Culture

A Yokai is Anything You Want It to Be

Because monsters are reflections of what’s inside of us

What I Learned From My Rice Farming Neighbors

Why we shouldn’t be alarmed by intermittent rice…

I Infiltrated A Host Club In Japan for Free

I’d recommend it but you might not want to leave

Getting Rejected for Permanent Residence

After 11 years, the struggle continues

Visiting Giant Stone Structures in Asuka, Japan

How did ancient people move and stack these?

I Ruined a Man’s Career by Failing to Understand Japan’s Gift Culture

Understanding the gift-giving…

7 Japanese Words I Miss In Social Situations

Making friends will never be the same after living in…

Okinawa on the 4th of July

The Complex Experience of Being an American Tourist in Okinawa

Nagoya — The City of Food Loved by the Japanese

Are you looking for the place with the most delicious…

Japan Is Not the High-Tech Paradise You Think It Is

For all the engineering marvels that Japan is…