7:10 to Tokyo has been featured at TokyoTopia in an interview with me.

Ok, 2008 is almost over and it’s likely that most of the big news events of the year have already transpired…

…it’s beer and beef or die. That’s right, you devil; It’s yakiniku time.

I’ll be honest — it would be a lot easier to write about a bad day in Tokyo than a good one.

Meet Shane Sakata, Japan blogger and publisher of The Nihon Sun: Japan’s Online Culture and Travel Magazine.

That morning, I rode the local train into Shibuya Station. It was a cloudy day and a slight chill hung in the air…

Fall is in full swing here in Tokyo and the nights are quickly getting cooler and cooler while the leaves are changing color…

Like heavy metal in the workplace? Like Japanese co-workers who like heavy metal in the workplace?

How people move about in public spaces varies from one society to the next. What’s the “right” way in Japan?

Living abroad isn’t always easy. Culture shock is one thing, but finding a place for yourself in a strange land can prove difficult at best.