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Way back in 1928, audiences were enthralled as the black-and-white, animated short, Steamboat Willie, made its theatrical debut. The rest as they say is Disney history. Perhaps you may know of the main character in that first film. He goes by the name “Mickey Mouse.” Of course you know him! Mickey is one of the […]

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing another blog hero of mine, Loco in Yokohama. In this interview we talk about everything from his books, to being a foreigner living in Japan to teaching in Japan and more. Loco really went all out on this one; I just hope I didn’t question him to death. […]

So remember how I was telling you that I was looking for apartments? Well I wanted to document this whole experience, just in case some other foreigner coming to Japan, or changing jobs (who…much like me…also has no clue of what to do) will have a better idea of how to get through this process. […]

(updating…) I still consider myself to be quite the novice as far as my Japanese knowledge is concerned. There is so much of the language that I just haven’t learned yet, so much about the history that I don’t know, and so much about Japan’s Geography that I’m simply unfamiliar with. But that’s what makes […]

(updating…) Hopefully, you’ve had chance to look at Let’s Practice Writing Your Kana (Part 1) Hiragana. Let’s move on to kataka, also an important part of the Japanese writing system. For me, learning katakana was a bit more challenging than hiragana because there were so more characters that resemble one another, especially tsu & shi, […]

I thought was looking all fresh coming to work, I had on my light colored khakis and a light green shirt to add a little grown-and-sexy flavor! By the time I got to school, though, umm…not so sexy…my shoulders were all sweaty, my light green shirt was now dark green, and I started to get […]

I wanted to post this really quick video because I friend of mine was actually able to record this for me (Thanks, Robert!). A while back I did a picture post of a Saigen Drama 再現ドラマ, or a reenactment, where I had to play Enrique dos Santos. Enrique is the Brazilian man gained quite a […]

Hey, I wouldn’t leave you hanging on this one. The SEGA Joypolis is one of the honest-to-goodness cool things about Odaiba, and I wanted to capture at least a glimpse of it. The Joypolis is dimly-lit, so it may be a bit hard to see everything, but you should be able to get the gist […]

Hey guys, it’s time for another one of my tales from Japan. Enjoy! “IT AIN’T NO FUN” VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Hey guys, this is Donald with thejapanguy.com and the name of today’s tale is “It Ain’t No Fun.” Have you ever been to an establishment in Japan where the music that’s playing over the speakers just […]

I was going through old pictures the other day when I found this set of pics that one teacher took on my last day teaching at a Japanese public school. Looking through the pictures jogged my memory about an old post that I had written but never published. Though it’s not very long, it shows […]

Being transplanted into Japanese society, adhering to Japanese customs and being able to hold your own, thousands of miles away from family and hometown friends is sometimes no small feat. My sincerest kudos to all of those teachers, businessmen, entertainers, and other expats who do it everyday. When I talk about those times that aren’t […]

Are you living in Japan? Do you workout? If so, and you’re attending one of the Japanese gyms…odds are it sucks.  More on that a bit later. For now, let’s start from the beginning: I was once a wee young, awkward, bird-chested fellow who was just a tidbit lanky for his own good. I really […]

Living in Japan can really be a lot of fun. I know it’s been great for me so far. When I lived in the United States, one of my favorite things to do was to go to the movies. I didn’t care if nobody wanted to go, (yes, I am one of the odd people […]

Hey gang, I wanna say thank you guys for checking on me as of late. I appreciate the emails and comments asking how I’ve been, and everybody making sure that all is well. You guys are the best! I hope you guys are all good, too. Truthfully, I’ve run into my snags here and there […]

If you’re a foreigner in Japan, even if you have an international driver’s license* , you will take a train at some point while you’re here. Having a car is cool, but there are times when riding a train is faster and more convenient. I actually don’t have an international license and the majority of […]

I remember making the decision to quit my job as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) with Interac like it was yesterday.  The anxiety is still quite fresh in my mind.  I remember thinking “How am I gonna explain my reasoning to people?”  More importantly, I started thinking “If you’re not ALT teaching if you’re not […]

I hate to be the angry, African-American male because it’s so stereotypical, so let’s not say I’m angry, let’s say that I’m frustrated. So my co-worker asked me about my weekend. I told him that I didn’t do so much, and out of common courtesy I asked him “How was your’s?” He proceeded to tell […]

I don’t know how many people were trying to get to the Japan Guy website this weekend, but if you were, I suspect you were getting some weird, incomprehensible error message. Oddly enough, so was I. I have was trying to fix an image problem, but ended up crashing my entire site instead. Umm, talk […]