16th July 2006
Once upon a time, there was a young American living in a far off world known as Fukuoka, Japan. This American had lived in the exotic world for a few years when he finally found out (refer to "Foreigners Wanting to Drive in Japan") that the world in which...
17th May 2006
As a native English speaker hearing non-natives (especially Asians) trying to speak the English language I sometimes can't help but chuckle, or cry, over the way they slaughter the words. As I presently reside in Japan and understand the Japanese writing ...
17th May 2006
Ahhh spring. The snow is melting. It's the time of year when nature brings new life into the world. People's spirits are refreshed and invigorated. Spring truly is a wonderful season. In fact, is there anything bad about spring at all? Oh yes... Spring cl...
17th May 2006
Fukuoka isn't that small of a place. Actual numbers bring the population to about the 5 million mark, with the city having roughly 1.3 million people. With that amount of people around, you know there has got to be something to do. On any day of the week ...
06th February 2006
Driving in Japan legally has recently afforded new challenges to foreigners from China, Brazil and the United States. Released in November 2002 and updated in February 2003, Traffic Act Article 107-2, has begun to create many problems for foreigners.
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06th December 2005
Online automated translators may be fairly accurate for translating languages of similar origin, but the line stops there. Certainly most of you are familiar with online translators such as Babel fish. However, from what I have read, it seems tha...
