Life in Japan

It's impossible to look back at the sixteen bit console era without mixed emotion. Whether one backed Sega or Nintendo in the early nineties console wars, we were treated to some of gaming's most significant...

Gadgets, Anime, otaku, and games, that's what comes into mind to most people when you mention Japan's Electronic town, Akihabara. For gaijin gamers like us, it's all about the games, but like everything else,...

Good morning, Angels. Here are some words to mull over as you make the heartwrenching decision of whether that milk is quite sour-smelling enough to warrant you getting dressed and pottering off to the...

If Godzilla poop ever left behind anything that required attention, it would be the Shibuya district of Tokyo.  It's home to the busiest intersection in the world and to the famous four-legged statue of...

By now, most Foreigners living in Japan have already heard about the impending demise of the ubiquitous ARC (Alien Registration Card). It is certain to make life a bit easy for us, but for many the exact...