Yoyogi Park closed
Due to the threat of mosquitoes carrying dengue fever from August 2014, Yoyogi Park has been closed to the public since…
Earthquake information in Japan
When an earthquake in Japan is reported overseas, the problem is that they only report the magnitude of the epicenter…
Misleading earthquake reports
When an earthquake in Japan is reported overseas, the problem is that they only report the magnitude of the epicenter…
First anniversary of 3/11
Prayers, a minute of silence, and memorial services were held at many places. Most of the TV stations aired 3/11-related…
A quadruple disaster
People refer to 3/11 as a triple disaster. But it really was a quadruple disaster. The fourth disaster was the…
Safe from earthquake
Northern Japan got hit with a major earthquake today on March 11, 2011. We felt it in Tokyo as well,…
Buying a flat-panel TV in Japan
Last Nov. 2010 was a buying frenzy for TVs in Japan. Electrical appliance stores sure made a killing with so…
Losing your language
On April 20, 2006, a long-lost former Japanese army soldier who was stationed on Russia’s Sakhalin island when World War…