Three Quirky Deep Sea Creatures

Three fascinating deep sea creatures strutting their stuff; the Firefly Squid (arguably Japan's most recognisable bioluminescent... Read more »
| Bioluminescence |

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 »
| Other |

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 »
| Japan |

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 »
| Design & Web |

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 »
| Japan |

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 »
| Design & Web |

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 »
| Japan |

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 »
| Japan |