While urban exploration has grown in popularity in the West in the past 10 or so years, the hobby is also quite a large niche here in Japan. Book stores carry racks of publications dedicated to photography of tunnels, industrial areas and abandoned buildings, and … Read More →
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Searching for sweet nothings
Valentine’s Day has long been an oft-reported institution in Japan. For February 14, a girl can now choose to give giri-choco (obligatory chocolates, usually inexpensive and given to male coworkers), honmei-choco (sweetheart chocolates, often homemade and given to the man she likes), tomo-choco (chocolates for … Read More →
Media-friendly battles: More London education cut demonstrations
So, another week another student protest here in Londonland. Angry students gathered in the city centre November 24 and 30 to once again vocalise their discord with the Cameron administration’s decision to increase student fees from the current ?3,290 to a maximum of ?9,000. Fires … Read More →