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Recap: FoodEX Tokyo 2013

By ⋅ March 12, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

After a flurry of posts two weeks ago, I was sadly unable to post anything last week. I was off and away, at the massive, terribly exciting, thrill-mobile that is FoodEX. Myself and several of my coworkers were stationed out in Chiba from Tuesday until Friday, where we were representing our company at the exhibition hall. [...]

How to Act like an Actor

By ⋅ February 28, 2013 ⋅ 2 comments

I do a couple of “odd jobs” to help make ends meet here. One of those jobs involves working with a company that produces language learning materials for people all over the world. They don’t just produce Japanese language materials, but dozens of other languages as well. Some readers of this blog might be familiar [...]

Office Parties in Japan

By ⋅ February 27, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

Japanese work culture is a subject that can raise a lot of questions and concerns for foreign people. “I heard people work till they drop!” “Do you have to work 70 hours every week?” “Is it true that there are no days off?” “Are there really mandatory drinking parties?” These questions are, to an extent, [...]

Purple Christmas?

By ⋅ December 26, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

I hope everyone out there is enjoying their holidays, whether you’re with your friends, family, a random group of strangers, or, if like me, you’re on your own this year. Purple is not a color I associate with this season, but a work event recently gave me a reason to (however loosely) think of the [...]

To Party, or Not To Party

By ⋅ November 17, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

I suck at partying. I’m honestly just really, really bad at it. I have never understood the appeal of mashing my body up against a bunch of sweaty strangers while listening to robot orgy music. I do enjoy music, having a drink with my friends, and going to cool venues. I do not, however, dance, [...]

Craft Beer in Japan

By ⋅ October 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Beer is the third most popular drink in the world. The only things that beat it out are water and tea. Still, #3 is pretty high up there. Countries all across the globe have a variety of their own brands, styles, and tastes. In recent years, the craft beer sector of the beer world has [...]

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  • Tis the season for Taiko alarm clocks.
    2013/05/19 10:00
  • Whale song, or Noh theater? #gamesinjapan
    2013/05/18 19:08
  • How many times a day are you legally allowed to think about a tiramisu frappucino? More than 213, right? Please say it's more than 213.
    2013/05/17 19:06
  • Ever drink so much coffee you lose the ability to read?
    2013/05/17 12:05
  • In times like these, you can fight to win and be defeated, or find a way to enjoy losing. What I'm trying to say is I have big hair today.
    2013/05/17 07:48

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