If you live in Kansai and need your books… like… tomorrow, you are now in luck. Amazon Japan has opened a new warehouse in Sakai, Osaka which offers 1 day shipping in the Kansai region as well.
Amazon has plans to eventually be able to offer next day shipping to every city in Japan.
These guys are going to keep me busy posting! Karate DVD star teacher and a sixteen year old girl from his school. Article in English on Mainichi. Teacher Arrested for Having Sex with Student from his School Bonus: My guess is that the fact he’s been on “sick leave” since November means the school knew…
When I wrote my open letter to Amazon Japan about the Kindle in Japan , we didn’t have a lot of options in Japan. If you live in Japan for any significant amount of time, you may end up accumulating books. Books are heavy and it means either abandoning them upon your return, or paying…
Many years ago in Japan (old-timer ex-pats will remember it well) when Mr. Bean was very popular in Japan, and wanna-be tough guys in Japan would mutter “Mr. Bean” under their breath when they passed a non-Japanese person and felt a wave of insecurity. Students would call ALT’s (AET’s? I don’t remember what they call…
I have to say, Japan being listed as the top blogging country in the world is a little crazy. I can only imagine that the unnamed American company that did the survey knows nothing about Japan and worded the question poorly enough to construe the results. I’m not trying to detract too much, but you…
Thanks to the simple instructions here:Japan It Up! WordPress in Japanese and English I ws finally able to mix up Japanese and English on this blog. My other blog BigDaddyJapan uses a Japanese version of WordPress so mixing English and Japanese is no problem. Now both blogs can have bilingual elements so I’m pretty happy…
Male member of cheerleading squad at Meiji University (one of the highly rated private universities around Tokyo) among other members beaten by senior students… kills self. More sad news. Why do they have to beat people? I also think it should be easier for these kids to quit clubs. They get advised to stick it…