I’ve got a few more days of mountain life going on before I return to my normal work/writing schedule. I haven’t been as productive as I’m used to, but I’m still creating. Most recent creation is the first few chapters of a new narrative podcast all about vampires and Tokyo. Here is the a few … More Bloody Tokyo Preview
Woohoo! The latest episode of the Japan-centric podcast I co-host has its latest episode up! As co-host Edgar puts it: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/podcast/living-japan/id822107478… Wordpress: https://livingjapanpodcast.wordpress.com/ Brent opened this week’s conversation by asking Motoi and Edgar about their thought’s on the recent arrival of Carl’s Jr. to Japan, specially because their presentation is very different to the … More Living Japan Ep 71
My goodness ho the time moves. It seems not so long ago that he was just this little bundle. All the little cliches about tiny babies and how quick they grow are true. Without pictures it’s hard to remember each little stage. They’re just dots that flick by to be replaced by something new. Too … More I’ve Got a Two Year Old
Today is the last day of Spring Break. The Mrs and I celebrated by heading out to one of my favorite Tokyo eateries. Tokyo is full of great places to eat, but I only know of one that has falafel and the like. I don’t really even know what to call this style. I think … More Too Much Food
I told myself, and readers of this site, that I would stop plugging Deadly Teoubadours. Partly because I’m tired of flogging it. I’m fairly certain I’ve already convinced those willing to but it because they know me to purchase it. Also, I hope to have a new novel out before summer and I do hope … More Book Sighting in the Wild: Kinokuniya
I trying to embrace the “troubadour” aspect of this site, and for me that means strumming along on my ukulele. As much fun as it is to do alone, I think having more people join in on the musical process makes it even better. I’ve put together a little Facebook event, which you can see … More Ukulele Strum-a-Long #2
This past Sunday the Japan branch of the Thomas clan (meaning me, the Mrs. and the son) were out playing in Ikebukuro, specifically the Sunshine building. It was a cold day, but we wanted our little guy to be able to move around and even run a little bit. At some point we heard chanting … More J-Pop Idols in the Wild
The latest episode of Living Japan is out. Here is the blurb: On Episode 63 Dr. Michael Dziesinski, a visiting scholar from the University of Hawaii, joins us to talk about a social phenomenon of Japan: Hikikomori. Today, they are many different portrayals of Hikikomori on mass media and popular culture, but… are they really … More Living Japan episode 63
The latest episode of Living Japan is out! Listen to the very end for a special musical performance by us, the Living Japan crew! Of course to hear the show you either need to go and subscribe through iTunes or stream from the Living Japan website.
The sixtieth episode of Living Japan is now available on iTunes. Every two weeks I co-host this podcast focusing on modern Japanese culture. In this episode we talk about the cross over between the Olympics and Cool Japan, the alleged mysteries of Japanese Women and more on LGBT acceptance in Japan.
Deadly Troubadour 