Haikyū!! – First Impressions

I continue to have a hard time finding many modern anime that can keep me interested beyond the first few episodes. So I decid

Houshi Ryokan – oldest still running family business in the world

Houshi Ryokan was founded around 1,300 years ago and it has always been managed by the same family since then. 
It is the ol

Japanese Anime Festival in Jamaica – Recap

Last weekend was a special time for anime lovers in Jamaica. An actual two day Japanese Anime Festival was held at the St Andr

Japanese Anime Festival in Jamaica

The Japanese Embassy in Jamaica and the Japan Foundation is teaming up to stage another Japanese Anime Festival in Jamaica. Th

Star Wars: Tarkin

Over the last few weeks I have been slowly devouring the pages of a Star War’s novel called Tarkin. Grand Moff Tarkin ha

Learning Japanese? This Giveaway is for you!

Clay Boutwell, the author of Hiragana, the Basics of Japanese, is looking for learners of Japanese interested in receiving a f

Brace yourself, Dragon Ball is returning

Rekindle your love affiar with your favourite Dragon Ball character (in my case its Vegeta) ladies and gentlemen for the anime

Shingeki No Kyojin – live action Trailer and Poster

The wait is almost over ladies and gentlemen; the live action Shingeki No Kyojin or Attack on Titan movie is set for release

Boruto: Naruto the Movie – Trailer and Info

The baton has been handing over from one generation to the next in the Naruto series. Boruto (“Bolt” pronounced wi

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

I have a new gaming addiction… Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. Described by its creators Blizzard Entertainment as R

Hokuriku Shinkansen – Tokyo-Kanazawa

Japan’s newest bullet train is set to start service on March 14th. The Hokuriku Shinkansen will operate between Nagano

Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run 2015

The yearly Sagicor Sigma Corporate 5.5-kilometre walk, run and wheelchair road race is one of the biggest charity events in

Blogging it up at Jamaipanese.com for 9 years now

Jamaipanese.com is really getting along in the blogging years. It feels good to have a personal blog that has evolved as IR

Motivating and Inspiring the kids from the St Patricks Pre-Youth Group

I was recently invited to meet with a group of kids between the ages of 8 and 13 who are members of St Patrick’s Catholi

The Man in the High Castle – What if the Allies Lost WWII?

Video on demand services like Hulu and Netflix have been producing some excellent series over the past few years. Orange is th

2016 Acura NSX

The Honda NSX as it was known when I was much younger was one the coolest cars ever during my teenaged years. I remember clear

Best of Jamaipanese.com from 2014

Hello 2015! I had a very restful holiday season and a very productive 2014. I changed jobs, continued to do well in school and

Happy New year! In 2015 be true to yourself

Its the end of another year and the beginning of a new one. At the crossroads we can look back at what 2014 brought us while l

My Thoughts after watching The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Here we are at the end of the Hobbit trilogy. The adaptation of English author J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 fantasy novel. O

Celebrating one year of friendship

December 2013 was the month I decided I wanted to trust myself to get another kitten again. Earlier in the year I had excitedl

Japanese Sake presentation and tasting event

On Thursday November 6th 2014 I was invited to a special Japanese Sake presentation and tasting event put on my the Japanese

Giveaway: iTunes Japan cards – Japan Code Supply

Hello all! Its been a while since I had a giveaway on my site but I am happy to report that this is about to change! Are you a

Picnic by the Pouii with the Jamaica JET Alumni Association

The Jamaica JET Alumni Association (JJETAA) invited me this year to their second staging of what we hope to be the annual sta

KAMI – Paper Puzzle Game

KAMI is a multiple award winning paper puzzle game first released on iOS but now available on Steam, Mac App Store, Google Pla