Three fascinating deep sea creatures strutting their stuff; the Firefly Squid (arguably Japan's most recognisable bioluminescent... Read more »
Anki-ising
JLPT1 is but a month away! Cue stressing out and breakdown. Luckily, the great spaced-repetition program Anki is here to help!... Read more »
Battle Royale Collar
It's Autumn and yesterday we had the Japanese Society-East Asian Society annual Halloween party. I opted for a last-minute Battle... Read more »
Knowing Nothing v2
I don't quite know what hit me, but I was suddenly overwhlemed with the urge to re-design my website a couple of days ago. I've... Read more »
Adventures on Yakushima
Finally, at long last! I made it to the green island of Yakushima, tucked snugly away below Kyushu in the South of Japan. It's a... Read more »
Watermarking images
Protecting images (or at least attempting to). That's been my most recent mission in dabblings with digital media. I umm-ed and... Read more »
Panty Vending Machines
Underwear! In vending machines! I'd heard the stories for years, at how select dodgy locations in Akihabara and other districts... Read more »
CD Rental in Japan
Most people probably know and accept that copying rented media is illegal in the same way downloading music and films is. So it... Read more »