Snap!Japan - Japan in a Snap!

The third Monday in July is "Marine Day" here in Japan, called " Umi no Hi " (海の日) in Japanese. It was established in 19...

My wife and I did our yearly "kenkoshindan" health check via our insurance provider the other day. If you are on the national insu...

At least that is what they tell me! I like Japan and have had some interesting, enjoyable and indeed unique experiences here, otherwise I w...

Mezamashi TV had a segment on the lastest gyaru language. If you're not familiar, gyaru are the sort of schoolgirls who hang out in Sh...

Japan morning TV reported that "One Coin" (ワンコイン) services are all the rage these days in Japan, due to the down economy. What thi...

Artist Bunpei Yorifuji (寄藤文平) is creating a series of manner posters for the Tokyo metro, around the theme of " Do It At Home "....

I purchased Ray-Out 's reasonably-priced leather " Jacket " case, model RT-P1LC4/B , perhaps three months ago from Yodobashi C...

" Drop " is a horror story novella written by Koji Suzuki , the writer of best-selling horror stories such as "Ring" and...

I've seen this good, energetic " Street Jazz " trio at JR Shinjuku before, but today I waited for a good moment and got some m...

Every year, we have a family reunion during the New Year holiday " oshogatsu ". The photo in this post is of the 2009 edition. ...

The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law "PAL" was revised to allow convenience stores like 7-11, Lawson, Family Mart or others to sell mo...

Dai-ichi Life Insurance has announced their latest Sarariiman Senryuu (Salaried Worker Senryuu, サラリーマン川柳) competition winners . It's t...

Kazuo Zaitsu (kanji: 財津和夫) of the Japanese band Tulip, is the singer of a favorite song of mine, " Saboten no Hana " or The Cact...

Vollmer Design 's superior map of the Tokyo rail and subway system is a must for any visitor to or resident of Tokyo. The map is printe...

Now, this is serious. Today on "Mezamashi Terebi," a popular morning TV show, they had a fairly long, scientific-sounding introduc...

This clip is from the TV comedy Salaryman Neo. It's a skit called " Salaryman Taiso " (Taiso = Calisthenics). It's based o...

Kiyoshiro Imawano , the hugely-popular lead singer of RC Succession died of lymphatic disease at the age of 59. He'll be dearly missed. ...

Here are some English bookstores in Japan, but mostly in Tokyo or Yokohama where I live, for the visitor or resident: Maruzen in the Oazo...

Thierry de Baillon wrote an article about Japan and social media acceptance, which I thought I'd comment on. I agree that Social Net...

During my 56 km bike ride today, I ate at this nice little Italian place called " Kakaki " in Kugenuma Kaigan near Enoshima, at ...