My So-Called Japanese Life

This morning I was standing in the kitchen preparing an English muffin for breakfast when I heard the familiar sound of something being shov...

Click on the picture to see a larger size one which is relatively readable. Pachinko is one of those parts of Japanese culture which you he...

It seems my mailbox had a flyer explosion as there were 12 pieces of promotional garbage in it. There were only 3 actual pieces of mail in a...

As Luis mentioned in his blog, the Japanese seem to be pushing Halloween as a holiday more and more each year. A flyer that was recently le...

This morning I went out early to get some milk from a convenience store and found the flier pictured above in the bag when I got home. Today...

There's a chain of stores called Tokyu Hands which specializes in items the Japanese might call "lifestyle goods". Each floor ...