Over the past three to four years, I have had a ridiculous amount of bad luck when it comes to buyin...

By the end of this year I will have lived in Tokyo for about 15 years. Several times I have had to m...

I think that this is quite an interesting question, and it really depends on really where in Japan t...

Are you a dog person or a cat person? Growing up in Hong Kong, I was neither. Most homes in Hong Kon...

The topic I am going to look at today is 'is the internet affecting our intelligence?'. I am neither...

My tips for traveling on a budget are probably not anything groundbreaking, but they have definitely...

I’d like to see the movie “Metropolis” remade. “Metropolis” was made in 1927 and was one of the firs...

I absolutely love watching movies and TV shows. For me, this is my number one way to relax. Sometime...

When it comes to movies, it’s difficult for me to choose a favorite because I’m a very big fan of ci...

Movies are a lot more than just simple short-term sources of entertainment. They can be things that ...

As our technology improves more and more, there are questions that we will have to face as a society...

Recently Instagram launched a new feature where it now hides the likes on everyone’s pictures. While...

If you are considering living abroad in the near or distant future, and you have never done so befor...

I have had many types of pets throughout my life. From the conventional house pets like cats and dog...

This year I decided to splurge a little and travel to more parts of Japan that I haven’t been to bef...

Recently I had for the first time in eight years visited my hometown in California! I spent over 3 w...

I have been really impressed with how many people can effectively use local transportation and get a...

In these recent years, the climate has changed. When I say that the climate has changed, I mean that...

Picture of the aptly named Renaissance Center, headquarters of General Motors. The city of Detroit h...

The first time I came to Japan was during high school. It was on a family trip with my mother, my au...