An Englishman in Japan

affiliate program April 12th marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Since it’s founding, the Taite Gallery has given the Titanic ample coverage in it’s posts. Initially I shared with you my thoughts regarding  hated coworkers in 5 Work Colleagues I would gladly send off on the maiden voyage of Titanic II If that wasn’t enough I attacked the subject again in If all Movies had Happy Endings: Titanic and then I couldn’t leave it alone and revisited the event as Titanic...Read Full Story

The bi-annual Tokyo Design Festa at the Tokyo Big Sight (and they mean big!) boasts 7000 booths, but because of the calm Japanese manner it is my no means cramped or too tiring. Apart from the exhibitions themselves the exhibitors are often even more interesting as this sample demonstrates.   Live art at its best   — It doesn't get more colorful than this   —- Proof that less is more (maybe!)   —- Are we supposed to look at the art or the artist?   —- Just in case you forgot you're in Japan...Read Full Story

affiliate program One of the biggest surprises for westerners visiting or working in Tokyo is the extremes that the Japanese go to in order to celebrate Christmas. This is particularly unusual when you take in to account the fact that less than one percent of the population are Christians. Every store is blasting out Jingle bells and Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer, all the shop windows have sleds and Christmas trees and the streets are lit up everywhere with multi colored fairy lights. One of...Read Full Story

affiliate program Tokyo is often considered one of the most expensive cities in the world, but for those in the know there are many ways to have a great vacation without burning too big a hole in your pocket. Here are a few suggestions for saving some Yen. affiliate program 100 yen stores You’ve seen them all over the world – dollar stores, pound stores, but believe me you haven’t seen anything until you visit a 100 yen store. The Japanese believe in quality and this goes for the 100 yen...Read Full Story

affiliate program If you have to be a dog the place to live is in Japan. The Japanese worship their dogs and spoil the silly, and I mean silly. And the great thing about being a Japanese dog, as opposed to being a Japanese kid, is that there’s no homework, you’ll never have to work and there’s always someone around to clean your paws after you get home. Here are a few examples that I saw in Tokyo Dog attire from the pet floor of a Tokyo shopping mall — All the clothes you could...Read Full Story