New Year's in Japan: Sushi Skyscrapers, Hamburger Sushi, Bizarre Underground Temples, Resolutions...

It is now Jan. 2, 2015. My New Year's Holiday is officially over. I've been doing work all day today and getting ready for the New Y...

Mt. Fuji Jan. 1, 2015 - Happy New Year!

Shot of Mt. Fuji Jan. 1, 2015 from Isehara in Kanagawa.  I think Mt. Fuji is the definitive photo of Japan for New Year's day. Happy New...

Happy New Year 2015! あけましておめでとうございます！

(Revised Jan 1, 2015) Well the year 2014, with all its ups and downs, has ended. Thank god! It was a difficult year for me. I hope that it w...

Economic Illiteracy and How Japan is Responsible for the Destruction of the Western Economies

The things that get printed in the Western press about Japan never ceases to amaze me. The most recent article that made me smirk and roll m...

WTF? New Year's (Shin Nen Kai) Party! 新年会パーティー

What the Funday on InterFM is having a New Year's Party! （新年会！） Inter FMの人気番組WTF(What the Funday?)が2015年1月26日月曜日に開催する新年会パーティーのプロ­モビデオ！ W...

The Internet, the Handicapped and the Future of Production

Santa went to visit some children and their moms at the biggest Kids hospital in Kansai the other day. He received lots of warm thanks from ...

Merry KFC: KFChristmas in Japan

Merry KFChristmas! It's Christmas in Japan. In Japan, Christmas is not a holiday. So get to work! In Japan, we don't really celebrat...