Category: Japan Living

Out and about at the old homestead.

Some people say they love New York. Not me. My three favorite cities are all in Asia: Singapore, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Sadly, Hong Kong is being slowly destroyed by Carrie Lam and Xi Jin Shit for Brains. But as I proved this month – Tokyo survives! And it’s still a thriving and wonderful city.… Continue reading Out and about at the old homestead.

Now for something totally different

I’m not sure there really is a lighter side or humor to be had when 4321 Americans die in one 24 hour period. That’s over one 9-11 each day for the last week. And here, even as I write this, there are deranged idiots out, doing the bidding of some really vile people holding “demonstrations”… Continue reading Now for something totally different

Throwback Thursday Slogans and Cliches

My apologies for the site being down for a bit. We were doing a server upgrade and also doing some “under the hood” tinkering. But it is back up now. There is a lot to write about this week – and very little of the news is good. So I thought for this TBT, I… Continue reading Throwback Thursday Slogans and Cliches

Here we go again.

A CO has been fired through what appears to be, assassination by IG. YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Yokosuka base commanding officer Capt. David Glenister has been relieved of duty, Navy officials in Japan said Thursday. Rear. Adm. Matthew Carter, head of Navy Region Japan, relieved Glenister Wednesday afternoon after losing confidence in his ability to… Continue reading Here we go again.

Japanese History Lesson

This video is a little long-but provides an interesting view of the gamut of Japanese history, albeit told from an American viewpoint. Enjoy it. I did. In nine minutes, Wurtz goes through a broad but very entertaining history of Japan: theearly settlement through frozen land bridges, the spread of rice cultivation, the internal wars Japanese states fought before… Continue reading Japanese History Lesson

The beatings will continue……

Until morale improves: CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The commander of U.S. Forces Japan says curfew and alcohol restrictions, imposed on servicemembers around the country following a spate of off-base crime and misbehavior last year, may be permanent. Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella told Stars and Stripes during an interview Thursday he is not considering any changes… Continue reading The beatings will continue……

Sh*t Gaijin say!

This will ring true if you have every spent any time in Japan, especially if you spent some time around non-military expats. I made a point to do this when I was first in Tokyo and met some amazing people. But I still heard just about all of these things. And yes-I have an Asian… Continue reading Sh*t Gaijin say!

The Black Widow

This is Kanae Kijima-the so called “Black Widow of Japan”. She was sentenced to death in April of 2012 for the murder of three men in what was a very high profile trial lasting an unusual 100 days. ( Most trials in Japan are much shorter). The case was covered by all the major news… Continue reading The Black Widow

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