February 2nd 2014 I am happy to share that Jamaipanese.com has been p

Pictures from Japanese Calendar Exhibition 2014

The 2014 staging of the Japanese Calendar Exhibition was well attended even though the venue was changed from the Sovereign Ce

Attack on Titan Subaru Forester Commercial

Attack on Titan and Japanese car manufacturer Subaru has teamed up to create a new commercial for the Subaru Forester which fe

Gaming PC gets new internals – GPU still needed

Last time I blogged about my gaming PC was when I started calling it “Frank” (short for Frankenstein) because it w

Japanese Calendar Exhibition 2014

Its that time of year again when the Japanese Embassy in Jamaica hosts a Calendar Exhibition that allows Jamaicans an opportun

Defeating the Terror From Beyond in Star Wars: The Old Republic

Over the holidays I spent a lot of time playing Star Wars: The Old Republic. I went on quit a few operations (raids) with my g

New WordPress Theme and Web Host for Jamaipanese.com

For the last 6 months I have been on a quest to find the perfect WordPress theme and web host for Jamaipanese.com. I experimen

My Thoughts after watching The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

After watching The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first movie in the Hobbit series a year ago I wasn’t disappointed

My 10 most anticipated video games of 2014

2014 brings us a combination of new games and brand new next-gen consoles which translates to mean the potential for being a g