The question for this essay was “Who should be responsible for a students academic achievement; the ...

Between books and movies both certainly have their merits and demerits. I have to admit that I prefe...

Recently, I met up with my friend Yasuyo to do some writing. Yasuyo used to run a writing club on Fr...

It is difficult to say weather single sex or coeducational schools are better. Each has its advantag...

There is a saying (I would like to say that it is an old one, but who knows for sure) that money may...

After university, in 2005, I volunteered with an organization called the Peace Corps (pronounced: ‘k...

You can call me a bit of a local train geek. I’ve been on bullet trains, but there is just something...

A few years ago, I was living in Fukui Prefecture, and my boss at the time was very active in our lo...

One of my favorite authors is Voltaire (ヴォルテール). Voltaire was a French author who was born in 1694. ...

At just 599m in height, the summit of Mt Takao isn’t particularly imposing. But that isn’t the reaso...

Humans have existed for a really long time, about 200,000 years according to the quick search I just...

There are many things that I have accomplished in my time here in this realm. One thing that I am pr...

One of the most interesting studies I have seen was about the Dunning-Kruger effect. The effect was ...

I was born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. I have lived my entire life there, aside from the six...

If your current self found yourself in the body of your 15-year-old self, what would you do? Now tha...

In America, there are two very big comic book brands for superheroes: DC and Marvel. Each brand has ...

After nearly six years of living in this country, the food that is synonymous with Japan for me is r...

As an adult I really don’t have any strong fears. I’m a little bit afraid of heights but not too ser...

I believe that streaming services will eventually replace movie theaters. Although for a while it se...

I’m no great fan of either summer or winter, but I do feel that the character of a city is best exem...