Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

Wireless internet has become ubiquitous throughout much of the world, and it’s something that many of us enjoy using while out and about in the world. I regularly search new locations for open access points where I might check my
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Sixty-Four years have passed, but let’s never forget. Many of us have never lived through the horrors of war, and let’s hope most of us never have to.

The public train systems in Japan’s urban, suburban, and semi-rural areas is second to none in the world.  Millions of people every day make their way to stations by car, foot, and bike, which acts as both a cost savings
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There’s a rather sad story on Page 2 of the Daily Yomiuri newspaper today that states “Suicides climb in 1st half of ’09“.  While Japan has long had more suicides per year than the rest of the planet combined, it’s
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Living in Japan can be a lot of fun, but sometimes there can be some interesting differences between one’s adopted home and natural home.  One such example would be Japan’s understanding of cereal.  In Canada, cereal would be considered “part
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It’s hard to believe that almost a full year has passed since Reiko and I were married, but here we are.  One of the first places that we went to with both sides of our enlarged family was Kyoto.  It
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March is in full swing here in Central Japan and the weather report is already talking about when we can expect to see the next season of gorgeous cherry blossoms blooming from their buds as an incredible precursor to the
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Spring is almost here, which means the summer heat is soon upon us.  What does this mean in Japan?  It means the 2009 Tacky Car Contest is about to begin! While shopping at Apita with the Mrs. today, we caught
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I think that after today, people will stop answering my impromptu questionnaires. It seems that a growing number of Japanese managers are becoming increasingly tired of non-Japanese people who fail to make an effort at integrating themselves into Japanese society.
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With the incredibly warm weather yesterday, Reiko and I decided to take a trip to the Ogase Pond, nearby our home (click here for a Google Map).  Although we’ve driven by the body of water hundreds of times, this was
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I had originally written a full article about the first snowfall of the season here in Kakamigahara, but I decided instead just to post the pictures and let them speak for themselves. I love snow … it’s a shame that
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Imagine, if you will, this situation.  You’re a man in a public washroom in Japan when, out the corner of your eye, you see that the person next to you is not some other guy who’s going to make the
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In the final weeks of 2008, Japan’s government put quite a bit of legislation through the house, one of which involves billions of tax dollars in the form of subsidies for solar panel installation in the coming year. This “Solar
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