Learning More About Japan Through the Film Rental Family (2025)
I wouldn’t have known about this film at all if my wife hadn’t pointed upward at the hotel elevator’s TV screen. Seven floors. Multiple fragmented glimpses of a trailer I couldn’t quite piece together. But it stayed with me. Eventually I watched it on my PC. I went in with almost no understanding of what […]
Have I Grown Softer? Musings of an Expat Living in Japan
Have I Grown Softer? Musings of an Expat Living in Japan Have I Grown Softer? Musings of an Expat Living in Japan – This article continues my Memoirs series, tracing another small shift I’ve noticed after living in Japan for more than two decades. It’s a story about something I didn’t expect to change — […]
English Teaching in Japan: Is Japanese Necessary?
English Teaching in Japan: Is Japanese Necessary? English Teaching in Japan: Is Japanese Necessary? Living and teaching in Japan often sparks the inevitable question: “Do I need to learn Japanese?” The answer is far from simple. Over two decades in Japan, as a foreigner married to a Japanese national, I’ve navigated life with minimal Japanese […]