This is the third (and not fianl, I hope!) of a series of vegan recipes for such friends as Vegansarus prepared with lotus root or renkon/蓮根 in Japanese. These should be easier and easier to get t...[03/14]

After I tweeted that I got some business cards made for SNOW Magazine, a few people asked to see what it looks like, and so here goes. Big thanks again to my fellow GOOD Inc. compatriot Luis Mendo for...[03/14]

I found this TED Talk with Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek, where he happens to mention his approach to learning foreign languages, and specifically Japanese. Pretty interesting. I had ...[03/14]

April is approaching so it must be the season for marketing involving sakura (cherry blossom). We already reported this week about the desktop sakura tree and now we hear about a big, fun automobile c...[03/14]

Question:What do John Travolta's house and Ibaraki's new international airport have in common?Answer:They've both got one plane parked up outside.Ibaraki Airport, currently operating one flight a day....[03/13]

Unless you’re new here, you know that I’m a huge fan of idols, so quite obviously I’m following quite a few idol fans on Twitter. Here’s a select 5 who are worth a mention. And when you’re o...[03/13]

UNICLO will release "Japan Manga + anime" series. Here is a page, I can't find them in foreign site, so maybe only in Japan or later. I like this Doragon Ball one, it looks Chinese design first but yo...[03/13]

Documenting the 36hrs around the birth of the latest member of the Goodrich dynasty: Charlie arrives on the scene!No event in the Goodrich household goes undocumented, such is the life of those close ...[03/12]

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 Japan National Tourism Organization, Sydney Office will be relocated from Monday, March 15 to the following address.Japan National Tourism Organization, Sydney officeLevel 4, 56 Clarence StreetSy...[03/10]

Here are a couple of new Japanese TV commercials for Kirin’s alcoholic drinks, courtesy of Japan Probe.The first is for Kirin’s Highball in the can, and features gleeful, bowler-hatted, multicultu...[03/10]

...I'll be honest, 'Little Edo' in Kawagoe wasn't what I expected. The English version of the promotional website says: "...Take a stroll through the town in a kimono and you'll feel as if you've trav...[03/10]

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�Auspeak March social is to be 27 March Pyrmont Festival. Visit our website and indicate your interest....[03/07]

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We’re moving to Cambodia!Most people who personally know me have gotten the information, but I realized I’ve never posted the news here. You may have guessed; I think readers here won’t be surpr...[03/06]

   Apply toTAFE NSW courses for July!   Issue your offer letter same day from your application. (on the spot)*condition apply     Do you want to study something you like in English?   Do you wan...[03/04]

Te-Maki Zushi/手巻き寿司, Hand-rolled sushi or more appropriately said “Cone Sushi). like Te-mari sushi that I introduced yeaterady, are the perfect way of making your own sushi at great inform...[03/04]

Click here for todays photosIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, i...[03/04]

Hi, We're wondering what to do and see if we have just one night in Tokyo or Narita? We have a 16 hour layover in Tokyo on March 20th. We arrive at 8:30pm>>ORIGINAL...[03/03]

Lovers of Australian wine mourned the loss of Roppogi's L-Vino in 2008, but owner Jiro Kinoshita has found a stylish new home for his formidable 2000-bottle collection at Old Vine in Nishi-Azabu. Auto...[03/02]

Today I'll share a few goodies, kindly sent over from J-List.First up is Hiragana Times, a magazine all about Japan, with English and Japanese (including furigana). What I've read so far was quite int...[02/22]

The Yoshinkan Aikido dojo in Takadanobaba, Tokyo.This was the first time I’ve photographed, or even seen, Aikido and was for my new job.  I was very kindly invited by 7th Dan master Jacques Payet.M...[02/17]

PHI エESSENCES WORKSHOP in SYDNEY 1st Time in Australia! PHI Essences are made by "The Original Crystal Production Method”. The vibrations of the plants, crystals are led directly through a crystal...[02/14]

Fountain Dragon 1Fountain Dragon 2Portico DragonShrine BeastJanuary, 7th, 2010. Shizuoka City, Aoi Ku, Komagata. Taken by R-G. M....[01/24]

I’ve started using my middle name online as it is more unique and therefore easier to find.My new profile site with some explanation of what I have been doing recently (i.e. not much Japan-related) ...[01/04]

In my perfect world, there would be little difference between desire and reality. When I had an idea, for a story or a film for example, I would be able to create that with only a minimum of effort. T...[12/21]

Every year, food bloggers around the world donate bid items in an effort to raise money to benefit the UN World Food Programme. (You can read more about it here.) For every $10 you donate, you get to ...[12/16]

♦Award-winning wedding photographer♦   Sydney Creative Photography (www.sydneyphoto.com.au ) is one of Sydney’s most accomplished photography and DVD specialists. Our experienced award-winnin...[12/14]

Did you check how much snow we get in Hokkaido? Niseko will open their ski terrain on 21st but there is less snow now.. Tomamu will open our ski terrain on 1st Dec, now it is snowing outside! I'm SOOO...[11/16]

Well well well, I haven’t been to this side in quite some time..I’m still in Japan, with a new job, and I have long since completed that kanji book I was working on, but my Japanese studies have n...[11/07]

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Last weekend to celebrate the AFL Grand Final we had a party at a mates places …. the beers were flowing but more importantly the lamb was rotating on the spit.With the belly stuffed with spuds, pep...[10/02]

                                                  ★☆JAPANESE CLASS in 2009☆★ Now in term 4!!   The courses will be held from  3rd of October ...[10/01]

George Tokoro shows off on his show some of the weirdest modified cars in Japan (two-part video), which reminds me of an earlier post Road Monsters of Japan. Via Watashi to Tokyo.Related posts:Tokyo A...[09/24]

Thanks to those of you who have kept me in your RSS Readers, and thanks to those of you who keep popping back in every so often to see if there's been any activity.... Well, 8 months since I left... [...[09/15]

NISEKO FOR FREE! The Niseko Promotion Board is pleased to announce a brand new campaign for winter 2009-2010 that includes 3 competitions! Entry is simple! All you do is book and pay for your accommod...[09/14]

ICE ICE BABY !!!!! � If you are going Skiing� to Japan early next year, do yourself a flavour and be in Sapporo for the Sapporo Snow Festival .It goes for 7 days and starts the second week of February...[09/11]

Hacks from the Past is a series of posts that I will do monthly that will go over past hacks so that new readers don’t have to bother digging through the archives. Here are December’s Hacks from t...[09/10]