Transportation Green Cars on the Shinkansen Kim The green car on shinkansen is a little more expensive than the standard cars, but they offer more spacious seats, more legroom,..
Culture Blessing of the Yamabushi Featured After a traumatic injury at school, 12-year old Satoshi falls into emotionally difficult times. In an effort to figure out how she..
Culture Roses in Japan Elena Lisina The rose in Japan is not as popular as other flowers of the country, but the world's first "blue rose" was grown in Japan. The..
Culture Does a Deviant Target Make Hacking Legitimate? Featured At age 14, Satoshi is severely beaten by school bullies. In his anger and desire for safety, he devises a plan to get back at the..
A Crow's Message in Kagoshima Featured For some, crows are associated with evil spirits, but for the young Satoshi, a persistent crow in Kagoshima was able to provide..
Culture A Rabbit’s Wisdom in Nara Featured Satoshi was born in the Chinese year of the Rabbit, a modest animal with very desirable traits. For Satoshi, the 12-yearly cycle..
Culture Keigo Higashino's Tokyo Sherilyn Siy Keigo Higashino's books are particularly appealing as they reflect life in Tokyo in ways that are not immediately obvious..
Culture Noh, Kyogen, Kabuki & Bunraku Sleiman Azizi A brief introduction to the traditional Japanese theatre arts of noh, kyogen, kabuki and bunrak