So, "Premium Friday" is upon us. We're supposed to leave work at three pm the last friday of the month, to (presumably) spend ...

We have to leave for Sweden over next week or so to attend to a family matter. Not the best time of year for visiting Scandinavia, in the co...

Winter has arrived. On the mainland half the country has ground to a halt in a snowstorm. Here on Okinawa we have 14-17 degrees, windy with ...

We had a great time over the New Year holiday in Osaka! Lots of eating and drinking of course — I gained 3kg over those ten days — but we al...

A happy new year from Janne and Ritsuko! 2017, The Year of the Rooster

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I just learned a useful new Japanese word this week: セルフサンタ or "self-Santa". That's the ac...

Aaa, where'd the time go?! We only just moved here, and it's mid-December already? What happened is a new place to live. And a fun...