By Donnie | Foreigners In Japan
A Supermodel in the Making 1.Tell us a little bit about yourself, Where are you from originally? Where did you go to school, etc. You got it mister! My name is Christopher McCombs and I am originally from Andover, Ohio. When I was young I moved to Cleveland, and began working in entertainment as an […]
This may be a little late, but I still think it will be very useful info for some of you. I have gotten quite a few emails asking about the new Japanese residency management system for foreigners along with the Alien Registration Cards (ARCs). A fellow teacher of mine recently did a visa renewal and […]
By Donnie | Japan Guy Recommendations
Have you been to Akihabara before? Well Akihabara better know as Japan’s “Electric Town.” When you walk the streets of Akihabara, it’s hard to walk for ten seconds without seeing some type a major Japanese electronic store chain or an electronic mom and pop shop. There are stores that sell, plugs, connectors, and just about […]
You know, all this time I thought the giant Gundam in Odaiba was just that…a statue. Did you know it was battle-ready??? NO JOKE!! I was standing there taking pictures when this music came on and the Gundam machine started moving its head. The Gundam’s eyes lit up, and some steamed from the robot. I […]
By Donnie | Cool places to see in Japan
It’s official…Japan is now creating functional, humanoid robot war machines!! Ahhhhh! Not really, but over the weekend I did see Japan’s giant Gundam statue in Odaiba City, Japan. I have wanted to see this statue ever since I got here, but have never been lucky enough to catch it. When I first came to Japan, […]
As much as I wish I had the invisibility skills characteristic of the legendary ninja warriors…I don’t. I haven’t gone anywhere, I’ve actually been quite busy…working on quite a bit of Japan Guy stuff actually…you’ll see 😉 . I wanted to say a quick hello to you guys before I retreat back into the forests […]
I was sitting next to one of my Japanese coworkers today and we were talking about ropeways, cable cars, and just some differences between English and Japanese. For some reason or another, I was flipping through a Japanese textbook of mine, and tucked away index were some Japanese notes I had scribbled to myself. On […]