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I was going back through some old pictures of mine and came across some funny, Japanese English gyms. For those who have been here for quite some time, you probably know quite well that you’re bound to bump into some silly English word or phrase. This is the reason I love smart phones so much. […]

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 […]

Renting in Japan can be extremely expensive, in large part because of that pain-in-the-butt key money. This one time, sometimes exorbitantly expensive, fee is a major reason why many foreigners may feel hesitant about moving to a new place. When it was time for me to leave Tsukuba, the city I lived in for about […]

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT I wanna tell you about this girl that I used to do date. When I was little younger. I’m not old now. I’m still young, but when I younger…there was this girl I used to date. And…Wow, what can I say about her? She was everything I wanted in a girl. She was […]

Now that I’m pretty settled I sat back and realized just how busy the start of this year has been. I have moved twice in 60 Days?!? First it was Ouji, now it’s…well, I’ll tell later, keep reading: I told that being away from my beloved writing hasn’t been because of my master ghost ninpou […]

You know what singing group has been making lots of Japanese news fairly recently? I’ll give you a hint (cue the candy, J-pop music) “I want you…I need you…I love you…” Still don’t know? Okay so maybe not everyone reading this may not be familiar with the group, but it’s AKB48, and there has been […]

There is nothing like a good story to me. I was brought up hearing just about every story you could imagine. I was always fascinated that you could have so many different versions of a single tale. Japanese Fairy Tales are no different. Some of them are rather insightful, while others can be a tad […]