Lake Chuzenji
Sometimes the side trip turns out to be more enjoyable than the main event. That was the case when I was in Japan up…
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Helpful Koreans
Yesterday I wrote about Korea’s problem with suicide. It’s a very serious problem, but it’s not the whole story of the Korean people and their…
Korean Suicide Rates
Wow. I knew South Korea (and Japan) had a problem with suicide in its society but I didn’t realize just how bad it was. As…
“Hello, how are you?”
Generally speaking, I found that Japanese people keep to themselves and don’t try to initiate conversation with gaijin like myself (and no, this did not…
Missing out on e-sports
In any extended overseas trip there will inevitably be times when things don’t go according to plan, and for me one of those times was…
Japanese and Korean smart phone usage
Many laments have been written over the past few years related to Americans’ unhealthy habits with smart phones. Our society is becoming increasingly addicted to…
Japanese men and shorts
There’s something interesting about Japanese society that I couldn’t help but notice while I was overseas: very few Japanese men wear shorts. Young boys wear…
Visiting the DMZ
On my final full day in Seoul I took a tour of the Korean DMZ that was organized by the USO and a company…
Getting off the gaijin trail
I visited a lot of places in Japan, and all of them are pretty well known and get at least a decent amount of…
Squid Sashimi
I’m a man with a notoriously narrow food palate, but while in Asia I made a concerted effort to try out foods that I’d…
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