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Kobe License Plates
Today I changed my car’s registration from Nara to Kobe. I don’t like the new number plates as much as the old ones – Kobe plates are a kind of…
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How to Rice
The official guide to rice is posted in front of the rikuun (equivalent of DMV) in Kobe. I was there today to change my Nara plates to Kobe ones. It…
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Norwegian Cedar
He loves the Beatles.
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No Birdie in Japan
There is no middle finger taboo in Japan; this makes for some pretty funny moments and I was lucky enough to catch this one by accident.
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Shakoshomei
Even though I’ve lived here on Awaji Island for nearly five years, I was registered at my friend’s house in Nara until last month. Basically, there was no reason to…
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Daihatsu Microbus
In Japan, there is a micro-subcompact class of cars known as “keijidosha,” or simply, “K.” Under current regulations their engine size is restricted to 660cc, and their appeal in this…
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Unleashing Your Inner Loser
This proves that just about anybody can publish a book these days: How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men This is so pathetic on so…
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Bass Otaku
An excellent article on Takahiro Omori and the pro bass fishing scene in the US and Japan: Bass Fishing in America
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I, Mexican’t
This weekend, when asked to describe a burrito to a SE Asian man (probably my future father-in-law, if such things matter), I described it as a “Mexican springroll.” Sometimes I…
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Staremaster
Is it just me, or is this artwork on a stepping exercise machine kinda disturbing?
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Adventures in Soy
What is Nigari? Nigari is a liquid extract left over from the processing of tofu. Nigari is rich in minerals and is claimed to be an excellent dietary supplement. Supposedly,…
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Reporting for Duty
CBFTW is back blogging in a big way. For those of you who don’t know, he’s running the best stationed-in-Iraq blog since Just Another Soldier got shut down (IMHO). Link:…
