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Winter Vacation Part 1 (Jan 5)
2008/2009 Winter Vacation   From 12/29/08 to 01/05/09 I had one of the best winter vacations a person could ever have.&nb...


Legs I Like To Suck On: Hokkaido Crab! (Dec 18)
I would like to talk about this years crabs. Every year I fly to Kushiro city in Hokkaido in order to purchase crabs. Why Kushiro...? Well, because it...


Osanbashi Pier (Dec 14)
What better place to be than here, on a pier that stretches into the harbor, offering panoramic views of gorgeous downtown Minato Mirai. Osanbashi ...


Scrupulously Elaborated Fraud Scheme Taints Japanese Corporation (Dec 12)
Scrupulously Elaborated Fraud Scheme Taints Japanese Corporations by David Schneider email: david_lawyer@walla.com   It is known there are man...


Autumn In Sankeien Gardens of Honmoku (Dec 12)
    I love gardens. I think it’s really a pity that so much beauty goes under-appreciated, but in order not to sound so soppy, I wan...


Racism is Alive (Dec 11)
I have just finished reading an article here written by Freddy Benstein titled, "At least Japan is not racist - like Great Britain". It was...


Government (Dec 10)
The world economy is in dire straits, many countries, once considered in good financial stabiltiy, are now in recession or on the brink of recession. ...


Crazy Government decision making (Dec 10)
I bought a copy of The Asahi Shimbun dated Tuesday December 9, 2008 and what should I see on the front page? An article relating to a government decis...


Scattered Trust of Highly-Motivated Employee (Dec 9)
Scattered Trust of Highly-Motivated Employee By David Schneider david_lawyer@walla.com  If you open Moscow Yellow Pages, you would be surprised ...


Is this the end of Shiraishi Island international Villa? (Dec 8)
By Carole Goldsmith Copyright 2008 - All Rights reserved Okayama prefecture has for many years provided great budget accommodation for foreign tour...


Bahumbug!! (Dec 6)
This word is perhaps the most overly used expression in my English vernacular since coming here some years ago.  I have pro...


Why Did the Japanese Tourist Spend $3000 on Christmas Lights? (Dec 5)
“Are you enjoying your visit to the States?” “Yes, very much, thank you.” “What type of souvenirs are you taking back ...


Environmental Tips from Japanese business (Nov 29)
 By Carole Goldsmith Copyright,  all rights reserved  Traveling through Japan every year researching business articles, &nbs...


May be Great Hospitality, but... (Nov 25)
The new store was open recently near the station. This is the branch of famous grocery stores, the number of which has kept growing for decades, drawi...


Edible Flowers! (Nov 24)
Okay, now to edible flowers, so which one…?  It was easy for me to choose the chrysanthemum since its image is used ...


47 Ronin (Nov 14)
In an unimposing suburb of Tokyo lie the graves of 47 ronin whose story of honour and piety, in a time when such virtues were in jeopardy, has given...


Where Not to go at Night, and Other Useful Advice (Nov 13)
Bet you can’t guess the movie from which this quote was taken: “Don’t listen to Leon, he’s never been anywhere.  He hasn...


Osaka (and Tokyo) European Film Festival Selection (Nov 7)
Hear the words ‘European film festival’ and chances are you will envision black turtleneck-clad, beret-wearing existentialists, chain-smok...


Call Services (Nov 5)
Call Services   She's waiting at home for the call.  She hasn`t asked for it, or arranged it, but she knows it`s coming, and it does.&nb...


Visit to Coal Mining: Industrial Heritages in Japan (Nov 5)
Tokyo has Tokyo Tower: Osaka has Osaka Castle: Arao, Kumamoto, has a Mining Tower. On a cloudy, stuffy day of November 3, a walking tou...