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Today’s Japan Photo: Tokashiki Island 渡嘉敷島

May 6, 2010

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be visiting the lovely Tokashiki Island 渡嘉敷島 which is an island in the Pacific [...]

Elderly man Sued For Crashing Electric Wheelchair Into Pedestrian

May 5, 2010

I never thought that anyone sitting on a wheelchair could pose as a hazard to pesdestrians until now when a [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Koinobori 鯉幟

May 5, 2010

Since today is Children’s Day (こどもの日) in Japan, its natural that I feature the Koinobori (鯉幟) for Today’s Japan Photo. [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Geisha 芸者

May 4, 2010

Over the weekend I saw an interesting documentary on the Japanese Geisha 芸者 so I searched around for a suitable [...]

Densha Otoko Actor Finds His Hermes In Real Life

May 4, 2010

I’m sure many folks would have seen the Japanese drama series Densha Otoko [電車男], whereby actor Atsushi Ito plays the [...]

New Lotte Fit’s Link Commercial

May 3, 2010

Here’s a new commercial from Lotte featuring their new Fit’s Link chewing gum that comes in two flavors – original [...]

Driver Robs Student After Hitting Her With Car

May 3, 2010

Its bad enough to be knocked down by a car from behind, but this poor a 20-year-old student was also [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Sapporo Satoland (サッポロさとらんど)

May 3, 2010

I always dream of making my own snowman, so when I saw this photo of so many snowman, I just [...]

Kewpie (Q.P.) Tarako Pasta Sauce CM

May 3, 2010

Here’s an interesting Japanese commercial featuring many kawaii  kewpie dolls dancing to a girl singing “Tarako” repeatedly. Only in the [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Mochi Ice-Cream

May 2, 2010

For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be taking a look at another one of my favorite Japanese dessert – Mochi [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Azalea Plants of Nezu Shrine 根津神社のツツジ

May 1, 2010

For Today’s Japan Photo series we will be visiting Nezu Shrine 根津神社, but instead of looking at man-made structures, lets [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Mount Fuji 富士山

April 30, 2010

No matter from which angle you look at it, Mount Fuji is always beautiful. So we are revisiting it again [...]