Category: Living

so then. i love costco cos it has all the good stuff piled high and cheap. if you’re so tight you don’t wanna spend the money for the yearly card (which you make back in your first shopping trip anyways) …

Now that you’ve made your money and want to pay off the school loan or put in an account which earns (slightly) more than a Japanese bank account what is the best way to send the green home?

The answer is …

A quick question for you.

When does Shin-Osaka shine?

When it’s Shine-Osaka, that’s when.

Seriously, Japan has the most beautiful sky you’ve ever witnessed. Even in the middle of the big good city it can be quite a sight to behold.

Some people believe Elvis is alive and well and working down the chip shop.

That’s nothing.

There’ve been recent sightings of Michael Jackson, adding weight to the conspiracy theory that his death was in fact staged just so that he could fulfill …

This beggars belief. Brace yourself. We recommend you to be horizontal with a wet towel to cool your brow before you read this.

OK, then.

Delicacies are supposed to be, er, delicious, but does the price warrant a loan for a Mercedes?

Take …

A trip to Osaka’s Yodobashi Camera in Umeda might prove trippy.

As if being blinded with science wasn’t enough, the world’s biggest electrical goods department store can bedazzle you with  the latest range of innovations, inventions and contraptions. A tasty trap …

It’s that time of year again for the JLPT – the scourge of many a students who have to stuff their brains full of kanji and grammar to pass this notoriously difficult test.

However help is now at hand in the …

A great, extensive, article explaining the ins and outs of renting an apartment in Tokyo. Lots of personal experience, and although based around Tokyo lots of things are general to Japan.

“The first time I came to live in Japan …

On the search for a fabulous pet shop in Osaka. Forget Vietnamese fighting fish and newts; one feels some doggie cweam cakes coming on.