Two sumo-san walk up to a kebab truck…

29 May
The kebab dude said rather patronizingly: They're pretty cool, eh? Look like samurai, eh?

[Insert punchline here]

Performance art

6 May
Clean-up

No, I don’t really get it either.

That Asian vibe in Hanoi

21 Apr
No place like home

One of the fantastic things about living in Japan, besides the ability to dine on whales and bluefin tuna guilt-free (joking), is the inexpensive flights …

Asakawa Maki portrait

1 Mar
Maki Asakawa

Through circumstances of coincidence, for the past year or so I’ve been drawing the Last Word author portraits for Metropolis Magazine. Quality varies, and for …

Searching for sweet nothings

15 Feb
Women hunt for Valentine's Day gifts on February 14 at a department store in Ginza.

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 …