Send-off Reception for Successful 2011 JETs

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the send-off reception for the 15 Jamaicans successful in their quest to be English te

X-Men Anime Review

The X-Men Anime is finally over (for now) and after following it for the last three months I can somewhat share my own thought

13 Assassins – Non-Stop Samurai Action

Living in Japan in it’s feudal era must have been interesting but extreamely dangerous, then again it would depend on wh

Latest AKB48 member is Computer Generated

I’m not big on Japanese Idols, Japanese music or even the local entertainment scene but my usual surfing of Japan rela

Walking in (Shibuya) and (Asakusa) by Ken Ardito

I surfed into another, well another couple of awesome Vimeo videos, this time by Ken Ardito. I first found his “Walking

Yendi promoting Blue Mountain Coffee in Japan

Yendi Phillips is a Jamaican beauty queen who won Miss Jamaica World 2007, the 2010 Miss Jamaica Universe pageant and finished

Recovery Japan – Night of Tango, Jazz and Reggae

Just a few months ago, Japan was victim to a most horrific earthquake tsunami that culminated with a nuclear meltdown, affecti

Mobile Suit Gundam AGE coming this fall

Details have emerged about the next Gundam series. Mobile Suit Gundam AGE will be the newest Gundam based anime and will pr

Operation Visit Japan in the home stretch

Jamaipanese.com is over five years old but my love for Japan goes back longer than that. Almost 18 months ago I started Operat

One Love Jamaica Festival 2011 photos

The yearly One Love Jamaica Festival was held last weekend and as it has been since its first staging in 2004 was a resounding

X-Men Anime – First Impressions

I’m 3 episodes into the X-Men anime and I thought I’d write my first impressions post before I catch up on the mor

One Love Jamaica Festival 2011 Information

Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan will once again host the One Love Jamaica Festival. The dates for the staging of the festival this

Now Playing: Total War Shogun 2

So over the long Easter weekend I got bored and tried to find a video game or two to keep me occupied. I am a big fan of strat

A 5000 Yen Note has arrived in my Mailbox

Late last year, right after posting my Operation Visit Japan report for December 2010 I received an email from a Jamaipanese.c

Quakebook – 2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake

I have been following the progress of Quakebook, a brilliant idea by fellow J-Blogger Our Man in Obiko who after the devasta

Interesting Spring 2011 Anime

Spring is upon us and a very good line-up of new anime series have or will be premiering. A usual I have taken a look at the t

Operation Visit Japan – March 2011 Report

Just over fifteen months ago on January 18th, 2010 I announced a plan that would see me starting to take some important steps

Tōhoku Disaster helps to explain why I love Japan

On March 11th 2011 North-east Japan was rocked by a powerful earthquake that triggered a destructive tsunami that devastated t

Possible Nuclear Plant Radiation Crisis in Japan

Japan is trying to avoid a possible Nuclear Plant Radiation Crisis that could affect densely populated areas. The Fukushima Da

8.9 Magnitude Earthquake hits north-east Japan

A massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit just off the coast of Sendai in North-East Japan earlier today at about 2:46pm Japan ti

E5 Series Shinkansen makes Official debut

Train enthusiasts in Japan are ecstatic as East Japan Railway Company (JR East) official debuted the E5 Series Shinkansen or

Japan wants your cell phone to be more Human

Technology and innovation is serious business in Japan, they have a myriad of research institutions and most of their univer

Operation Visit Japan – February 2011 Report

Over the months that Operation Visit Japan has be underway I have gone from feeling tingly inside, to bouncing around in my ch

Japan’s Elderly Rebel against their Robot Overlords

Did I use the word “overlord” in the title, well maybe I am exaggerating a little but the geek in me tends to ex