The Buddha of Fukushima's Forbidden Zone: A Photo Essay
Mr. Matsumura is willing to live in a nuclear wasteland to take care of the 400 cows, 60 pigs, 30 fowls, 10 dogs, 100 cats and an ostrich that the…
Young Japanese Men and Women Reject Marriage, and Ultimately Each Other
According to this article, Japanese over 35 may find it “impossible” to wed. In 2005, the percentage of unmarried men between the ages of 35-39 was 30.9%. 5 years later,…
It's no ordinary sale. It's a FUCKIN' SALE!
Zarina Yamaguchi discovers the ultimate clearance sale in Osaka, Japan: A FUCKIN' SALE!
What Japan Needs To Do in 2012: Op-Ed and My 2012 Wishes
The Japan Times kindly asked Kathy Matsui, equity strategist, Adam Fulford, NPO leader/good samaritan, and myself to look back on 2011 and look forward to 2012 in a piece published…
Year of The Dragon Begins With Earthquake But Godzilla Remains Dormant
Major earthquake fails to waken Godzilla from his slumbers. Prime Minister assures Japanese populace Godzilla not technically a dragon.
RIP 2011. Happy New Year 2012
Sayonara 2011. Welcome 2012!
Put a little love (injection) into your heart and your vocabulary!
"love injections" "echoes" "loach"--it was a strange year for japanese buzzwords
Has Japan's largest newspaper, the Yomiuri, been co-opted into a personal weapon of the Chairman?
Is Chairman Watanabe, "the Rupert Murdoch of Japan", willing to use the Yomiuri Newspaper as a tool in his personal vendettas?
OLYMPUS: a closer look with an excerpt from THE GUARDIAN
In April this year, Michael Woodford became president of Olympus, a Japanese optical and medical equipment maker with a God-like reputation to match its name – until recently. Last July,…