And the Jeanist award goes to Japan’s First Lady photo by digicla Japan’s First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama has won the Best Jeanist Award for 2009.  Organisers Japan Jeans Association described how the wife of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama wears her jeans in “a classy but revolutionary style” that “projects a positive spirit representing true denim” [...]

Photo by WorldIslandInfo.com Without living in Japan and being able to immerse you into the language on a daily basis, learning Japanese with audio is without doubt the fastest and most efficient way to get started. If you are lucky enough to have some Japanese friends who can help then you are already ahead of [...]

Chochin paper lanterns and the last of its kind for one family in Kanazawa “We may simply have lost our appreciation for handmade goods.” Photo by andyket Igarashi san has been making chochin paper lanterns in his small shop for his whole life. His father too, and his grandfather and great grandfather and even great, [...]

Japan ESL teaching contracts – what you need to know but were afraid to ask Photo by cogdogblog When signing a contract to teach English in Japan, there can be many things to look out for that you were not aware of or feel “stupid” asking.  Well don’t. We’ll look here at some common things [...]

Islamic Food on the menu at Kyoto University photo by yellowbird Kyoto University shows signs of increasing foreign integration and adaptation with the introduction of an Islamic menu to its cafeteria food options. This rare introduction could be seen as a move to attract more foreign students from the region against the backdrop of a [...]

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