Winter this year took a while to get going, partly because we seemed to skip autumn and...
This week I’ve been going through what is known in the insomnia biz as a “blip.” A...
As a follow-up to my post the other day about how non-crime-riddled Japan is, here’s an interesting/amusing...
I’m a bit of a nutter for recycling, which to be honest, Mrs M finds a bit...
This is the photo that Amazon sent a couple of weeks ago to tell me that delivery...
After several decades of pescatarianism (fish and seafood but no meat), I decided to go plant-based (i.e....
No doubt influenced by the enduring popularity of Sherlock Holmes (the hero of the enduringly popular Japanese...
My family and I went on one of our approximately annual trips to Tokyo yesterday, and this...
99% Invisible was recommended to me during a job interview. Sadly I didn’t get the job (or...
I very much like the fact that Japanese people take their shoes off in the house, but...
