Jamaican blogger living in rural Japan

6 Tips for Living in Japan – be mindful of these things

I have lived in Japan for a few years now and I often get questions from persons looking to move to Japan or seeking advice on

Today marks the fifteen-year anniversary of Jamaipanese.com. While looking back at old posts and reminiscing its obvious that

Shikoku, Japan has its fair share of castles (and castle ruins). I may have explored many shrines and temples in Shikoku but I

When it comes to hype and anticipation surrounding a video game release I dare say it never been higher than it was when it co

Small island life in Japan involves spending a lot of time on ferries and boats. The island where I live and work has about 23

Shikoku is the fourth largest island in the Japanese archipelago and is southwest of Japan’s main island Honshu. It is d

I had my heart set on getting a PS5 at launch but launch problems and scalpers decided that it wasn’t to be. The gaming

The Yakuza titles are a long-running series of games from Sega. Personally, it feels like it is one of those fun series that g

At first, there was the giant RX-78-2 Gundam that just had smoke effects, then came the giant Unicorn Gundam that has lighting

Doraemon has been finally set free (I am told) but it seems I was been enslaved in a different sense when I somehow forgot tha

I have really fallen off the Goshuincho (Temple/Shrine stamp book) train recently but enjoyed a weekend with wonderful fall we

The year that is 2020 has been “challenging” to put it lightly. My Japanese learning journey continues with my imp

The last few months have been a frustrating tug-o-war with my former web host for Jamaipanese.com. My blog was performing poor

The song was blasted into the spotlight (again?) when it was featured in Netflix’s Luke Cage (which has since been cancelled

I recently bought Doraemon: Story of Seasons for the Nintendo Switch after playing the demo. I bought and play the Japanese ve

Learning Kanji is a difficult process but after trying various methods of study I have found success with the Unko Kanji Drill

Hats off to those who are comfortable in front of the camera vlogging frequently and sharing what is going on in their lives.

I’ve sunk at least 15 – 20 hours into the PlayStation 4’s latest (and last?) exclusive – Ghost of Tsus

I’m a little late with this one. I travelled from my island to attend the Black Lives Matter Hiroshima Peaceful March o

Hello there! So you want to learn (or practise) Japanese? No matter what level you are it takes a lot of discipline and drive

Smart speakers and assistants are all the rage these days but I have always been a sceptic even though my background is in IT.

Doraemon: Nobita no Bokujou Monogatari (ドラえもんのび太の牧場物語) – try saying that super fast ten times

Climbing to the top of Mount Fuji is easily one of the highlights of my time living in Japan. I get a lot of questions about t

After teasing us, delays and so many terribly fake leaks the PS5 controller, console and a handful of games have finally been