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Jun 1, 2005Now Reports
Swallowing a Whale of a Tale
In order to exploit a loophole in internationally ratified whaling regulations, Japan currently engages in whaling for "scientific research purposes". by C.P. Buckley
Jun 1, 2005Now Reports
MTB’ing in Fukuoka
You've finally done it. You went out and spent 20,000 yen on a bike, got your 3,000 yen helmet from Daiei and have found a good bike shop with some experienced riders that can show...
May 1, 2005Now Reports
Tremblin’ in Tenjin
I thought Fukuoka wasn't supposed to have earthquakes. Tectonic growing pains were other prefecture's problems, not ours. That, of course, was until Palm Sunday's M7.0 tremor. b...
May 1, 2005Now Reports
Japanese Green Tea
When is the best time to drink tea? In Japan, it's the beverage of choice to wake up in the morning and drink after meals, or during work.
Apr 1, 2005Now Reports
English on the Cheap
Think English teaching is a cushy job? For some it still is, but if you are unlucky enough to be a non-JET ALT (Assistant Language Teacher), be prepared to be the meat in a sandwic...
Mar 1, 2005Now Reports
Buying the Beauty Myth
Two weeks after my arrival in Japan, at a goodbye gathering for the English teacher I was replacing, I was groped. Not in a darkened room by a perverted co-worker, nor by some drun...
Mar 1, 2005Now Reports
Love Hotels
The words "love hotel" makes some blush in shame and others give thanks and praise; the notions people entertain about these establishments are as varied as their backgrounds and b...
Feb 1, 2005Now Reports
Apologizing for Oyafuko
Oyafuko-dori, loosely translated as "street of the wayward child," earned its name long ago. While making rounds of the bars after a long absence, I realized that the place really ...
Jan 1, 2005Now Reports
Baby Sitter Wanted!
Ok, so I'm a year into this whole parenting thing, and the novelty is definitely starting to wear off. My nerves are in shreds, and I haven't slept in what feels like eons. It rece...