Tag: Disney

I realized I'd missed the new film from Nitroplus called Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled From Paradise, so I decided to watch ...

Today is a holiday in Japan called 成人の日 Seijin-no-hi, or Coming-of-Age Day, essentially the day when Japanese who have turned ...

J-List 's huge holiday sale is continuing, and our customers are ordering tons of cool items every day, including Sailor ...

The Japanese are big fans of designating certain days as special. May 4th is Ramune Day, commemorating the launch of ...

I've been having lots of fun with my daughter, taking in the sights of South Florida before arriving up in ...

I'm taking another brief vacation, this time journeying to the sunny state of Florida, USA, with my daughter. In addition ...

I finally found time to go see the new Godzilla movie that everyone was buzzing about a month or so ...

One of the big trends in Japan these days is anime series about idols, and shows like IdolMaster, Love Live! ...

One thing I like about Twitter and Facebook is the ability to have random conversations with readers, and often when ...

In Japan there are certain jobs that best performed by gaijin, a word that means foreigner, though in practice it ...

Over the weekend the news broke that famed animation director Hayao Miyazaki will be officially retiring now that his newest ...

One of the more exotic aspects of Japan are its "love hotels," private hotels that couples can go to in ...

A lot of foreigners want to come work in Japan, but aren't so keen on working in the field usually ...

Over the years certain companies have found success here in Japan, including Nestle (they celebrate a century of selling coffee ...

Yesterday I had a nice day with my daughter, taking in a movie at a local shopping mall then grabbing ...

While Japan has been a huge influence in my life from a young age, the other great inspiration for me ...

It's funny to observe how easily paradigm shifts can occur in the fast-paced world we live in. Looking at the ...

Japan's recovery from the terrible earthquake and tsunamis continues apace, and for the first time we're seeing some good news. ...

My family has now joined me here in San Diego, and we're enjoying our time here even as we worry ...

One interesting area of life in Japan is weddings, and Japanese really take the subject of getting married seriously. One ...

A few updates ago I mentioned Saitama, the Japanese prefecture that's been made semi-famous as the home of Crayon Shin-chan, ...

I like to think back on what Japan was like when I first arrived, in 1991. Although the Tokyo land ...

The other day I came across a site asking in all seriousness which country's animation was better, the U.S. or ...

For the past few days the Interwebs have been buzzing about the new trailer for Toy Story 3, which features ...