Did I ever tell you the story of my first attempt at using a Japanese toilet?
The first time I came to Japan I stayed with Kanae’s family outside Tokyo for two weeks. My first evening there I was appropriately…
I am in Japan. Safe and sound.
Due to time differences, and me forgetting that I skip forward a day once the plane lands, I missed the Best Defense show. At first, I thought everyone was way pissed at me,…

Here’s an interesting, and by interesting I mean ridiculous, series of dioramas about Buddhist Hell. You had better hope you go to the Pure land instead, where “the temperature is the same as Hawaii, you don’t have to…
I figure there are two kinds of pleasure in everyday life: easy and dangerous. Easy pleasures are simple relaxation, the quiet side of enjoyment. Dangerous pleasures create knots in your stomach, make you unsure, but provide a more intense level…